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==Criteria for selecting a General Chair==
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The General Chair of the main ACL conference should have
  
'''[[Conference_Handbook|Conference Handbook]] - Selecting a General Chair'''
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* experience from at least one (preferably two) of the following conference chair roles:
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  - Program Chair of a _major_ international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
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  - Local Arrangements Chair of an international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
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  - General Chair of an international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
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* a proven capacity for leadership, including good organizational, collaborative and communicative skills.
  
Criteria for selecting as a General Chair include:
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When appointing a General Chair, the coordinating committee should in addition consider the following:
  
* Having been PC chair for a conference in Computational Linguistics or related area
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* ACL wants to promote equality and diversity in the selection of conference chairs.
* Having been Local Arrangements Chair for a conference (not just a workshop); hence having dealt with hotels or conference sites
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* The General Chair should normally have an affiliation in the geographical region where the conference takes place.
* Having management experience  
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* Candidates who have already been General Chair of the main ACL conference should normally not be considered again.
* Being known for following through on commitments
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* Candidates with experience only from conferences in related areas, not Computational Linguistics, should normally
* Being well-organized
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  not be considered.
* Having academic/research experience
 
* Being a good judge of character, in naming a team
 
* Being diplomatic and able to work well with others
 
* Being be a good spokesperson to the press and dignitaries, in case that’s necessary
 
  
Criteria for selection as a Program Co-chair include:
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NB: As _major_ CL conferences are counted ACL, NAACL, EACL, IJCNLP, COLING, LREC and EMNLP.
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Conferences in related areas include, for example, IJCAI, AAAI, NIPS, ICML, CHI, and CSCW.
  
* Having been an Area Chair for an ACL conference
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For information about roles and responsibilities, see [[General (conference) chair duties|General Chair duties]].
* Being well-organized
 
* Being a respected researcher with good judgement
 
* Being diplomatic and able to work well with others
 
  
Author: Phil Cohen, 2000, amended 2005<br>
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Author: Joakim Nivre, 2016
Amended by: Eduard Hovy, 2000
 
 
 
[[Category:Conference Handbook]]
 

Revision as of 23:42, 18 August 2016

The General Chair of the main ACL conference should have

  • experience from at least one (preferably two) of the following conference chair roles:
 - Program Chair of a _major_ international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
 - Local Arrangements Chair of an international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
 - General Chair of an international conference in Computational Linguistics or a related area
  • a proven capacity for leadership, including good organizational, collaborative and communicative skills.

When appointing a General Chair, the coordinating committee should in addition consider the following:

  • ACL wants to promote equality and diversity in the selection of conference chairs.
  • The General Chair should normally have an affiliation in the geographical region where the conference takes place.
  • Candidates who have already been General Chair of the main ACL conference should normally not be considered again.
  • Candidates with experience only from conferences in related areas, not Computational Linguistics, should normally
 not be considered.

NB: As _major_ CL conferences are counted ACL, NAACL, EACL, IJCNLP, COLING, LREC and EMNLP. Conferences in related areas include, for example, IJCAI, AAAI, NIPS, ICML, CHI, and CSCW.

For information about roles and responsibilities, see General Chair duties.

Author: Joakim Nivre, 2016