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Dictating the Must-Haves and Proposing a Program for AALL 2018

Learn about the steps involved in proposing a program for AALL 2018 Annual Meeting. Discover the must-have topics, submit your ideas, and vote on the top selections. Find out how to create and submit a program proposal and get tips for finding a topic, writing a compelling description, and engaging speakers and audience.

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Dictating the Must-Haves and Proposing a Program for AALL 2018

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  1. Dictating the Must-Havesand Proposing a Programfor AALL 2018 August 8, 2017 Chicago Association of Law Libraries in Collaboration withJennifer L. Wondracek, University of North Texas College of Law, Director of Legal Educational Technology & Professor of Practice

  2. The Steps of the Program Proposal Process • Ideas, Ideas, Ideas! • Voting • Selection of Must-Have Topics • Call for Proposals by Members, Chapters, Etc. • AMPC Review and Selection • Notification of Acceptance or Regrets • Program Curation and Polishing • AALL 2018 Annual Meeting Presentations

  3. Must-Have Ideas • 6 Content Area Teams (CAT) • Information Management • Professionalism & Leadership at Every Level • Marketing & Outreach • Research & Analysis • Teaching & Training • Management & Business Acumen

  4. Must-Have Ideas • CATs each pick 5 “must-have” topics • Will look at frequency of mentions, ideas & voting on Ideascale, timeliness, and other variables. • Total Must-Have Topics = 30 • Will publish topics in early September, before Call for Proposals.

  5. To submit an idea or vote • Register for an Ideascale account • Confirm account • Register for AALL Ideascale community • Submit ideas and vote http://aall-ampc.ideascale.com/ Closes August 18th!

  6. Tips • Submitting ideas does not commit you to submitting or working on proposals • You can submit ideas anonymously • Submit as many ideas as you can think of! • Vote! This helps the AMPC decide what ideas have merit.

  7. Creating and Submitting a Proposal • Program Proposal period runs from Sept. 5 to Oct. 2 • Your program proposal can be on any idea, even if it is not a “must-have” • Utilize the AALL Program Proposal Resources: http://goo.gl/qFfHUJ • Any individual or group can propose programs or workshops.

  8. Tips • It is OK to not have all of your speakers lined up in advance. • The Resources page includes the evaluation criteria and FAQs • Use your education/programming committee to assist in polishing your program proposals • If your proposal is accepted, you are not alone! All programs have an AMPC liaison to assist you.

  9. Finding a Topic • What’s of interest to you and/or the people you work with? • Review Ideascale Ideas and Must-Haves (coming soon!) • Think about past programs. Have there been enough “101” programs on a topic – time for a more advanced one? (or the opposite scenario) • Latest trends in the legal and research industry

  10. Description & Takeaways • Write description and takeaways that speak to Must-Have topics • Concise Description (think “elevator pitch”) • Active takeways, applicable in your workplace • Be creative about takeways • Sample reports • Checklists • Actual examples, not just theoretical possibilities

  11. Speakers and Format • Don’t get stuck on speakers – you do not have to have them all lined up, but at least have detailed descriptions. • Not just “firm librarian” or academic librarian” but “librarian from X size firm in X position with X experience” • Consider outside speakers • Lawyers, marketing, I.T., etc… • Format – not just panels – be creative and interactive!

  12. Audience • Academic, Law Firm/Corporate, Government? All Three? • New librarians, experienced librarians? • Management, reference staff, technical services staff? Your Program Does Not Need to be for Everyone!

  13. Get Feedback on Draft Proposal • SIS (designated program reviewers) • CALL members • Colleagues • Julie Pabarja and Diana Koppang

  14. You Don’t Have to Do Everything • Don’t have to be coordinator AND moderator or coordinator AND speaker • Program submitter is typically the coordinator (but not mandatory) • Unless you’re the expert, mark yourself as a coordinator or moderator. • If you want to speak, find someone else to submit as coordinator, but help them write the proposal.

  15. Coordinator’s Role • Confirm speakers and other program roles. • Coordinate and remind speakers to fill out AALL required forms by deadlines. • Confirm speakers have completed their profiles. • Combine slides of multiple speakers if needed. • Keep track of speakers the day of the program to make sure everything is in place and on time. • Coordinate with assigned AMPC liaison.

  16. Questions?

  17. Contact Info • Jennifer L. Wondracek, University of North Texas College of Law, Director of Legal Educational Technology & Professor of PracticeJennifer.Wondracek@untdallas.edu • Julie Pabarja, Latham & Watkins LLP, Research & Library SupervisorJulie.Pabarja@lw.com • Diana Koppang, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Library Managerdkoppang@nge.com

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