1. AMPC 2018 First Time member view
Process, criteria, support - Washington, D.C. 2019

2. AALL Body of Knowledge (BoK)
…clearly defines the core content areas of expertise and the related competencies and skill sets needed for essential and advanced abilities – in this case, for law librarianship BoK: FAQ
AALL BoK
framework supporting career & professional development
Domains
Competencies
Skills

4. BoK Content Areas Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level
Research + Analysis
Information Management
Teaching + Training
Marketing + Outreach
Management + Business Acumen

5. AALL Body of Knowledge (BOK)
Members populated IdeaScale with great ideas
Each Content Team suggests 5 must-have topics
Research + Analysis Content Team met
Survey results & comprehensive list
Proposals & votes
2018 Meeting experiences and conversations
Also consider Annual Meeting location

6. AALL Program Proposals
Understand where your proposal best fits into the BoK domains
Each BoK Content Area identifies its own broad categories and examples of competencies and skill sets
Use AALL Knowledge Center
Develop, refine your proposal
Stimulate a new idea or reach a new audience
Think about collaboration
Consider making proposal unique to the meeting location

7. Research + Analysis Expertise in harnessing, interpreting, and leveraging legal knowledge and data to create a competitive edge that solves real-world problems and satisfies stakeholders.

8. Proposals & Process
Technology woven throughout all 6 domains
Authors restricted to 2 BoK domains
Each SIS may independently produce one program
September – BIG REVEAL of must-haves & Call for Proposals
Must Haves: program/must-program-topics/
October 1 – deadline to submit program proposals
October & November – Team members review submissions
November – Team leaders meet
December – Notifications & liaison-guides assigned
Curation ongoing
Nurturing seeds of ideas to meet member needs & support BoK
Hot Topics identified in spring 2019
July AALL Annual Meeting – Washington, D.C.

9. Best practices
Follow
The
Directions

10. “Must Haves” ≠ ”Only Haves”
Check the must haves
Topics are broad
They are not limits

12. Knowing exactly who your speakers are
Don’t worry about:
Knowing exactly who your speakers are
Developing the world’s most innovative format

13. Focus on:
The Takeaways
The Description
The Title

14. Takeaways What will your audience take from this?
What can they tell their bosses?
How will they meet their personal BoK objectives?

15. Magic words!
Apply Assess Combine Compare Compile Compute Create Demonstrate Describe Design Discuss Explain Identify List Locate Plan Predict Rate Revise Select State Summarize Write Analyze

16. AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID
Know Learn
Become aware of Understand
Appreciate Become familiar with
Think about Figure out
Use “Will be able to”

17. 100 words! Sell your program Avoid histories
Why would members be excited to attend?
Focus on positive outcomes
What’s unique about your program?
100 words!

18. “I only read the titles”
What will you cover?
Who is this for?
What is your tone?

19. Let’s talk about money It’s ok to ask Be reasonable:
$500 for a program of general interest vs
$2500 for a program focusing on niche topics

20. And the rest….. Target audience – who will be at AALL?
Length – 1 hour or 2.5?
Number of speakers – most programs don’t need 5
Actual speakers vs descriptions – you can use both
Format of your program – add a little something
Special needs or equipment?

21. Review the Rubric

22. A happy AMPC reviewer There are three takeaways
They are clearly written
The description is clear
Members would be really interested
Costs/equipment needs are clear
Format works for this audience
Easy to assign numbers!

23. Start early Get a reviewer Read the help pages
More practices:
Start early
Get a reviewer
Read the help pages
conference/resources/pro posing-a-program/

24. And:
Follow
The
Directions

25. Not selected for 2019? Publications Presentations
Spectrum or Law Library Journal
Bar Journals
SIS, chapter newsletters
Other Professional Association newsletters
Other AALL meetings
Chapter or SIS webinars
Law Firm
Law Faculty
Other University Libraries

26. CALL Contacts

27. Program Proposal Review
Looking for a CALL member to review your program?
The Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee can help!
Send program proposal drafts to:
Debbie Ginsberg:
Heidi Kuehl: