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INVITATION TO ATTEND
We cordially invite you to participate in the 37th Annual POD Conference to be held in Seattle, Washington on October 24-28, 2012.
With this year's theme, Pencils & Pixels: 21st Century Practices in Higher Education, we invite an informed exploration of the unprecedented array of technologies, both high-tech and low-tech, in use at institutions of higher learning. New technologies continue to arise, faster than most of us can assimilate. Some are seductive. Others seem to be more trouble to learn than they are worth. Some may seem frivolous, but upon closer examination have exciting applications for teaching, learning, and professional and organizational development. At the same time, many of the very best pedagogical technologies are neither new nor digital. It is probably no coincidence that the growing interest in contemplative practices and "slow teaching" is occurring simultaneously with the current smart phone and social media explosion. How are digital technologies affecting the way students learn? How can we support faculty and students-many of whom wear their smart phones like appendages-in selecting appropriate technologies for the work at hand? When, if ever, is it appropriate to insist that students, faculty, and even organizations disconnect entirely from digital tools and social media? How do high-tech and low-tech pedagogies inform each other?
We invite you to share the tools, approaches, and practices that foster excellent teaching, learning, and professional development; strategies and rationale for supporting the technology-resistant to choose and use excellent digital tools; technology-related research findings; and examples of productive disengagement from technology addictions. We invite you to contemplate-critically and reflectively-why and how you choose new, old, digital, or analog technologies appropriate to your goals, and how those choices shape your teaching, learning, professional, and organizational development work.
Seattle provides the setting for this year's conference. Home to Microsoft and Starbucks, the city is associated with fast-paced, West Coast "wired" culture. But its location on the shores of Puget Sound, in the shadow of the majestic Mount Rainier, steadily reminds residents and visitors of the beauty and rejuvenating, energizing force of nature. The setting is sure to provide an inspiring backdrop for an exploration of appropriate uses of technology in our field.
We look forward to seeing you in Seattle this October!
Natasha Haugnes, Conference Co-Chair, nhaugnes@gmail.com
Cassandra Horii, Conference Co-Chair, cvhorii@gmail.com
Danilo Baylen, Program Co-Chair, dbaylen1@yahoo.com
Victoria Bhavsar, Program Co-Chair, vbhavsar@csupomona.edu
OVERVIEW OF THE POD NETWORK AND ITS MISSION
The POD Network
POD supports a network of nearly 1800 members who have an interest in educational and organizational development. While POD members come primarily from the U.S.A. and Canada, the membership also represents 20 other countries. Through its members, the POD Network leads and supports change for the improvement of higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development.
The POD Network seeks to promote the scholarship of teaching, learning and organizational development that reflects a spirit of inclusion, where all members are invited to collaborate and interact with colleagues across disciplines and borders.
The POD Mission
The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) fosters human development in higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development.
POD believes that people have value, as individuals and as members of groups. The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. Central to POD's philosophy is lifelong, holistic, personal, and professional learning, growth, and change for the higher education community.
OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The annual conference typically attracts between 650 and 750 people, and primarily targets practitioners in the fields of educational and organizational development, both novice and experienced. The conference appeals to administrators, faculty, education developers, graduate and professional student developers, graduate students, independent consultants, members of higher education organizations, and publishers for these communities.
Collectively, program sessions do the following:
- Actively engage participants
- Reflect current research and theoretical frameworks
- Involve colleagues from around the world
- Address needs of graduate students and both new and experienced faculty
- Stimulate personal growth
- Build working partnerships
- Highlight contributions of diversity
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposal submission is now closed. Proposals featuring best practices, new resources, innovative approaches, discussion of critical issues, presentation of research and work-in-progress were submitted online between Thursday, January 19, on the POD website at http://podnetwork.org/pod and were due by 5 PM (Pacific Time) on Thursday, February 23, 2012. All proposals were evaluated using a blind peer-review process. Detailed information about the session types, topic areas, guidelines for submission, submission process, and the Robert J. Menges Honored Presentation Award are included in the Call for Proposals.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary 1: Friday, October 26, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Dr. Michael Wesch
Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography
2008 U.S. Professor of the Year
Kansas State University
mike.wesch@gmail.com
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Dubbed "the explainer" by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the effects of new media on society and culture. After two years studying the implications of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and digital technology on global society. His videos on culture, technology, education, and information have been viewed over 20 million times, translated in over 20 languages, and are frequently featured at international film festivals and major academic conferences worldwide. Wesch has won several major awards for his work, including a Wired Magazine Rave Award, the John Culkin Award for Outstanding Praxis in Media Ecology, and he was recently named an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic. He has also won several teaching awards, including the 2008 CASE/Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year for Doctoral and Research Universities.
Plenary 2: Saturday, October 27, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Associate Fellow, SaÏd Business School, Oxford University
Futurist in Residence, Peace Innovation Lab, Stanford University
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Alex Soojung-Kim Pang studies how technologies shape the way people work, make decisions, and think about themselves. Today, he works on contemplative computing, the challenge of designing information technologies and experiences that don't distract us and fracture our attention, but help us focus, concentrate, and be creative. His book on the subject, "Taming the Digital Monkey," will be published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2013. In previous lives, Pang has been a technology forecaster and futurist, taught history of science and technology, and served as managing editor of the Encyclopedia Britannica. He received a Ph.D. in history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, and has held postdoctoral or visiting researcher positions at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Oxford University's SaÏd Business School, and Microsoft Research Cambridge.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Pre-conference Workshop co-chairs: Sue Castriotta scastrio@keene.edu and Katie Kearns kkearns@indiana.edu.
Full-day Pre-Conference Workshop
One full-day Pre-Conference Workshop (W1) begins Wednesday, October 24th, 1:00-4:30 & continues Thursday, October 25th, 8:30-12:00. (Breakfast on Thursday is included for participants of W1, as is a copy of A Guide to Faculty Development, 2nd Ed.)
W1: Getting Started: Workshop for new faculty developers ($170)
Therese Huston, Seattle University
Kevin Barry, University of Notre Dame
Jonathan Iuzzini, Monroe Community College
Teresa Johnson, The Ohio State University
Faculty development can be one of the most rewarding careers in academia but, for most of us, requires the development of new skills and broader perspectives. After processing several core concepts and examples from different types of institutions, participants will engage in discussions, role-plays, and breakout groups to better understand what faculty developers do and how we do it. We’ll practice skill-building and you’ll learn how to say "yes" to the right things. This workshop provides an opportunity for each participant to leave the session with an individual action plan and a support network to help you achieve your goals.
Topics: Faculty Professional Development, POD Professional Development
Audience: New/recent faculty developers (5 years or less)
Half-day Pre-Conference Workshops
Thursday, October 25th, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM.
(Breakfast is not included with half-day workshops. All half-day workshops are $70)
W2: Terms of Engagement: Promoting Student Engagement in Today’s College Classroom
Elizabeth Barkley, Foothill College
Many college teachers search for ways to increase student engagement but struggle choosing which strategies will be most effective. This workshop uses a dynamic model for understanding and promoting student engagement that integrates five elements: 1) motivation, 2) active learning, 3) building a sense of community, 4) crafting tasks that are appropriately challenging, and 5) teaching for holistic learning. Building upon the knowledge, experience and creativity of the facilitator and participants, we will use this model as a framework to solve participant-identified teaching challenges and generate a repository of practical strategies that will intentionally span the newest technologies to traditional, time-tested techniques.
Topics: Faculty Professional Development, SoTL
Audience: Faculty (conference attendees who are faculty and also part-time developers)
W3: MetaLearning: Improving FACULTY Performance by Teaching Students HOW to Learn.
Stephen Carroll, Santa Clara University
Melissa Ganus, Ganus R & D
If our aim is to develop self-motivated, metacognitive, critical thinkers, we need to teach students how to do this kind of learning. Explicitly teaching students optimized methods of learning that leverage advancements in cognitive science, physiology of learning and emotional intelligence accelerates students’ progress toward these goals-simultaneously enhancing faculty performance.
