This task force has finished its work. If you have questions about VIVO 2016 Conference, please contact Julia Trimmer. Thanks!

Context

This task force organizes the 2016 VIVO Conference, which will be held in Denver Colorado, August 17-19, 2016 at the Marriott City Center.  The conference is coordinated by Designing Events with the help of the task force.

Deliverables

Schedule

The task force will work all year up and through next year's conference.  A simplified/conceptual schedule is below.  A revised/detailed schedule will be available from Designing Events shortly,

 

WeekStatus

September

Recruit task force members, conduct, review 2015 conference survey, post presentations and photographs from 2015 conference, review conference timeline

October

Review/finalize conference organization, meeting processes

November

Begin marketing and sponsorship work

December

Begin keynote invites
JanuaryBegin invited speaker solicitation, begin sponsor solicitation
FebruaryCall for workshops, papers and panels
MarchBegin reviewing abstracts, finalize workshops
AprilLate-breaking call for papers
MayCall for contest participants, finalize schedule
JuneRFP for 2017 location
JulySelect/conform 2017 location and dates
AugustWorkshop and conference

 

Members

Julia Trimmer

Manuel de la Cruz Gutierrez

Mike Conlon

Graham Triggs

Andi Ogier

Alex Viggio

Violeta Ilik

John Fereira

New this year

Meeting Times

TBA

Communication Channels