Working
It's never too late to help! 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 conference planning task force, including
- Selection of site for the 2018 conference
- Selection of the program and conference chairs for the 2018 conference
- Posting of presentations and photographs from the 2017 conference
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 conference survey, post presentations and photographs from 2016 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 site. |
December | Begin keynote invites |
| January | Begin invited speaker solicitation, begin sponsor solicitation |
| February | Call for workshops, papers and panels |
| March | Begin reviewing abstracts, finalize workshops |
| April | Late-breaking call for papers |
| May | Continue marketing and promotion |
| June | Finalize program |
| July | Finalize sponsorship, signage |
| August | Workshops, meetings, and conference |
Members
Alex Viggio - Conference Chair
Violeta Ilik - Program Chair
Paul Albert - Conference Vice-Chair
Eric Meeks - Program Vice-Chair
Manuel de la Cruz Gutierrez - Sponsorships
Terrie Wheller
Simon Porter
Mark Newton
Lauren Gala
Marian Puglisi - administrative support
Meeting Times
TBA
Communication Channels
The wiki will contain progress information.
VIVO Updates emails as needed
- Conference chairs brief the Steering Group as needed
