1. INSIDE EDITION 2016: MAXIMIZE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE

2. PRESENTED BY: Honey Kirk – AMATYC Assistant Conference Coordinator Palo Alto College hkirk@alamo.edu Darlene Winnington – AMATYC Presider Chair Delaware Technical & CC dwinning@dtcc.edu Judy Williams – AMATYC Program Coordinator Tidewater CC jwilliams@tcc.edu

3. WHO? YOU WHAT? PRESENT AT THE NEXT CONFERENCE WHERE? DENVER, COLORADO WHEN? NOVEMBER 17 – 20, 2016 WHY? SHARE YOUR GREAT IDEAS WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES

4. WHO? PROGRAM COMMITTEE (REGIONAL/AT-LARGE, ACADEMIC CHAIRS, DARLENE, HONEY, JUDY) WHAT? REVIEWS YOUR PROPOSAL WHERE? AT THEIR COMPUTERS WHEN? AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2016 WHY? EVALUATE FOR USEFULNESS, PRACTICALITY, POTENTIAL, EFFECTIVENESS TO OTHERS

5. WHO? DARLENE, HONEY, JUDY WHAT? CHOOSE PROPOSALS – CREATE PROGRAM WHERE? NEWARK, DE WHEN? MARCH, 2016 WHY? CREATE BALANCE OF FOCUS KEYS, INCLUDE NOT-FOR-REVIEW, OTHER SPECIAL TALKS

6. HOW DO I CREATE MY PROPOSAL? STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW

7. TITLE 70 characters (including spaces) Avoid first person Catch attention Consider using the conference theme

8. 50-WORD SUMMARY Printed in the program 50 words – maximum! Avoid first person Create interest Sell your idea

9. YOU BE THE REVIEWER Read the proposal titles and summaries on your table Use the guidelines on the You Be the Reviewer handout Discuss with your neighbors Prepare table report – ACCEPT? Yes or No

10. OTHER ITEMS ON THE SUBMISSION FORM Equipment Use of time Type of presentation Focus keys Workshop or session

11. WRITE A TITLE – WIN A PRIZE For best use of: the conference theme creativity mathematics

12. IDEAS FOR A PROPOSAL Submit no later than February 1, 2016 Need a reminder?

13. QUIZ TIME Be the first person we see to raise your hand, have the correct answer, and win a “priceless” New Orleans prize