Participants will learn by doing: short presentations will be followed by guided explorations, short writings and discussions (using the principles of learning presented). Everyone will take away ideas and materials for setting up their own lessons on learning and an assessment instrument to help them prove that they work.
Topics: Assessment, Faculty Professional Development
Audience: Faculty (conference attendees who are faculty and also part-time developers)
W4: Pencils and Pixels for All: Inclusive Design in Faculty Development
Elizabeth Harrison, University of Dayton
Both recent legislation and changing paradigms of disability make it imperative that PODers rethink our roles as professional, organizational, and faculty developers in changing the teaching and learning environments on our campuses for different types of learners, including (but not limited to) learners with disabilities. In this session we will (1) uncover assumptions behind teaching practices that use low- and high-technologies; (2) explore inclusive or universal design and what it means for teaching and learning and the use of technology; and (3) share examples of strategies and techniques for teaching in inclusive ways no matter what level technology is used.
Topics: Diversity, POD Professional Development
Audience: Open to all POD members
W5: Slow Teaching: A Pedagogical Mashup for Hyper-Connected Times
Bob Cole, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Allison Pingree, Harvard Kennedy School
Jennifer Russell, Academy of Art University
Our relationship to technology is complex: Staggering advances are changing how we work and play. While hyper-connectivity can maximize collaboration and productivity, the struggle to keep pace can lead to burnout, for both people and the planet. Some characterize this era as "post-normal," highlighting the degrees of change, complexity, and uncertainty we face. One response to this age is the growth of "Slow" movements, including Slow food, money, and teaching. This workshop explores dialogic approaches like contemplative pedagogy, active listening, and storytelling as a platform for critical conversations about mindful engagement, technology integration, and sustainability.
Topics: Organizational Development, Technology
Audience: Faculty (conference attendees who are faculty and also part-time developers)
W6: Winning Them Over: Helping Faculty Overcome Student Resistance
Anton Tolman, Utah Valley University
Ursula Sorensen, Utah Valley University
As faculty move towards implementation of more learner-centered teaching methods, they are often dismayed by students’ resistance to active teaching methods, since this behavior seems counter-productive to their own long-term interests. This workshop will describe an integrated model for understanding student resistance to active teaching based on four major interdependent elements: situational factors, negative prior experiences, cognitive development, and readiness to change. Using this model, participants will discuss and develop their own plans for how they would address the elements of the model as well as how they might incorporate the model into faculty development efforts.
Topics: Research, Retention
Audience: Open to all POD members
W7: If You Build It, Will They Come? Marketing Your Center
Theresa Pettit, Cornell University
Kim Kenyon, Cornell University
Centers offer support to greatly enhance teaching at a university through programming specifically designed for that purpose…if they find us. How do we make faculty aware of all that our Centers have to offer? In this workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to discuss marketing strategies that work, both for new and established Centers. Participants will leave with a framework for creating, or enhancing, a strategic marketing plan that significantly promotes your Center’s efforts, along with a packet with tested strategies and marketing models.
Topics: Faculty Professional Development, Programs
Audience: New/recent faculty developers (5 years or less)
W8: Designing a Competency-Based Approach to Graduate & Professional Student Development
Alan Kalish, The Ohio State University
Laura Border, University of Colorado
Elizabeth Chandler, University of Chicago
Joanna Gilmore, University of Texas Austin
Lauren Griffith, University of Central Michigan
Steven Hansen, Duquesne University
Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan
Bill Rando, Yale University
S. Spencer Robinson, The Ohio State University
Linda von Hoene, University of California Berkeley
Informed by research on effective teaching and curriculum studies, a team of educational developers is proposing competencies needed by postsecondary teachers. These competencies are proposed as an integral part of the curriculum of all graduate and professional studies. During this workshop, the teaching competencies will be shared, discussed, and suggestions for improvement will be invited. By mapping these competencies onto their current GPS programs (please bring descriptions), session participants will develop an understanding of the logic model, reveal gaps in the alignment of their institutions’ intentions and activities, and provide valuable feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the model.
