Leadership Team
The Leadership Team is the top advisory group for conference decisions. It comprsises:

• 2 Chairs and 2 Vice Chairs: Responsible for content, overall vision
• NESEA Staff (Program Director, Conference Manager): Responsible for logistics, including budget tracking, communication with venue, registration, marketing.

 
Chair & Vice Chair Responsibilities
Chairs hold the following responsibilities. Vice-Chairs observe, assist as needed, and become Chairs the following year.

• Attend bi-weekly meetings (video-call)
• Work with NESEA staff to identify and invite Content Committee members
• Work with NESEA staff to identify keynote speakers
• Lead/facilitate conference planning meetings (Open Planning, Content Committee meetings)
• Support NESEA staff efforts on sponsorship solicitation, marketing, exhibit sales, and public relations (e.g. offer contacts, review, make a few key calls)
• Review and finalize decisions by Content Committee
• Build the session schedule
• Work closely with NESEA staff and Curators to ensure on-time delivery of content
• Take on the role of co-host of the conference

 
Ideal Conference Chair Skills and Attributes

• Sees the value of NESEA’s mission and has a vision for the conference
• Has time to commit to this project, has relatively independent control over their schedule, and can be available to NESEA staff when critical decisions need to be made
• Strong organizing, meeting facilitation, and people skills
• Has content knowledge (what’s strategic, compelling, “edgy”) and wide professional network

 
How Much Time Will It Take?

• Bi-weekly, 1-hour video-meetings; weekly meetings month before conference
• Some meetings will require follow-up work, average 3 hours/month
• Three larger meetings:
  
  • Open Planning Meeting (online)
  • 2 Content Committee meetings (one online and one in person)
• Occasional ad hoc meetings, such as to review and make final decisions on conference content