WACC

•  Attendees

•  Program Schedule (online)

•  Recordings

• Proposals

• Registration process and tickets

• Due to no access to eLC's account/funds, were were not able to use EventBrite. We moved to Pierce's brand new resource (Vendini) to collect registration online - however this made our registration process painfully manual. I have confidence we WILL be able to use EventBrite next year once we've identified an ELC Treasurer and support college.

  • NOTE: Mary Davis (Pierce's eLearning Administrative Services Manager) and Rosie Garcia (Pierce's District Event Manager) provided generous support.

  •  

• 2016 Exit feedback results 

•  

• Deb Padden's WACC-y Journey

Notes from Professional Development workgroup Spring 2016 ELC meeting

These will be flushed out more formally

• Google calendar with all conferences on SBCTC website--contact Monique Belair

• Get WACC proposals early!

• Not every proposal needs to be accepted. Select the top 40 and that’s it. Hook titles.

• Accept proposals as they come in. Not wait until they’re all in and then send acceptance email.

• Recordings should be captioned.

• Recordings should not be in a proprietary (vendor lock) file type

• Creative Commons license, make sure all presentations are Open. Have them sign a form when they apply. Waiver for photos ahead of time too.

• Waiver (photo/film) should be part of registration, as well

• Start advertising now.

• Offer a discounted rate for presenters.

• Reserve a per diem rate for hotels

• Ticketing needs to be in an automated environment--must be Eventbrite; Sara will work with treasurer and college

• Have Canvas as the Keynote

• Get swag for presenters and attendees (cooler swag than sunglasses for attendees)

• Keep it at Tacoma!!! (please???)

• Keep the date on Spring Break!!

• Have vendors interacting with attendees. Have food line pass right by them.

• Raise registration rate to 125 early bird, 150 total

• Change caterer?

• One presenter gets discounted rate, rest pay regular price (Like InstructureCon) or do all presenters get a discounted rate?

• Theme, let people know we’ll consider any presentation topic.

• Committee size? Beyond the PD workgroup, keep the core conference folk under 5 to work with (Tacoma)?

• No refunds but transfer

• Maximum attendance for Tacoma is 275 -- could this grow?

• Need someone with know-how for printed schedule; cost?

• When submitting proposal, ask for what day and time slot they would prefer. You’re more likely to get your request if you submit early.

• Committee and person in charge of event schedule consider a track / grouping of presentations

• Keep the schedule times and breaks the same.

• Awesome swag ideas? Panda in grass skirt for the Wicky WACCy conference

• Recommend carpool app