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ISCApad Archive » 2020 » ISCApad #261 » Academic and Industry Notes » General chair and local arrangements chair of SIGDIAL 2020. |
ISCApad #261 |
| Saturday, March 14, 2020 by Chris Wellekens |
4-6 General chair and local arrangements chair of SIGDIAL 2020.
The SIGDIAL Exec seeks expressions of interest for the positions of general chair and local arrangements chair of SIGDIAL 2020.
GENERAL CHAIR
The general chair is responsible for schedule management, budget, communication, publicity, management of vendors not directly related to the local arrangements, and creation and maintenance of the conference website.
General chairs have typically attended SIGDIAL multiple times, and have some previous conference organization experience.
If you are interested in serving as general chair of SIGDIAL 2020, please email exec@sigdial.org with the following information:
- Name and affiliation
- Short statement of your interest in and qualifications for serving as general chair
- Previous experience with SIGDIAL: attendance, previous service positions, publications
- Previous experience with conference organization (for SIGDIAL or other conferences)
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR
The local arrangements chair is responsible for choosing and contracting with the conference venue for SIGDIAL, and also the Young Researchers? Roundtable on Spoken Dialog Systems (YRRSDS). They are also responsible for arranging/coordinating space and equipment, management of vendors related to local arrangements, catering and refreshments, organizing the banquet, and providing local information.
Local arrangement chairs have typically attended SIGDIAL at least once, and have some previous conference organization experience. Further, local arrangement chairs are usually based in the same local region as the conference itself. SIGDIAL 2020 will be (approximately) co-located with ACL 2020. ACL 2020 will be held in Seattle, USA, July 6-11 2020. SIGDIAL 2020 will be held immediately before or after ACL, also in Seattle, or somewhere readily accessible from Seattle. In the past, SIGDIAL has usually (but not always) been held at a university facility, rather than a private facility.
If you are interested in serving as local arrangements chair of SIGDIAL 2020, please email exec at exec@sigdial.org with the following information:
- Name and affiliation
- Short statement of your interest in and qualifications for serving as local chair
- Previous experience with SIGDIAL: attendance, previous service positions, publications
- Previous experience with conference organization (for SIGDIAL or other conferences)
- Proposed location and venue for SIGDIAL 2020, including description and statement of why it would be attractive for participants
SELECTION CRITERIA
In addition to self-nominations, the SIGDIAL Exec may nominate further candidates when selecting these roles. These roles will be selected considering a range of criteria, including previous experience with SIGDIAL, previous experience with conference management, and the representation of the organizing committee as a whole, including geography, industry/academia, gender, seniority, and other factors. The Exec may contact interested parties to request further information.
As in past years, the SIGDIAL Exec is responsible for selecting the SIGDIAL organizing committee.
Please direct questions to exec@sigdial.org |
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