Conference Planning
ISLA's Academic Conference support services are available to College of Arts and Letters faculty for events that exceed a total budget of $10,000. Please contact ISLA's Assistant Director of Academic Conferences Alicia Sachau to make an appointment right away to discuss your event. Successful planning involves taking the following steps as soon as possible:
- Book space
- Discuss funding options
- Create budget proposal
Questions to review before your first appointment
- What will your meeting look like?
- What are the optimal spaces needed?
- Will your group be meeting entirely in plenary or general sessions?
- Or, will there be concurrent sessions or break-out groups? How many speakers and participants are international visitors?
- What is unique about your conference? (e.g., simultaneous translation, technical needs, scientific needs, book exhibits, poster sessions)
- What calendar pattern do you need?
- Are there special events within your discipline that need to be avoided? Or linked to?
- Does your scholarly association have policies in place that will impact your needs?
- Where and when did this group meet last?
- What kind of budgetary demands will there be and how is the meeting to be funded?
- Will it be entirely supported by registration fees?
- Is there outside funding available?
- Are there University funds already in place?
- What kind of assistance will you need in identifying budgetary resources for your meeting?
A 5% conference administration fee will be added to all conference budgets to help cover the many services ISLA's professional academic conference staff provides.
For more information contact Alicia Sachau (631-7291) located in 356 O'Shaughnessy Hall.