Your campus may even restrict the sending of press releases to this office so make sure you know your campus protocol in advance. Call for programs The workshops are one of the most important parts of the entire event. These small group events allow folks to network with one another, develop presentation skills, share ideas, and learn from one another. If you are going to have several reviewers, request people mailing in programs send multiple copies to reduce your copy expenses and work load. Consider having this as an aspect of a conference web site.
Participants can electronically submit their proposals.
This can be an efficient way to quickly identify problems with a proposal and to invite the submitter to make some modifications. Sometimes, people will submit very similar program proposals. You might consider inviting these folks to pool their resources and present a joint program rather than offer only one of them. Make sure each program reviewer is using similar standards in selecting programs for inclusion in the conference. Consider if there are particular topics you want covered.