This is less an approval process than it is a means of gathering information which can be disseminated among other chapters and SIGs to help them in similar efforts. Notification should be sent to PD Committee chairperson six weeks before the seminar date. A form for this purpose, which may be duplicated, is included in the handbook. The ACM Executive Committee has approved a policy whereby conferences and symposia require the approval of the ACM Conferences Board. This policy does not apply to regular local meetings or professional development seminars.
People begin to stir after a long winter and are susceptible to new ideas.
In the summer many people are away on vacation. Fall is good, except that some people are in school or launching other activities. Winter offers unpredictable weather. PDSs can be held during the day, on weekends, or in the evening. Evenings draw well, particularly where there is a large population base within an hour's drive of the chosen location.