SIOP to Implement Three-Day Conference Format in 2008
S. Douglas Pugh
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Donald Truxillo
Portland State University
The SIOP conference will implement the full 3-day format beginning with the 2008 conference in San Francisco. The conference will run from Thursday to Saturday, with Wednesday reserved for workshops. This is an exciting change, suggesting the degree to which the SIOP has grown over past the 20 years.
The 3-day format was prompted by a number of issues, most notably the growth in conference attendance and submissions. The expanded format will allow us to avoid increasing rejection rates and will also allow for greater flexibility in scheduling. Further, the new format will eliminate the Sunday morning problemwith Saturday as the last day, a full schedule of events during the day and social events in the evening should reduce attrition near the end of the conference.
Prior to initiating the format shift, Julie Olson-Buchanan and her subcommittee surveyed SIOP membership to assess support for the change. Approximately 1,900 members responded, and a clear majority supported the change68% reported that they would stay the full 3 days if the change were made, approximately the same number that currently stay Friday through Sunday afternoon. The SIOP Executive Committee approved the change to a 3-day conference at the April 2005 meeting.
Stay tuned for more information about this and our New York conference in 2007.
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