MLA conference planning season

Following up on my Organizing for Conference Programming post, here is some advice for myself next year (as chair of the MLA Computer and Information Technology SIG) and for Robin Hastings (the officer coming along after me). This advice will be of some use to others participating in the Missouri Library Association and, to some degree, any state library association. I'm still fuzzy on some details. I hope to participate next year in at least these events so that I have better advice to pass on to Robin this time next year.

January - Stakeholder's Meeting. This introduces the parties to each other. Being at this meeting sends a signal that our SIG intends to be a player this year and gives us a heads up on the scheduling, including, I suspect, how to do budget requests.

March - send out a Call For Proposals for programs for the conference.

April - submit the proposed programs to meet the deadline.

May - Stakeholder's Meeting. This is where the preliminary schedule is presented and discussed.

May - Board Meeting. The preliminary schedule is approved at this board meeting.

May - After the Board Meeting, let speakers know that their program has been approved.     #

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