News: Seeking Conference Proposal Reviewers

Deadline: May 19. Timeline of Work: June 15-July 15, at your own pace

April 18, 2017

Dear Colleagues,

AUCD is seeking 60 network members to serve as reviewers for proposals received for the AUCD 2017 Conference. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the network while working to ensure a top-notch event. Our goal is to have the task be interesting while requiring as little time committment as possible from reviewers. We are committed to having diverse review teams, including self-advocate and family and trainee representation.

Please consider serving as a reviewer AND pass this invitation along to others who you believe would be good reviewers.

Please respond by May 19.

If you have questions about the process, please contact Crystal or Bruce.

Thank you for considering to serving the network as a reviewer!

Bruce Keisling, 2017 Conference Chair
& the AUCD Conference planning team

Expectations

A member of the AUCD network and familiar with the mission, membership, and work of AUCD
Available to individually read approximately 30 proposals and establish their appropriateness for the AUCD Conference, assigning each a score based on pre-determined and posted criteria.
Able to use an online system to read and rate the proposals (requirements: high speed internet, reliable computer).
Have available time to read and rate proposals during the identified timeframe.

Timeline: June 27-July 15

The entire process is done online.
Read assigned proposals on your own time, at your own pace.
Login to the online system, read each proposal, make notes and comments in the online system, and make a recommendation (accept, deny, change proposal format) on each proposal.

Reviewers

AUCD anticipates receiving 350 proposals for the 2017 conference.

Each proposal should be reviewed by a minimum of 3 people.
Each proposal should be reviewed by at least 1 self-advocate or family member or recent trainee.
We are aiming for reviewer to receive no more than 30 proposals.
Each proposal is made up of several paragraphs answering 3 key questions.
Proposals aren't terribly long.

Review Criteria

Proposals submitted to the AUCD Conference will be judged on a set of criteria and scale by a team of individuals from the AUCD network, including staff from UCEDDs and LENDs, self-advocates and family members, and current or recent network trainees.