The Conference Committee

The AMIA Conference Committee is a Committee of the Board, responsible for developing the content of each year’s conference as well as for the planning of the annual event. In coordination with the steering committee, fellow committees, and the AMIA staff, this includes  scheduling conference sessions, conference events, workshops, and vendor relations.

The Committee Chair(s) oversee the committee and the many different parts of the conference, while the Program Chair(s)  work with the Peer Reviewers and the Program Coordinators in reviewing, finalizing, and scheduling the conference proposals.  By adding the Program Group Chair(s), it has allowed for more voices in the leadership of the Committee and provided easier succession for both the Committee and Program Group Chair positions.

Conference Committee 2020
Committee Chairs:  Tara Kelley and Lindy Leong
Program Chair:  Dan Wagner

The Committee is still forming for November 2021.

 

Volunteer Opportunities
The Conference Committee welcomes individuals who are interested in volunteering their time to participate in the conference planning process.  Volunteers are needed for the Local Committee, Room Share coordination, program coordinators, and more.  Committee work relies heavily upon email and telephone communication during all stages of the planning process. If you would like to assist with the work of the Conference Committee, please send an email to the AMIA Office at amia@amianet.org.
Peer Review Panel
More than 40 AMIA members volunteered and participated in conference peer review last year, reviewing more than 75 proposals.  Are you interested in participating in Peer Review?  The Call for Reviewers will go out in April, but you can take a look at the 2019 guidelines here.
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The Conference Structure

The Conference Committee is responsible for oversight of curated programming and program development of non-curated programming, including peer review.  It oversees conference programs such as Archival Screening Night and Room Share, works with a Local Committee where possible, liaisons with other committees and groups on conference activities and/or events, provides resources for speakers and chairs, promotes the conference.  Through its work with attendees and speakers it makes recommendations on policies, programs, and structure to the board and steering group.

Conference Steering Group is made up of Board members, the committee chairs and the office and provides a mechanism for long-term planning for the conference through discussion and recommendations to the board. The steering group is also responsible for finalizing conference streams  and plenary sessions.


The role of the office is to support the work of the board and conference committees and provide the logistics and infrastructure for the conference.  The office is responsible for all conference logistics, oversight of budget goals, vendor and venue relationships, as well as supporting the work of the conference chair(s), program chair(s), and special event(s) as needed.

 

 

 

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