Samples
and Helps for Those Organizing the National Conference of the POD Network
Conference
Links
Major
Conference Roles
Major
Deadlines for Organizers.
Following
are links to resources. They may or may not reflect current practice. Use them
as general guidelines or as a source of ideas.
If anyone wants
to contribute lists of reviewers, send them to me. I'll place them in the database
so all past reviewers are located in one place.
Letters
Database to Word document
files.
Must have conference database
saved for these letters to function.
Submitter Letters
Reviewer Materials
- Letter
to Chairs of sub-programs (ltrtochairsofprogram2003.doc)
- Letter
to Reviewers (ltrreviewermdb2002.doc)
- Initial submission information
for Chairs - pulls from a query in the database. "-1" means the
person checked that category.
- Reviews for Chairs -
pulls from a separate query in the database
- Poster
- Roundtable
- Session
- Preconference
- TA Proposals
- Small College Proposals
- Note: Book Sessions
may not be included in above
Session Layout materials
2004 Conference,
Montreal, Quebec. Conference Chairs: Donna Ellis & Allan Wright. Program
Chairs: Nancy Simpson & Catherine Wehlburg
2003 Conference,
Denver, Colorado. Conference Chair: Sally Kuhlenschmidt. Program Chair: Judy
Miller
2002 Conference,
Atlanta, Georgia. Conference Chair: Texas consortium. Program Chair: Sally KUhlenschmidt
2001 Conference,
St. Louis, MO. Conference Chair: Bill Burke. Program Chair: Sally KUhlenschmidt
2000 Conference, Vancouver,
BC.
1999 Conference,
Split Rock, PA
1998 Conference
Major
Deadlines for Organizers.
Person responsible
for seeing it is done follows--may delegate.
- Selection
of conference theme/logo. Conference/Program Chair
- Call for
Proposals, usually out to membership in March with due date in April. Conference
Chair
- Determination
of schedule of conference events. Conference Chair
- Reviews
to be completed, usually within a month (and then some fudge factor). Program
Chair
- Layout of
Conference sessions. Program Chair
- Notification
of accepted sessions. Program Chair
- Confirmation
from presenters. It will drag out all summer. Program Chair
- Registration
notice for conference. Conference Chair
- Menges Award, late summer.
Committee
chair plus Program Chair
- Preparation of program-
early September. Conference/Program
Chair
Major
Conference Roles
The 2003 Conference
Coordinator: Donna Ellis (donnae@admmail.uwaterloo.ca)
University of Waterloo and Alan Wright (alan_wright@uqss.uquebec.ca)
Université du Québec
Events Planning
- Program Chair: Nancy Simpson (n-simpson@tamu.edu),
Texas A&M University or Catherine Wehlburg (c.wehlburg@tcu.edu),
Texas Christian University
- Plenary/Keynote
Coordinator: Sergio Piccinin (piccinin@uottawa.ca),
University of Ottawa
- Special Exhibit Coordinator:
Elizabeth O'Connor Chandler
(Echandle@midway.uchicago.edu)
University of Chicago
- We are planning on
collecting Center logos for either web or print display and possibly a
poster
- Welcome and Orientation
for First-Time Conference Attendees: Laura Border (border@spot.colorado.edu),
University of Colorado-Boulder; Virleen Carlson (vmc3@cornell.edu),
Cornell University
- Materials & Resource
Fair Coordinator: Laurie Bellows (Lbellows1@unl.edu),
University of Nebraska
- Job Fair Coordinator:
Julie McFann (jmcfann@oid.ucla.edu),
University of California-Los Angeles
- Educational Expeditions
Coordinator: Eric Kristensen (erickris@uottawa.ca),
University of Ottawa, and Adam Caron (caron@iathe.org),
Institute for the Advancement of Teaching in Higher Education
Infrastructure
- Publicity Coordinator:
Currently Open.
- FAQ Author:
- We are creating a
Frequently Asked Questions about the conference as a resource for new
persons. Send suggestions to the conference chair.
- Conference Newsletter
Editor: Karen
Thoms, (kthoms@stcloudstate.edu) St. Cloud State University
- Registration Desk Coordinator:
Bente Roed (bente.roed@ualberta.ca),
University of Alberta.
- Conference Website &
Database Manager: Sally Kuhlenschmidt (sally.kuhlenschmidt@wku.edu)
Western Kentucky University
- Roommate Assistance Coordinator:
Stephanie Nickerson (snickers@stern.nyu.edu),
New York University
Job description: People who want a roommate email the coordinator and the
coordinator matches them up. Probably doesn't need/want to be on conference
planning group email list.
- Menu Selection: Kay Gillespie, (podnetwork@podweb.org)
POD Network.
- Accessibility and Interpreting
(The hotel can typically provide suggestions. May not be needed any particular
year):
- Session
Evaluations: Michele DiPietro (dipietro@andrew.cmu.edu),
Carnegie Mellon University
- Session evaluations
this year will be a bit different and result in a collection of sample
evaluation forms on the web.
- Conference Evaluation:
Bill Burke (burke@uky.edu).
University of Kentucky. .
Other people important to
know:
- POD Executive Directors:
Kay and Frank Gillespie
- POD President: L. Dee Fink, University of
Oklahoma
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