Creating Conference Proposals

Creating Conference Workshop Proposals and Presentations

Courtney Mlinar, HPD Library

Call for Presenters

0Theme0 Impact0 Influencing Change 0Deadline0Criteria

Reviewers

03-5 person panel0Members of Section or Association0May use blind, peer-review process0Matching criteria0Popular topics0Collaboration opportunities

Types of Presentations:

0Contributed Papers0Lightning Rod presentations0Panel Sessions0Pre-conference Sessions0Roundtables0Virtual Conference Webcasts0Workshops

Contributed Papers:

0~2,500 word paper due before conference0Structured Abstract0Presentation ~20 minutes to argue paper

Lightning Rod Presentations

0~15 minutes0Abstract0Usually Technology-oriented

Brick and Click

Lightning Rod Sessionshttp://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/formats.htm

Technology Petting Zoos

Florida Library Association:http://www.flalib.org/conference_2012/technology_petting_zoo_application.pdf

Panel Sessions

0~3 member panels0Usually multi-disciplinary or multi-library0Changes that make an impacthttp://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/alaertbooklist-author-forum-literary-fiction-panel

Pre-Conference Sessions

0Extra $$$0Experienced Speaker or Training CV0Half or Full Day Sessions0Theme tie-in

Workshops

0~ 3 hours0Hands-on0Activities0 Interaction0Outcomes

Example:

LITA pre-conference sessionshttp://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/annual/2012

ALA pre-conference sessionshttp://www.alaannual.org/content/preconferences

Roundtables

0 Informal group discussions0Experienced facilitators0Association officers0Theme / Topichttp://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees/acr-ncrt?year=2011

Virtual Conference Webcasts

0~45 minutes0Organization provides training on software0Popular topics0ALA ignitehttp://www.alaannual.org/content/programs-meetings

0Handheld Librarianhttp://www.handheldlibrarian.org/s1t2/

Example: Call for Participation

ACRL 2013http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/4154Look for Controlled Vocabulary…

Interactivity Tools

0Twitter: create a hashtag #TEDMEDhttp://www.twitter.com

0Poll Everywherehttp://www.polleverywhere.com/

0Turning Point (need clickers)http://www.turningtechnologies.com/audienceresponseproducts/pollingsoftware/?knc-google&gclid=CIDyvJvtua8CFQid7QodvXkZlQ

0Flipcharts0Whiteboards0Sticky Notes

K.I.S.S.

0Don’t read your slides- keywords only0Credit images (not Microsoft Office clip art or your

own pics)0Avoid swirling, sparkling text0Text-limit to 3 font types0Graphs ok- but follow-up with summary slide

Always Recap the Story

Provide Contact info:

Courtney [email protected] 954-262-3121http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=courtney+mlinar