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This task force is forming. What a great time to join! If you would like to help plan and organize the VIVO 2017 Conference, please contact the Conference chair, Alex Viggio. Thanks! |
Context
This task force organizes the 2017 VIVO Conference.
Deliverables
- Everything needed to hold the 2017 conference, including, but not limited to:
- Selecting the site
- A full program of keynotes, invited, contributed speakers, posters and workshops
- All conference logistics including planning of food and beverage, signage, registration, and related events
- All conference marketing and promotion, including email, print media, social media, and web site
- All conference sponsorship
- Wrap-up and transition to the 2018 next conference planning task force, including
- Selection of site for the 2018 next conference
- Selection of the program and conference chairs for the 2018 next conference
- Posting of presentations and photographs from the 2017 conferenceprevious conferences
Schedule
The task force will work all year up and through next year's conference. A simplified/conceptual schedule is below.
| Week | Status |
September | Recruit task force members, conduct, review |
| previous conference survey, post presentations and photographs from |
| previous conference, review conference timeline | |
October | Review/finalize conference organization, meeting processes. Announce site and dates. Launch web site. |
November | Begin marketing and sponsorship work. RFP for |
| next site. | |
December | Begin keynote invites |
| January | Begin invited speaker solicitation, begin sponsor solicitation |
Call for workshops, papers and panels |
| February | Recruit reviewers, invited speakers selected and confirmed. |
| March | Late-breaking call for papers |
| April | Continue marketing and promotion |
Assign reviewers Finalize program Registration opens |
| May | Finalize sponsorship, signage |
| June | Workshops, meetings, and conference |
| July | Early bird registration ends, announce workshops, poster submission deadline ends |
| August | Finalize all activities |
| September | Conference begins |
Members
Alex ViggioVioleta Ilik - Conference ChairVioleta Ilik
Nataša Popović - Local Organizing Committee Chair
Ruben Verborgh - Program Chair
Miguel Garcia, ClarivatePaul Albert
Simon Porter
Marian Puglisi - administrative support
Meeting Times
TBAOn Wednesdays at 10AM EST every 2 weeks (as necessary).
Communication Channels
The wiki will contain progress information.
VIVO Updates emails as needed
- Conference chairs brief the Steering Group as needed
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