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2005 Celebration of Inquiry Conference Committees
Executive Committee
Director, Charmaine Tomczyk;
Honorary Co-Chairs, Joan Piroch, Sara Sanders
Purpose: To serve as spokespersons and advisors
for the event and liaisons to campus administration on conference matters;
to spearhead selection of and accommodations for keynote speakers; to
monitor
the conference budget; to apply for appropriate grant funding and seek
private donations in coordination with the University Advancement Office;
and to produce a final report of the event.
Steering Committee
Chair, Charmaine Tomczyk
Purpose: To serve as the
coordinating body that monitors all other committee activities and troubleshoots
conference
issues, (This committee is comprised of the Chairs and Co-Chairs of the
other conference committees.)
College Liaisons Committee
Chair, Mike Gilbert
Purpose: To create
conference subthemes that extend the theme to a wide range of disciplines;
to excite
their colleagues, their students, staff and community members in preparing
presentation topics, particularly interdisciplinary topics in coordination
with other colleges and groups; to review and approve all conference
proposals submitted
Conference Communications Committee
Co-Chairs, Steve Sheel, Paul Olsen
Purpose: To format and produce the conference program; to develop the
conference website (to include the program, committee work, application
form for proposals,
and other functions pertinent to conference information) to form a
database of information from which to prepare the printed program and increase
publicity; to publicize the conference to the campus and local communities,
through
print, media, billboard, etc.
Scheduling Committee
Chair, Sally Hare
Purpose: To assign rooms and times for all conference sessions with
responsibilities for scheduling all events into appropriate-sized
and equipped rooms with
attention to subtheme tracks, concurrent sessions, equipment requests,
and all other session information. The summation of the committee’s
work is transferred electronically to the Conference Communications
Committee
for its preparation of the program (online and printed)
Logistics
Committee
Chair, Richard Moore
Purpose: To enable the conference people and events to move smoothly;
to arrange for all equipment and supplies needed during the days
of the conference,
such as information tables, and equipment delivery for conference
sessions; to make printed programs available as early as possible
to the campus
community; to provide information assistance, transportation (trolley
shuttle) and/or
assistance for physically-challenged participants during the days
of the conference; to maintain open communication through cell
phones
and/or other
means with key conference personnel and information tables personnel;
to review available parking for special groups with Campus Safety;
to make
evaluation forms available at all information tables to attendees
during the conference
and to collect evaluation results for transfer to the Office of
the Institutional Research and Assessment for its evaluation and
assessment.
Student and Alumni Involvement
Co-Chairs, Pat Singleton-Young
Purpose: To promote and provide maximum involvement
of students
and alumni;
through presentations, panel discussions, performances, committee
service, and conference assistance, including identifying and
training student
hosts Receptions Committee
Chair, Geoff Parsons
Purpose: To organize all receptions and breaks throughout conference,
including speakers luncheons, and arranging the culminating "High Tea" at
the close of the conference; to reserve room for receptions and coordinate
with AraMark food services; to arrange for music at receptions as
needed.
Please contact Committee Chairs for more information, to
express your ideas, or to participate in the committees'
work.
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