SIGUCCS Program Content

SIGUCCS XXIV will feature concurrent sessions which will be a mix of individual paper presentations, panel discussions, workshops and plenary sessions. These presentations will take place Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, September 30, October 1-2. Sessions include papers which are of broad interest and others which have a very specific focus.

In addition, BOFs (Birds-of-a-Feather) sessions will be scheduled during lunch and after the concurrent sessions (usually 5-6 pm) on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

There will also be a documentation display where award-winning training materials and newsletters will be available for perusal.

Several pre-conference tutorials will be offered on Sunday, September 29. (Note: Attendance at pre-conference tutorials is not covered by the standard conference fee and requires advance registration.)

Paper (Individual) Presentations

Each concurrent sessions will also include two or more choices which consist of grouped papers presented by individuals. (Papers may have more than one author/presenter.) Each presentation will last 20 minutes. A session chair will introduce the author(s) and keep the presenters on schedule. The session chair will also conduct a question-and-answer period after all papers have been presented.

Panel Discussions

Several concurrent sessions will include a panel discussion. A panel, consisting of three or more individuals, will present various opinions and/or issues related to a single topic. Presentations by panel members followed by discussion between the panel and audience will be included in the 90 minute session.

Conference Workshops

Another type of 90-minute session is the informal workshop. The workshop format allows a more in-depth look at an issue than is possible in an individual presentation.

Pre-conference Tutorials

As is tradition at the SIGUCCS fall conference, a number of pre-conference tutorials will be offered on Sunday, October 2.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions

Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions are informal gatherings of conference attendees for the purpose of sharing questions, concerns, solutions about a specific topic. BOF sign-up sheets will be located on a bulletin board near the Registration and Information Center.

If you wish to organize a BOF, simply write your name and the title/subject of the BOF on one of the sign-up sheets. Watch this bulletin board as activity surrounding BOFS is quite volatile. NOTE: you don't need "permission" to start a BOF. Remember, if a topic is important to you, it is most likely important and timely to a significant portion of other SIGUCCS attendees. If there are any topics you think should be addressed as a BOF, please let us know.

Documentation Display

A documentation display will be available throughout the conference. Documentation is supplied by participants for viewing by other conference attendees. Materials from the winning entrants in the Education and Training Materials competition and the Newsletter competition will be on display.

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Last Updated: 4/5/96 - ldj