The KLAS Program Committee has been hard at work and has a new, freshly updated Overview Schedule for the 2019 KLAS Users' Conference ready for you. This is still a draft schedule but has several changes from the version published two weeks ago.
So, how did the committee get here and what do they still have to do?
Here's a brief look at our 2019 KLAS Users' Conference Program Committee Planning Timeframe...
October
- Establish Committee
- Set meeting schedule & expectations
- Begin reviewing feedback from the previous conference
November
- Publish initial Overview Schedule with conference framework with no specific session topics or speakers based on info from the site visit, logistics committee, etc.
- Send out a call for proposals
- Continue reviewing feedback from the previous conference
December
- Continue reviewing feedback from the previous conference
- Review session proposals as they are received
- Identify / discuss other possible session topics
January
- Finalize list of session topics based on conference feedback, proposals received & ideas presented by committee members
- Slate session topics based on the type of session
- Publish updated Overview Schedule with slated session topics
February
- Review & Update Overview Schedule document
- Assign committee member liaison for sessions
- Refine session titles & descriptions
- Recruit additional moderators / presenters
March
- Continue refining session titles & descriptions
- Publish the first draft of the conference agenda
- Communicate deadlines to moderators / presenters
April
- Continue communicating with moderators / presenters
- Review / update Agenda as needed
May
- Publish finalized Agenda document
- Send out presentation template
- Collect presentations for publication
June
- Conference!