Topics: Graduate Student Professional, Organizational Development
Audience: Open to all POD members, Graduate and Professional Student Developers
W9: Facilitation Techniques That Move People and Projects Forward
Cynthia Anson, Boise State University
To work effectively with individuals and groups, faculty development professionals need expertise in consultation, training, teaching, and assessment. When they are called upon to implement university initiatives or solve institutional problems, they might discover a need for additional skills and strategies that will successfully move people and projects forward. This workshop focuses on learning and practicing process facilitation techniques to 1) elicit participation and a sense of ownership from all collaborators; 2) guide discussions that result in clarity of purpose and action; 3) make high stakes decisions by consensus; and 4) identify sustainable solutions to complex problems.
Topics: Administration, Organizational Development
Audience: Open to all POD members
W10: How's It Going? Reflecting on Our Work
Margaret Cohen, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Kate Brinko, Appalachian State University
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens Ortquist-Ahrens, Berea College
Frank Tuitt, University of Denver
John Zubizarreta, Columbia College
"How's it Going?" offers early and mid-career faculty developers an opportunity to present their work, consult with veteran mentors, and develop networks to sustain the collaborative, consultative processes initiated in this workshop. Participants prepare a statement describing their center and its work and target one issue for discussion. The wisdom that emerges from small group exchanges between early-career, mid-career, and veteran faculty developers is recorded so that participants create a set of evaluative questions and strategies to use reflectively as they pursue the vision of faculty development on campus. Guidelines for the statement are distributed in advance.
Topics: Organizational Development, POD Professional Development
Audience: New/recent faculty developers (5 years or less)
W11: From Pencils to Pixels: Tools for helping faculty integrate technology
Chris Clark, University of Notre Dame
Judy Brophy, Keene State College
Jenny Darrow, Keene State College
Faye Haggar, University of South Dakota
Participants will collaboratively build a set of shared online resources as they gain knowledge and skills to help faculty integrate technology. The workshop will have four segments: (1) developing effective visuals and response system (clicker) techniques, (2) learning concept-mapping software, (3) identifying digital alternatives to traditional teaching strategies, and (4) sharing tools and techniques. Participants don't need to be wizards but should be familiar with digital learning tools. Each participant must bring a laptop and should be able to create and edit Google Docs. Sponsored by the POD TIG on Teaching with Technology.
Topics: POD Professional Development, Technology
Audience: Technology, technology integration specialists
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
All concurrent session types undergo a blind peer-review process. A full schedule of concurrent sessions will be available here in summer 2012.
- 75-minute interactive sessions: Co-chairs Lisa Kurz kurz@indiana.edu and Allison Boye allison.p.boye@ttu.edu.
Interactive sessions combine brief presentations or panel discussions with methods that engage all participants, reflecting POD's long-standing tradition of interactive, collegial sessions.
- 75-minute roundtable discussions: Co-chairs Bob Cole bob.cole@miis.edu and Suzanna Klaf sklaf@fairfield.edu.
Roundtable discussions provide an opportunity for various kinds of interactions in a smaller group setting (10-15 people), such as discussion of a concept, approach, program, issue, case study, or reading.
- 35-minute research presentations (new session format): Co-chairs Danilo Baylen Dbaylen1@yahoo.com and Victoria Bhavsar vbhavsar@csupomona.edu.
Research sessions include a presentation and discussion of new or on-going educational, professional, or organizational development research. Session leaders present their original research for the first 20-25 minutes, reserving 10-15 minutes for Q&A.
- Poster presentations: Co-chairs Bruce Larson blarson@unca.edu and Cara Meixner meixnecx@jmu.edu.
The poster session provides an ideal format for presenting in a context where colleagues can engage in many one-on-one discussions, facilitated by well-designed posters, as well as supplemental materials.
Concurrent sessions may address one or more of the Topics and Audiences below:
- Adjunct Professional Development: Practices, processes, theories, techniques, programs pertaining specifically to adjunct or part-time faculty development.
- Administration: Budgeting, funding, management, planning, performance appraisal, staff/faculty recruitment and retention, and other issues concerning the administration of a center or other unit.
- Assessment: Measuring the effectiveness of an aspect of practice and/or outcomes in order to improve (designate other topics to indicate the subject of assessment - e.g., teaching & learning, programs, Faculty PD).
