1. Creating Conference Workshop Proposals and
Presentations
Courtney Mlinar, HPD Library

2. Call for Presenters
0 Theme
0 Impact
0 Influencing Change
0 Deadline
0 Criteria

3. Reviewers
0 3-5 person panel
0 Members of Section or Association
0 May use blind, peer-review process
0 Matching criteria
0 Popular topics
0 Collaboration opportunities

4. Types of Presentations:
0 Contributed Papers
0 Lightning Rod presentations
0 Panel Sessions
0 Pre-conference Sessions
0 Roundtables
0 Virtual Conference Webcasts
0 Workshops

5. Contributed Papers:
0 ~2,500 word paper due before conference
0 Structured Abstract
0 Presentation ~20 minutes to argue paper

6. Lightning Rod Presentations
0 ~15 minutes
0 Abstract
0 Usually Technology-oriented

7. Brick and Click
Lightning Rod Sessions
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/brickandclick/formats.htm

8. Technology Petting Zoos
Florida Library Association:
http://www.flalib.org/conference_2012/technology_petting_zoo_applicati
on.pdf

9. Panel Sessions
0 ~3 member panels
0 Usually multi-disciplinary or multi-library
0 Changes that make an impact
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/alaertbooklist-author-forum-literary-fiction-panel

10. Pre-Conference Sessions
0 Extra $$$
0 Experienced Speaker or Training CV
0 Half or Full Day Sessions
0 Theme tie-in

11. Workshops
0 ~ 3 hours
0 Hands-on
0 Activities
0 Interaction
0 Outcomes

12. Example:
LITA pre-conference sessions
http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/annual/2012
ALA pre-conference sessions
http://www.alaannual.org/content/preconferences

13. Roundtables
0 Informal group discussions
0 Experienced facilitators
0 Association officers
0 Theme / Topic
http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/committees/acr-ncrt?year=2011

14. Virtual Conference Webcasts
0 ~45 minutes
0 Organization provides training on software
0 Popular topics
0 ALA ignite
http://www.alaannual.org/content/programs-meetings
0 Handheld Librarian
http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/s1t2/

15. Example: Call for
Participation
ACRL 2013
http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/4154
Look for Controlled Vocabulary…

16. Interactivity Tools
0 Twitter: create a hashtag #TEDMED
http://www.twitter.com
0 Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverywhere.com/
0 Turning Point (need clickers)
http://www.turningtechnologies.com/audienceresponseproducts/pollingsoftware/
?knc-google&gclid=CIDyvJvtua8CFQid7QodvXkZlQ
0 Flipcharts
0 Whiteboards
0 Sticky Notes

17. K.I.S.S.
0 Don’t read your slides- keywords only
0 Credit images (not Microsoft Office clip art or your
own pics)
0 Avoid swirling, sparkling text
0 Text-limit to 3 font types
0 Graphs ok- but follow-up with summary slide

18. Always Recap the Story

19. Provide Contact info:
Courtney Mlinar
cm1470@nova.edu
954-262-3121
http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=courtney+mlinar