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Reasons you should propose a session at the Student Technology Conference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andy Voelker)
Tue Mar 26 11:48:57 2013
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1. Hosting a session is a great way to start conversations. Once you=
present your topic plenty of people will give feedback, offer their point =
of view, encourage you, and build collaboration. Most of us will agree tha=
t these conversations are what makes conferences valuable. If you haven't =
seen anyone starting conversations on your topic, the best way to do that i=
s to start it yourself. You don't have to know everything or have infinit=
e success. You can even just host a structured discussion (for example... =
"How to attract students to workshops" or "What to replace workshops with s=
ince they are dead"). By the way... I'd love to see these.
2. Having a proposal accepted offers more security that your employer=
will send you to the conference. It offers the employer bragging rights, =
prestige, and Universities are all about prestige! They like to show off t=
he fact that you did a presentation or gave a lecture. Also, remember that=
we are at Purdue. All you small colleges (like mine) like to be able to s=
ay that their IT staff gave presentations at Purdue. Trust me, it works.
3. It gives you bragging rights too. This is just another thing you =
can put on your resume or CV or LinkedIn profile. Most performance evaluat=
ions have a section for "professional development" and attending a conferen=
ce, sharing your experience, and starting conversations satisfies that cate=
gory nicely.
4. It builds connections for future conversations. I have Resnet peo=
ple on LinkedIn, Facebook, and email contacts so if I run into something, I=
know I can get some input from them. They say that business is about conn=
ections... giving a presentations or leading a discussion hands them to you=
on a magnetic cobalt alloy platter.... I mean silver.
5. Because what you get out of this conference is determined by what =
you put in. The sessions are the main event at this conference, so withou=
t your proposals it just wouldn't be the same!
The deadline for submission is April 13th! Submit today!
-- Andy Voelker
Manager of Student Computing in the Technology Commons
WCU Staff Senator, UNC Staff Assembly
Western Carolina University
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session is a great way to start conversations.</b> Once you present =
your topic plenty of people will give feedback, offer their point of view, =
encourage you, and build collaboration. Most of us will agree that th=
ese conversations are what makes conferences valuable. If you haven&#=
8217;t seen anyone starting conversations on your topic, the best way to do=
that is to start it yourself. You don’t have to know eve=
rything or have infinite success. You can even just host a structured=
discussion (for example… “How to attract students to workshops=
” or “What to replace workshops with since they are dead”=
). By the way… I’d love to see these.<o:p></o:p></p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'=
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n><![endif]><b>Having a proposal accepted offers more security that your em=
ployer will send you to the conference</b>. It offers the employer br=
agging rights, prestige, and Universities are all about prestige! The=
y like to show off the fact that you did a presentation or gave a lecture.&=
nbsp; Also, remember that we are at Purdue. All you small colleges (l=
ike mine) like to be able to say that their IT staff gave presentations at =
Purdue. Trust me, it works.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph=
style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]>=
<span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roma=
n"'> </span></span><![endif]><b>It give=
s you bragging rights too. </b>This is just another thing you can put=
on your resume or CV or LinkedIn profile. Most performance evaluatio=
ns have a section for “professional development” and attending =
a conference, sharing your experience, and starting conversations satisfies=
that category nicely. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph sty=
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n style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>=
</span></span><![endif]><b>It builds c=
onnections for future conversations. </b>I have Resnet people on Link=
edIn, Facebook, and email contacts so if I run into something, I know I can=
get some input from them. They say that business is about connection=
s… giving a presentations or leading a discussion hands them to you o=
n a magnetic cobalt alloy platter…. I mean silver.<o:p></o:p></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1=
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an><![endif]><b>Because what you get out of this conference is determined b=
y what you put in. </b> The sessions are the main event at this =
conference, so without your proposals it just wouldn’t be the same!<o=
:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
>The deadline for submission is April 13<sup>th</sup>! Submit today!<=
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l>-- Andy Voelker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Manager of Student Com=
puting in the Technology Commons<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>WCU Sta=
ff Senator, UNC Staff Assembly<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Western C=
arolina University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>=
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