- Diversity: addressing under-represented or minority populations on campus, in the classroom, in administration.
- Faculty Professional Development: Practices, processes, theories, techniques, programs pertaining to faculty development.
- Graduate Student Professional Development: Practices, processes, theories, techniques, programs pertaining specifically to graduate and professional student development.
- Organizational Development: Practices, processes, theories, or techniques related to the systemic development of institutions and organizations.
- POD Professional Development: Practices, processes, theories, techniques, programs pertaining to development of those in the professions represented by POD (e.g., Center staff, technologists, etc.).
- Programs: Organization, implementation, practices, theories, techniques related to programs and services (in centers and other units).
- Research: Systematic, generalizable investigations into clearly defined questions, employing accepted methods for data collection and analysis (designate other topics to indicate the subject of research - e.g., teaching & learning, programs, Faculty PD).
- Retention: Practices, processes, theories, techniques related to retaining students and improving graduation rates.
- SoTL: Practice of, results of, and programs supporting Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
- Start-up: Practices, processes, organizational ideas related to establishment and growth of centers, programs, or other projects.
- Sustainability: incorporating applying principles of environmental and/or programmatic sustainability into educational development work.
- Teaching & Learning: Practices, processes, theories, techniques related to classroom and other teaching and learning.
- Technology: Explorations of current and new technologies that can support teaching, program or organizational development.
- Administrators
- All POD members
- Community colleges
- Faculty (conference attendees who are faculty and also part-time developers)
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- International POD participants
- Instructional Technologists and technology integration specialists
- Large colleges and universities
- New/recent faculty developers
- Seasoned faculty developers
- Small colleges and universities
SPECIAL SESSIONS: POD-SPONSORED, SUNDAY ANCHOR, AND OTHER
In addition to the standard pre-conference workshops, 75-minute interactive and roundtable and poster sessions, the POD conference includes POD-sponsored sessions as well as an anchor session to close the event. POD-sponsored sessions are sponsored and submitted by members of various POD committees, then reviewed and vetted by POD’s Core Committee. The anchor session, a session that has particular importance and/or broad interest to POD membership, is chosen by the Conference Committee.
This year's Anchor Session, "From the Conference to the Campus: Educational Development through the Lens of Crowdsourcing," will be held on Sunday morning, 8:30-10:00AM. Look forward to interactive "backchannel" conversations (both in analogue and digital forms) throughout the conference, leading to a final synthesis of our collective "backchannel" insights, as well as take-away lessons about using crowdsourcing and collaborative creation in our work as POD practitioners. Facilitators include: Derek Bruff (Vanderbilt University); Amy Collier (Stanford University);
Rachel Neimer (University of Michigan); Jim Julius (MiraCosta College);
Judy Brophy (Keene State College).
TOPICAL INTEREST GROUPS
As conference attendance continues to grow and we foster collaborations with a broader spectrum of learning institutions and organizations, we want to maintain the informal community traditions upon which POD is built by providing opportunities for colleagues to gather around common interests. The topical interest groups (TIGs) bring together newcomers and more experienced educational developers, and promote deeper interaction than can sometimes occur in more traditional conference sessions.
Each TIG will have an experienced facilitator and will take place on Friday from 7:30-8:45 AM. More information on specific TIGs will be available here during summer 2012, as well as in the Conference Program. Please contact TIG Co-coordinators for more information: Dakin Burdick, dburdick@endicott.edu, and Marie Kendall Brown, marie.brown@louisville.edu.
CREATE@POD
Create@POD is an evening of short, lively creative presentations from POD members on a variety of topics. It is an opportunity to engage in creative thinking, critical thinking's often neglected twin. Create@POD presentations take one of two formats: 5-minute, live 20/15 presentations, or 3.5-minute digital stories. Look for the call for create@POD call for proposals in early August, from co-coordinators Chris Clark, clark.96@nd.edu, and Bill Watson, spalding.watson@gmail.com.
