Our books






Become a Fan

« Job market survey/study | Main | Query about foreign job titles & ranks »

09/09/2019

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Daniel Brunson

Two examples of how to approach conference accessibility:

Guidelines for Accessible Conferences A guide by the British Philosophical Association and the Society for Women in Philosophy UK

https://www.bpa.ac.uk/uploads/2018/BPA:SWIP%20Guidelines%20for%20Accessible%20Conferences.pdf

Universal Design and Conference Accessibility

https://philosophycommons.typepad.com/disability_and_disadvanta/2016/04/universal-design-and-conference-accessibility.html

Philosadjacent

I am not fond of organizing things, but did a successful small conference a couple of years ago. Things are indeed often location/school specific. Here are a couple of things that were super helpful for m.

1. Find a partner. At many universities there may be centers and units that run lots of conferences and meetings. Find their key person and take them to coffee or lunch to pick their brain. Just ask them to walk you through it and take notes. They are a fount of implicit knowledge. They will know stuff about venues on campus, catering (if that's an option, even for coffee), hotel rooms (e.g., if you can get state rates at nearby hotels, and which), pitfalls, printing, source of money, whatever. And ask questions. I did this and the person was a lifeline--often just to say, "yeah, it's fine."

2. Related to 1. Find what the campus sources of speaker funds is. Person in 1 is likely to know. Apply to several, and if you can secure even a pittance from your department, the campus sources are likely to chip in. They like to be part of something that will be successful, and if someone else is already contributing, they will be more likely to provide funding.

3. see if you can combine with a speaker series (e.g., your department or college). If you can combine (say) a keynote with something else, it boosts interest and turnout, and it may be cost efficient.

4. Invite people WAY in advance.

bebe

Do make sure that there's no person or office at your school devoted to helping with the logistics. A friend of mine organized the entire thing by herself, and THEN learned that there is an office at her university which would have helped significantly.

Mike Titelbaum

Find someone (preferably at your own university, not necessarily in your discipline) who has organized a conference of roughly the magnitude you’re intending. Ask for a copy of their budget. It’s a small initial ask, but should give you some important information, ideas, and follow-up questions for them.

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Working...
Your comment could not be posted. Error type:
Your comment has been saved. Comments are moderated and will not appear until approved by the author. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

Working...

Post a comment

Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them.

Your Information

(Name and email address are required. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.)

Job-market reporting thread

Current Job-Market Discussion Thread

Philosophers in Industry Directory

Categories

Subscribe to the Cocoon