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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 2016 previous conference survey, post presentations and photographs from 2016 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 2018 next site. |
December | Begin keynote invites |
| January | Begin invited speaker solicitation, begin sponsor solicitation FebruaryCall for workshops, papers and panels |
| March | Begin reviewing abstracts, finalize workshops |
| February | Recruit reviewers, invited speakers selected and confirmed. |
| MarchApril | Late-breaking call for papers |
| MayApril | Continue marketing and promotion JuneAssign reviewers Finalize program Registration opens |
| MayJuly | Finalize sponsorship, signage |
| AugustJune | Workshops, meetings, and conference |
Members
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| July | Early bird registration ends, announce workshops, poster submission deadline ends |
| August | Finalize all activities |
| September | Conference begins |
Members
Violeta Ilik - Program Conference ChairPaul Albert
Nataša Popović - Local Organizing Committee Chair
Ruben Verborgh Conference Vice-ChairEric Meeks - Program Vice- Chair
Miguel Garcia, ClarivateManuel de la Cruz Gutierrez - Sponsorships
Terrie Wheller
Simon Porter
Mark Newton
Lauren Gala
Marian Puglisi - administrative support
Meeting Times
Meeting Times
On Wednesdays at 10AM EST every 2 weeks (as necessary).TBA
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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