JOB FAIR
The Job Fair will be held on Friday morning from 9:00-10:15 AM. This session should be considered a networking "meet and greet" opportunity, not a time for formal interviews. Job candidates are likely to have more success if they meet face-to-face with potential employers rather than just dropping off a resume; the time can then be used to learn more about the position and the employing institution. Potential employers can use this time to plan a subsequent interview during the conference. More information will be distributed to POD members and conference registrants in the early fall by Job Fair coordinator Angela Linse, Arl15@psu.edu.
RESOURCE FAIR
Since 2007, the Resource Fair included both non-profit and for-profit organizations. We now offer two distinct events: The Resource Fair features tables only from college- and university-affiliated programs and from non-profit organizations. The Vendor Exhibit will feature tables only from businesses such as publishers and consultants.
The Resource Fair and Reception will be held on Friday evening from 5:15-6:45 pm. The Resource Fair provides an opportunity to socialize while showcasing your programs by displaying and distributing information about your activities, resources, and services. Materials and services may NOT be offered for sale or promoted for sale during the Resource Fair.
NOTE: If you wish to have a table at the Resource Fair, you must register for the conference and reserve your table in advance by checking the appropriate box on the conference registration form. You or your representative should plan to be at your table to talk with conference participants during the entire session. There is no fee. More information about the Resource Fair will be distributed in the early fall, to those who have reserved a table, by Resource Fair coordinator Kathryn Nantz, Nantz@fairfield.edu.
VENDOR EXHIBIT
The Vendor Exhibit will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, excluding the time set aside for the plenary sessions. The Vendor Exhibit and Vendor sessions are the only times at the conference when items or services may be promoted or offered for sale. We welcome publishers, consultants, and others. If you wish to reserve a table at this event, you must reserve your place in advance by checking the appropriate box on the conference registration form. If you are interested in participating in the vendor exhibit, please mark the appropriate boxes in the registration form.
VENDOR INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
In 2009, the POD Core Committee approved the introduction of increased corporate sponsorship to offset passing escalating conference costs onto POD attendees. In 2011, vendors who have sponsored the POD conference at the Bronze Level or higher have the opportunity to present an interactive workshop in the Vendor Showcase Room. Interactive workshops are not commercials; rather, they are intended to reflect the engaged and research-based approach of the POD community. The Vendor Exhibit and Vendor sessions are the only times at the conference when items or services may be promoted or offered for sale.
EXCURSIONS
The conference committee would like to thank David Goldstein of U. Washington-Bothell for his help in identifying these wonderful excursions! For questions about logistics, costs, etc., please contact Natasha Haugnes (nhaugnes@gmail.com) or Victoria Bhavsar (vbhavsar@csupomona.edu).
E1: "Tutankhamun -- the Golden King and Great Pharoahs" Pacific Science Center
http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/King-Tut/king-tut-the-exhibition
Thursday, October 5, 1:00 -- 5:00 pm
"This is the last time the exhibit will be available in North America! Features more than 100 objects from King Tut's tomb and ancient sites representing some of the most important rulers throughout 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history. With more than twice the number of artifacts than the original Tut exhibit that toured in the 1970s, many of these objects have never toured in the United States before this exhibit.
"Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs is organized by National Geographic and Arts & Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Northern Trust is a proud cultural partner."
Gather in the hotel lobby at 1 pm; walk 3 blocks from the conference hotel to the Seattle Monorail and ride to the Pacific Science Center. Explore the museum for awhile, then see the Tutankhamun exhibit at 2:30 (our group has a timed entrance). When you're done, catch the monorail back and rejoin the conference at your leisure.
Cost: $28 (includes audio guide)
Additional cost (not paid via POD): $2.25 monorail ticket (each way, purchased on site).
This excursion can accommodate up to 40 participants.
E2: An Afternoon at Microsoft
Friday, October 26, 12:30--5:00 pm
Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:30, then travel by bus. Spend an afternoon at Microsoft exploring what the present and future of technology holds as seen by one of the world’s largest and most influential software companies. Hosted by Dr. Jim Ptaszynski, Senior Director for World Wide Higher Education, the tour lets you explore how Microsoft provides development opportunities to its employees, what the major changes facing higher education are, and how technology will play an even larger role in the future of teaching and research. Lunch is included in this excursion. Time permitting, there will be a visit to the Microsoft Company Store and Museum.
