Volunteer to Act as Session Chairs

A session is a group of 1, 2, or 3 talks between breaks. For example, Friday has 3 sessions: 10:50am-12:45pm, 1:45pm-3:20pm, and 3:40pm-5:20pm. To chair a session, you must be physically present in one room for the entire session, not just for one talk.

Responsibilities

Session Chairs introduce the speakers, keep the talks on schedule, and facilitate the smooth transition between talks.

Session Chairs are expected to meet briefly with the people who will be presenting in their session, before the session. Please locate the speakers and introduce yourself well before your session. Ask them a few questions so you can introduce them (introductions should be quite brief), and be certain you know how to pronounce their names!

Before beginning the talks, encourage the audience to fill all the available seats instead of sitting in the aisles or standing by the door.

Session chairs should plan to arrive in the room about 10-15 minutes before their session in order to ensure everything is set up properly. Make sure that the sessions start on time and keep to the schedule. (You'll need to be sure to bring a watch!) It is a good idea to have little signs to let the speakers know when 10 minutes and 5 minutes are left. Don't interrupt in the middle of a sentence, but try to keep things moving along on time.

Once the speakers have started, please close the doors to screen out noise from people talking in the hallway. If you want to leave one door open for people to arrive quietly, that's fine, but please be prepared to close it if people are being noisy outside.

Upon conclusion of each presentation, encourage the speakers to disconnect their equipment and move into the hallway for discussions so the next speaker will not be delayed in starting.

Sign up as a Chair

List your name below
Create a login account
Go to the schedule, bring up the description of the session you wish to chair, and click 'Volunteer as Session Chair' link.

If you have any trouble, please contact David Goodger.

Chairs

Doug Napoleone
Bill Zingler
David Goodger
Tim Couper
Greg Lindstrom
John Hampton
Barry Warsaw
Elliot Murphy
Steve Rogers
Don Spaulding
Richard Jones

Planning

There is a planning page for session chairs and organizers to know who the chairs and which sessions are still open. A Session Chair or Organizer login is required.


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	Volunteer to Act as Session Chairs A session is a group of 1, 2, or 3 talks between breaks. For example, Friday has 3 sessions: 10:50am-12:45pm, 1:45pm-3:20pm, and 3:40pm-5:20pm. To chair a session, you must be physically present in one room for the entire session, not just for one talk. Responsibilities Session Chairs introduce the speakers, keep the talks on schedule, and facilitate the smooth transition between talks. Session Chairs are expected to meet briefly with the people who will be presenting in their session, before the session. Please locate the speakers and introduce yourself well before your session. Ask them a few questions so you can introduce them (introductions should be quite brief), and be certain you know how to pronounce their names! Before beginning the talks, encourage the audience to fill all the available seats instead of sitting in the aisles or standing by the door. Session chairs should plan to arrive in the room about 10-15 minutes before their session in order to ensure everything is set up properly. Make sure that the sessions start on time and keep to the schedule. (You'll need to be sure to bring a watch!) It is a good idea to have little signs to let the speakers know when 10 minutes and 5 minutes are left. Don't interrupt in the middle of a sentence, but try to keep things moving along on time. Once the speakers have started, please close the doors to screen out noise from people talking in the hallway. If you want to leave one door open for people to arrive quietly, that's fine, but please be prepared to close it if people are being noisy outside. Upon conclusion of each presentation, encourage the speakers to disconnect their equipment and move into the hallway for discussions so the next speaker will not be delayed in starting. Sign up as a Chair List your name below Create a login account Go to the schedule, bring up the description of the session you wish to chair, and click 'Volunteer as Session Chair' link. If you have any trouble, please contact David Goodger. Chairs Doug Napoleone Bill Zingler David Goodger Tim Couper Greg Lindstrom John Hampton Barry Warsaw Elliot Murphy Steve Rogers Don Spaulding Richard Jones Planning There is a planning page for session chairs and organizers to know who the chairs and which sessions are still open. *A Session Chair or Organizer login is required.*
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