OM FTC Management Committee Chair

Title

Fall Technical Conference Program Chair

Purpose

The program committee of the Fall Technical Conference plans and coordinates all aspects of the technical program for the conference. The SPES representative serves with two other members from the other sponsoring organizations for the conference, the Statistics Division and the Chemical and Process Industries Division of the ASQ.

Term of Office

Two of the terms on the program committee are for one year, and the third is for two years; the two-year term rotates through the different sponsoring organizations.

Responsibilities

• Call for, collect, and screen contributions for contributed paper sessions and alternates.
• Coordinate with section chairs and journal editors on special sessions.
• Select plenary and Youden address speakers.
• Coordinate session moderators.
• Provide all speakers with information about their role in the conference.
• Publicize the conference in journals and newsletters, on the Net, and at related conferences.

Additional Activities (Desirable, not Mandatory)

• Attend Section Council meetings at the JSM in August and the Fall Technical Conference in October of each year.
• Participate in planning for the Section by contributing ideas via letter and/or attending planning meetings.

Qualifications

• Must be a member of SPES.
• Must be able to commit the time and resources needed to carry out the duties described above.

Resources Available

• SPES Section Chair, other FTC Program Committee members, FTC Conference Chair

Calendar

• Year before conference - Determine conference theme, publish Call for Papers, select Youden and plenary speaker candidates, plan for invited sessions.
• Year of conference, winter - Select contributed papers, contact authors.
• Year of conference, spring - Finalize conference program.
• Year of conference, summer and fall - Send reminders to authors, plan conference logistics in conjunction with conference chair; participate in conference; follow-up letters to all speakers.

Election/Appointment Mechanism

The Chair of the Section appoints this position, with consensus of the Officers.