Working
It's never too late to help! If you would like to help plan and organize the VIVO 2019 Conference, please contact the Conference chair, Violeta Ilik Thanks!
Context
This task force organizes the VIVO Conference.
Deliverables
- Everything needed to hold the 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 next conference planning task force, including
- Selection of site for the next conference
- Selection of the program and conference chairs for the next conference
- Posting of presentations and photographs from previous 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
Violeta Ilik - Conference Chair
Nataša Popović - Local Organizing Committee Chair
Ruben Verborgh - Program Chair
Miguel Garcia, Clarivate
Meeting Times
On 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