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DRAFT CHARGE
APS CONFERENCES COMMITTEE

• Make recommendation to Council for approval of conferences

• Solicit topics and organizers

  • Develop a timeline for submission and review of proposals

  • Stimulate submissions

  • Ensure scientific quality, timeliness and importance of conference topics

  • Promote inclusion of underrepresented groups (females, ethnic minorities, researchers in industry, junior investigators, etc.)

  • Promote appropriate balance in length of meeting, number of talks, types of speakers

  • Ensure inclusion of trainee opportunities in each conference

  • Encourage recurring conferences

• Facilitate administration of conferences

  • Work with the section leadership to solicit organizers and topics and funding

  • Work with the conference organizer to promote program success

  • Assist with marketing opportunities for conference proposals

  • Assist in identifying overlapping meetings

  • Ensure fiscal responsibility (budget preparation)

  • Identify potential sources of funding

• Evaluate conferences

  • Post evaluation of conference programs

  • Post evaluation of conference venues

• Think to the future

  • Identify innovative technologies

  • Identify evolving topics

  • Identify future venues