Conference Program Planning Committee

Conference Planning Committee

Terms of Reference:

  • Plan all aspects of program from the selection of speakers and other participants to reporting at the conclusion of the program to the Board

Minimum Expectations:

  1. Plan all aspects of the annual conference
  2. Update the Conference Planning Manual for the guidance of future committees as needed
  3. Debrief the Conference Program Planning Co-chairs for the following year

Conference Co-chairs: 

Denice Adkins, University of Missouri 
Sean Burns, University of Kentucky

Board Liaison:

Rong Tang, University of North Carolina Greensboro, President

ALISE Academy Committee

 Terms of Reference:

  • Create professional development programs and opportunities.

  • Plan programs for all levels of faculty for inclusion in the ALISE Academy

 Minimum Expectations:

  1. Plan the ALISE Academy program for the annual conference, including programs for faculty at various career stages
  2. Make recommendations for themes for Academy programs in future years
  3. Document procedures for use by future chairs

Co-chairs: 

Michele Villagran, San Jose State University
Meghan Harper, Kent State University 

Members:

Appointed by co-chairs as needed.

ALISE Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Poster Competition Committee

 Terms of Reference:

  • Coordinate judging process for the Doctoral Student Poster Competition.

Minimum Expectations:

  1. Coordinate planning for the doctoral poster competition, including recruitment of participants 

  2. Coordinate judging process for the Doctoral Student Poster Competition

  3. Review and document competition judging procedures for guidance of future chairs

Co-chairs: 

Jinxuan Ma, Emporia State University

Lisa Hussey, Simmons University

Additional ALISE faculty members, recruited by the ALISE/Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Poster Competition Committee Co-chairs, for a one-year commitment as poster judges. These committee members must reflect the diversity of research interests in LIS and be present at the annual conference.

Works in Progress Poster Session

Terms of Reference:

  • Receive and organize the submissions for the Works in Progress Poster Session.

  • Confirm participation to those submitting posters

  • Prepare the brochure for the conference

  • Prepare a web version of the brochure

Minimum Expectations:

  1. Coordinate activities
  2. Review and document competition judging procedures for guidance of future chairs

Co-chairs: 

Lynne Bowker, University of Ottawa

Zhan Hu, Simmons University

Conference Juried Papers

Terms of Reference:

  • To select, through a blind referee process, juried papers for presentation at the ALISE annual conference

Minimum Expectations:

  1. Select, through a blind referee process, juried papers supporting the conference theme
  2. Develop procedures to provide authors feedback in addition to the acceptance decision
  3. Document procedures for use by future chairs

Co-chairs: 

Rebecca Davis, Simmons University
Heather Hill, University of Western Ontario

Members:

Appointed by chair(s) as needed.
Chair may recommend addition of committee members if warranted by number of paper proposals

 

Conference Panel Proposals (Juried & SIGs)

Terms of Reference:

  • Juried: To select, through a blind referee process, juried panels for presentation at the ALISE annual conference

  • SIGs: Each ALISE SIG is guaranteed a conference session for a panel of their choosing. The SIG conveners organize their respective call for proposals and then select a single submission for the SIG panel session.

Minimum Expectation:

  1. Select, through a blind referee process, juried papers supporting the conference theme
  2. Coordinate guaranteed SIG sessions with the Director, Community Building; consider additional SIG sessions within the juried panel sessions/tracks
  3. Develop procedures to provide authors feedback in addition to the acceptance decision
  4. Document procedures for use by future chairs

Co-chairs (Juried Papers): 

Timothy Dickey, Kent State University 
Danielle Pollock, Simmons University

Director, Community Building (SIG sessions): 

Monica Colon-Aguirre, University of South Carolina

Members:

Appointed by chair(s) as needed.

Chair may recommend addition of committee members if warranted by number of paper proposals

 

Conference Proceedings

Terms of Reference:

  • Produce the annual conference proceedings, which includes communications with all conference presenters, including poster presenters.

  • Collaborate with the Conference Planning Committee and ALISE staff.

  • Collaborate with IDEALS to produce the digital proceedings by the established deadlines.

Minimum Expectation:

  1. Produce the ALISE Annual Conference proceedings.
  2. Dexterity and familiarity with abstract management systems and other software programs to assemble and publish the proceedings.
  3. Develop and/or recommend revisions to procedures for presenters/authors to submit camera-ready submissions.
  4. Document and/or recommend revisions to procedures for use by future chairs.

Co-chairs: 

Oksana Zavalina, University of North Texas

Alex Poole, Drexel University