Call for Convenors for OCULA Sessions at Super Conference
OLA’s 2009 Super Conference, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from January 28 - January 31, 2009, is getting closer and we have an opportunity for you to get involved! Your OCULA division has planned 33 sessions with speakers from across the province. Topics include collaboration/partnerships, digital collections, information literacy, management, reference services, learning commons and more.
We are now looking for people to convene the OCULA sessions and are hoping that you would like to get involved.
The duties of a convenor include the following:
* Contact the speaker(s) and ensure their AV requirements are sent to the OLA office.
* Elicit a short biography of the speaker(s) and use this to introduce the speaker(s) at the session.
* Meet the speaker(s) at the Speakers’ Lounge 15 minutes before the session.
* Get help in the event of technical problems.
* Make sure that, in the case of a panel, all panelists get equal air time.
* Monitor the length of the session for the speaker(s).
* Pick up evaluation forms at the end of the session.
* Write a short summary of the session for the Conference Blog and/or future OCULA publications.
Convenors’ names and institutions appear in the online OLA Super Conference program.
If you are willing to be a convenor please contact Caroline Stewart (caroline.stewart@guelphhumber.ca) regarding your interest and availability.
Please note that program convenors DO NOT receive a registration discount.
Thank you and we look forward to your support!