News: Seeking Conference Proposal Reviewers

Deadline: May 17. Timeline of Work: June 1-28, at your own pace

May 2, 2019

Dear Colleagues,

AUCD is seeking 80 network members to serve as reviewers for proposals received for the AUCD 2019 Conference. Your time and expertise will have a direct impact on ensuring the content presented at one of the nation's premier disability conferences is of the highest caliber and relevant to over 1,000 attendees. Our goal is to have the task be interesting while not requiring an overwhelming time commitment from reviewers. We are seeking individuals with significant expertise in a variety of topical areas and a diversity of perspectives and representation.

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

>>To sign up to review conference proposals, fill out this short form by May 17<<

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

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

Sachin Pavithran, 2019 Conference Chair
& the AUCD Conference planning team

Expectations

A member of the AUCD network with significant familiarity with the mission, membership, and work of AUCD.
Available to individually read approximately 30 (based on total number of submissions) proposals (approx. 6 short paragraphs each) 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 25-July 20

The entire process is done online; there is no group phone call.
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 2019 conference.

Each proposal should be reviewed by a minimum of 3 people.
AUCD aims to match reviewers with proposals in which they have indicated they have advanced knowledge
We are aiming for each reviewer to receive no more than 30 proposals (though this is dependent on the number of proposals received and the number of reviewers who volunteered)
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 and IDDRCs, self-advocates and family members, and current or recent network trainees.