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1) Name of proposed meeting:

2) Name of person(s) proposing meeting:

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3) Your email address:

4) On whose behalf is this meeting proposed?

AOCS Section:

AOCS Division:

Other:

None

5) Name(s) and affiliation(s) of potential speaker(s):

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6) What is the focus of the technical program?

Overview of a mature technology/science

Overview of a specific new technology/research

Educational program to impart new skills or information that relates to specific problems

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

7) What knowledge and/or skills are expected to result?

8) What are the objectives of this meeting? (Please identify at least three objectives)

9) How will these objectives be met?

(select as many as apply)

Conducting measurements in a lab setting

Discussing case studies in groups

Hearing lectures from experts

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

10) What outcomes will demonstrate that your objectives have been achieved?

11) People will attend this meeting to:

(select as many as apply)

Find out what others are doing in their field

Compare their practice(s) against industry norms

Learn where the industry or technology will be in the short- or long-term

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

12) Who will benefit from this meeting?

(select as many as apply)

Academicians

Customer Service Reps

Government Researchers

Marketers

Plant Supervisors

Scientists

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

12A) To which interest area(s) does this meeting apply?

(select as many as apply)

Agricultural Microscopy Industrial Oil Products

Analytical Lipid Oxidation and Quality

Biotechnology Phospholipid

Edible Applications Processing

Food Structure and Functionality Protein and Co-Products

Health and Nutrition Surfactants and Detergents

13) How will participants benefit from this meeting?

(select as many as apply)

Emerging markets knowledge

Job training

Networking

Professional advancement

Regulation knowledge on legal issues

Technical updates learned

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

14) How many participants do you expect to attend?

14A) What are your projected attendee numbers based on?

(select as many as apply)

Similar meetings in the past

Requests from industry representatives in the field

Requests from industry representatives in this region

Other:(please fill in if box is checked)

15) The speaker/faculty will:

(select as many as apply)

Act as a catalyst to motivate participants to apply theoretical information to practical problems

Lead students through a process

Provide resources for further inquiry

Provide solutions to specific problems

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

16) What is the optimal timing (year, time of year) for this meeting?

17) What is the optimal location for this meeting?

17A) Why?

(select as many as apply)

There hasn’t been a meeting on this subject in this region.

There is strong support by industry groups in this area.

This is an attractive incentive destination (vacation).

This location is central to this region and easily accessible.

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

18) Is an exhibit appropriate for this meeting?

Yes

No

18A) If you answered “yes” above, should the exhibit include:

(select as many as apply)

Tabletops

Booths

Both

18B) How many booths and/or tabletops are needed?

  • Booths:
  • Tabletops:

19) How will this meeting be promoted? (Please name specific venue):

(select as many as apply)

Departments at universities: (please fill in if box is checked)

Industry groups:(please fill in if box is checked)

Professional society membership lists: (please fill in if box is checked)

Other meeting(s): (please fill in if box is checked)

Other: (please fill in if box is checked)

20) What external factors or activities will impact this meeting (e.g., timing, structure, marketing, technical focus)?

21) Please provide 5-10 general phrases to describe the meeting’s technical focus that can be listed in “bullet” form (These may be session titles, or general themes).

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22) Write a lead-in paragraph for the meeting’s promotional materials. This may include:

■Meeting history (if held previously).

■Why the meeting is important.

■Why faculty is qualified to present.

■What new research makes the meeting timely.

■Whether information is based on and geared toward those entering a particular field.

■Whether meeting is geared toward technical or non-technical audience (i.e., scientists or non-scientists).

■Meeting format (i.e., lecture, question and answer, panel discussion, small group exercises, etc.)

23) Please include a draft outline of the meeting program (if possible).

24) Please provide a primary contact for more information:

  • Name:
  • Title:
  • Organization:
  • Mailing Address:
  • Email:

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