Convention Program
The 44th Annual Convention of the Association will be held in New Orleans, LA, from Thursday, November 15, to Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the New Orleans Marriott. The theme of the convention is "Boundary, Barrier and Border Crossing".
2012 Convention Program
The preliminary program for this year's convention will be available in June.
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In the event that it becomes necessary to change the date/time of a panel or roundtable, the ASEEES office will notify the organizer, who in turn must notify all participants. If the time of a meeting is changed, ASEEES will notify the representative who requested the meeting.
Please note that room assignments are subject to change. Please be sure to check the final program for room assignments.
Mike Hickey's article in the May 2008 issue of NewsNet: "The Five Obstructions" or "Why somebody's panel has to meet on Sunday morning"
Questions about this program and the Convention in general should be addressed to:
Wendy Walker, Convention CoordinatorE-mail: wwalker@pitt.edu
Audio-Visual Requests
Audio Visual Equipment Request Deadline is JULY 1 for the November convention. Please note that we do not pay for powerpoint/LCD equipment - it is too expensive to rent. We will pay for up to $150 worth of equipment. If you do not book your equipment by July 1, you must contact the hotel's audio visual department to arrange for equipment rental and pay for it yourself.
Convention Panel Best Practices
ASEEES panels are one hour and forty-five minutes in length, consisting of:
- a Chair, allotted a total of five minutes for panel and presenter introductions;
- three panelists, allotted 20 minutes each; and
- a discussant, allotted 10 minutes;
- followed by 30 minutes for questions and group discussion.
As a general rule:
- the Chair seeks CVs from each of the panelists in advance to prepare their introductions;
- for an average 20-minute presentation, panelists should prepare papers no longer than 8 pages, double-spaced, to communicate in advance to the discussant. Presentations requiring additional explanation of data or images should be shorter. Panelists who send works longer than what they will actually present pose an undue burden on their discussant.
- normally, papers should be sent to the discussant up to two weeks in advance of the meetings, and no later than the Friday prior to the convention, in order to allow for time to prepare the response.
- chairs are urged to announce their plans to keep time at the outset of the panel, in order to not discriminate between panelists, and to ensure time for the question and answer period.
- following discussion, the Chair should normally cede to questions from the audience, rather than inviting panelists to respond immediately. The panelists have had enough time to talk already!