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STC Summit Program Selection Process

Paul Mueller (@Paul_UserAid)

What Are We Going to Discuss?

Content Areas (Tracks) Selection Call for Proposals Proposal Review and Selection Additional Sessions

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Content Areas (Tracks) Selection

During Summit, Conference Chair and Program Chair monitor popular programming

Program team also reviews popular conferences and educational offerings

Program team identifies tracks for next year Program team selects Track Managers with

expertise/contacts in those areas Track Managers select proposal reviewers

with diverse backgrounds and perspectives

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Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals opens in early August and is open until mid September

Many presentation formats to consider: Full session presentation, demo, panel discussion Half session paper, case study, bleeding edge topic Project showcase, progression topic, lightning talk

Be sure your proposal is complete, detailed plan, clear objectives, well written

New content each year General sessions for less experienced Advanced sessions for more experienced

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Proposal Review and Selection

Review teams evaluate proposals until mid October

Prioritize topics in each track About 250 proposals, ~60 selected Program leaders balance program Program leaders identify trends and create

progressions for key interest areas

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Additional Sessions

Progressions, project showcase, & lightning talks are fleshed out

Program leaders invite industry leaders to augment overall program

Program leaders identify keynote speaker candidates

Program leaders explore conference trends and try new ideas to keep experience fresh

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