Difference between revisions of "Conference Officer"
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| − | The conference officer is an at-large executive member position focusing on development, coordination, and management of | + | The conference officer is an at-large executive member position focusing on development, coordination, and management of conference initiatives. |
==Term== | ==Term== | ||
| − | The position was inaugurated in 2012. The term runs for three calendar years and is renewed at the same cycle as the other two at-large positions. | + | The position was inaugurated in 2012. The term runs for three calendar years and is renewed at every third year from 2012. The term runs on the same cycle as the other two at-large positions. |
==Duties== | ==Duties== | ||
| − | The primary role of the conference officer is integration of the different ACL-wide activities related to conference organization and management, for example, | + | The primary role of the conference officer is integration of the different ACL-wide activities related to conference organization and management, for example, coordinating the timeline across different conferences, improving current practices and policies of paper reviews and selection, working with the SoftConf support team to improve conference management systems, and promoting activities that support diversity and equity of the ACL community. |
More specifically, the duties of the conference officer include: | More specifically, the duties of the conference officer include: | ||
| − | * Working closely with conference organizing committees to | + | * Working closely with conference organizing committees to develop and promote conference initiatives that aim to improve the scientific, technical, and educational impact of the ACL conference activities. |
| − | * Maintaining consistency across conferences by coordinating conference | + | * Maintaining consistency across conferences by coordinating conference organizations and sharing experiences across different conferences. |
| − | * Developing | + | * Developing and promoting activities that aim to improve diversity and equity of the ACL community members at all levels of participation. |
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* Maintaining updated and accessible conference guidelines. | * Maintaining updated and accessible conference guidelines. | ||
* Reporting to the ACL Executive Committee on conference developments. | * Reporting to the ACL Executive Committee on conference developments. | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 8 October 2017
The conference officer is an at-large executive member position focusing on development, coordination, and management of conference initiatives.
Term
The position was inaugurated in 2012. The term runs for three calendar years and is renewed at every third year from 2012. The term runs on the same cycle as the other two at-large positions.
Duties
The primary role of the conference officer is integration of the different ACL-wide activities related to conference organization and management, for example, coordinating the timeline across different conferences, improving current practices and policies of paper reviews and selection, working with the SoftConf support team to improve conference management systems, and promoting activities that support diversity and equity of the ACL community.
More specifically, the duties of the conference officer include:
- Working closely with conference organizing committees to develop and promote conference initiatives that aim to improve the scientific, technical, and educational impact of the ACL conference activities.
- Maintaining consistency across conferences by coordinating conference organizations and sharing experiences across different conferences.
- Developing and promoting activities that aim to improve diversity and equity of the ACL community members at all levels of participation.
- Maintaining updated and accessible conference guidelines.
- Reporting to the ACL Executive Committee on conference developments.
- Attending biannual ACL exec meetings. The summer meeting takes place at the ACL conference, typically on the day of tutorials. The winter meeting is based on teleconferencing.
Current and Past IO Officers
- Yejin Choi (University of Washington, USA) - 2015-2017
- Jian Su (Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapor) - 2012-2014