Cost: $20
This excursion can accommodate 52 participants.
E3: "Seattle -- The Game"
http://www.strayboots.com/locations/seattle/tours/
Friday, October 26, 1:00 -- 4:30 pm, or a little longer or shorter as YOU choose!
"Explore Seattle in a totally new way - through three awesome interactive walking tours with your cell phone as your guide!"
Perfect for the pixels crowd, and the pencils crowd can walk with a pixels friend! Seattle -- The Game is a fun, self-paced, team-oriented tour of Seattle. Pick a tour and we'll join you up with a team.
- Pike Place Tour (walk from the hotel about 6 blocks downhill to Pike Place)
- Pioneer Center Tour (take a cab from the hotel to 1st & Yesler, about 1 mile, to Pioneer Center)
Meet up in the hotel lobby at 1:00 pm, take as long as you want for your tour, then make your way back to the conference in time for the Friday evening receptions and awards banquet!
Cost: None at the time of POD conference registration.
Additional cost (not paid via POD):
$12 -- pay directly at
http://www.strayboots.com/locations/seattle/tours/. This excursion can accommodate any number of participants.
Register for this excursion with POD so we can help you form teams! This is a great way to meet new people.
Cost: $20
This excursion can accommodate 52 participants.
E4: Seattle Underground Tour
http://www.undergroundtour.com/index.html
Saturday, October 27, 3:00 -- 6:00 pm
"The Underground Tour is is a leisurely, guided walking tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets. As you roam the subterranean passages that once were the main roadways and first-floor storefronts of old downtown Seattle, our guides regale you with the stories our pioneers didn’t want you to hear. It’s history with a twist!"
Meet in the hotel lobby at 3:00 pm and take a cab from the conference hotel to meet the tour at 608 First Ave, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, between Cherry Street and Yesler Way.
Cost: $16
Additional cost (not paid via POD): Cab fare, approx. $7.00 each way.
This excursion can accommodate 40 participants.
E5: "Seattle Symphony and Violinist Gil Shaham Play Mozart"
http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/
Saturday, October 27, 7:00 -- 11:00 pm.
According to this music-lover, "It's like Mozart's soul is infused into the instruments...his essence fills the hall. A requiem of emotions form as if the notes leap from the page into life."
Meet in the hotel lobby at 7:00 pm. Walk or take a cab from conference hotel to Benaroya Hall at 200 University St., about 6 blocks; concert begins at 8:00 pm. Orchestra seats.
Cost: $35
Additional cost (not paid via POD): Cab fare, approx. $7.00.
This excursion can accommodate 25 participants.
E6: Northern Italian Elder POD Dinner at Cuoco
http://cuoco-seattle.com/
Saturday, October 27, 7:00 -- 10:00 pm.
Reconnect with old friends over a delicious Italian meal in your own semi-private dining area at Couco, one of Seattle’s acclaimed Tom Douglas restaurants. Meet in the Hotel Lobby at 7 to take cabs or walk to the restaurant, one mile away from the Sheraton. Most appropriate for long-time POD members, although anyone is welcome.
Cost: $60
Additional cost (not paid via POD): beverages, gratuity, and Cab fare (approx $7).
E7: "Tillicum Village Tour"
http://www.tillicumvillage.com/
Sunday, October 28, 11:00 am -- 4:00 pm.
This is Seattle's premiere native cultural experience. The 4-hour event includes a narrated cruise to Blake Island, steamed clam appetizers upon arrival, salmon buffet, a Native American-inspired program, exploration time on beautiful Blake Island state park, and a return cruise.
Meet in the hotel lobby at 11:00 am. Take a cab from the hotel lobby to Pier 55 at 1201 Alaskan Way (about 7 blocks, on the waterfront). Depart with the cruise at 11:30 am sharp and return by 3:30 pm.
Cost: $64
Additional cost (not paid via POD): Cab fare, approx. $7.00 each way.
This tour requires a 10-person minimum and can accommodate 25 maximum.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
The POD conference registration desk will be open on the Ground Floor at these times:
- Wednesday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Thursday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Friday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Saturday 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM
| Wednesday, October 24 |
| 9:00 AM |
9:00 AM-5:00 PM
POD Core Meeting |
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| 1:00 PM |
1:00-4:30 PM
Pre-Conference Workshop W1 (Part 1) |
| Thursday, October 25 |
| 8:30 AM |
8:30-12:00
Pre-Conference Workshops
W1 (Part 2)
W2-W11 |
8:00-12:00
POD Core Meeting |
9:00 AM-
5:00 PM
Vendor
Exhibit |
| 1:00 PM |
1:00-1:30 Introduction to
POD for first time attendees |
1:00-5:00
Excursion E1:
Tutankhaman-the
Golden King and Great Pharoahs |
| 1:45 PM |
1:45-3:00 Interactive &
Roundtable Sessions |
| 3:00 PM |
3:15-4:30 Interactive &
Roundtable Sessions |
| 5:00 PM |
5:00-6:15 Diversity Committee Reception (cash bar) |
| 6:30 PM |
6:30-8:00
Conference Dinner: Welcome and President's Address |
| 8:15 PM |
8:15-10:00
Create@POD |
| Friday, October 26 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00 Yoga |
| 7:00 AM |
7:00-8:45 Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 AM |
7:30-8:45 POD Topical Interest Groups (TIGs) |
7:30-
10:30
Vendor
Exhibit |
| 9:00 AM |
9:00-10:15 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions; Job Fair |
| 10:15 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM |
10:30-12:00
Plenary Session - Dr. Michael Wesch |
| 12:00 PM |
12:00-2:00 Lunch-on-Your-Own &
Committee Meetings |
12:30-5:00
Expedition E2:
An Afternoon at Microsoft
1:00-4:30
Expedition E3:
Seattle - The Game |
12:00-
6:45
Vendor
Exhibit |
| 1:30 PM |
1:30-2:00 POD Business Meeting |
| 2:15 PM |
2:15-3:30
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 3:30 PM |
Break |
|
| 3:45 PM |
3:45-5:00 Interactive
& Roundtable
Sessions |
3:45-5:45
Poster
Session |
| 5:15 PM |
5:15-6:45 Resource
Fair (cash bar) |
| 7:00 PM |
7:00-8:30
POD Awards Banquet and HBCUFDN Dinner |
| 8:30 PM |
Live Entertainment |
| Saturday, October 27 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00 Yoga |
| 7:00 AM |
7:00-8:45
Committee Meetings & Breakfast; Graduate & Professional
Student Developers Breakfast; International POD Attendees
Breakfast |
7:30-
10:30
Vendor
Exhibit |
| 9:00 AM |
9:00-10:15 Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 10:15 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM |
10:30-12:00
Plenary Session - Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang |
| 12:00 PM |
12:00-1:15
Networking Lunch |
12:00-
5:45
Vendor
Exhibit |
| 1:30 PM |
1:30-2:45
Interactive & Roundtable Sessions |
| 2:45 PM |
Break |
| 3:00 PM |
3:00-4:15
Interactive & Roundtable
Sessions |
3:00 - 6:00
Expedition E4: Seattle
Underground Tour |
| 4:15 PM |
Break |
| 4:30 PM |
4:30-5:45
Interactive & Roundtable
Sessions |
| 6:00 PM |
Dinner-on-Your-Own |
7:00 - 11:00
Expedition E5:
Seattle Symphony and Violinist Gil Shaham Play Mozart
7:00 - 10:00
Expedition E6:
ElderPOD |
| Sunday, October 28 |
| 6:00 AM |
6:00-7:00 Yoga |
| 7:00 AM |
7:00-8:30 Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM |
8:30-10:00 POD-Sponsored Anchor Session: From the Conference to the Campus: Educational Development through the Lens of Crowdsourcing |
| 11:00 AM |
|
11:00-4:00
Expedition E7:
Tillicum Village Tour |
POD MEMBERSHIP DUES
| (in U.S. dollars) |
Individual membership
(U.S.A. Canada, and Mexico) |
$95 |
Institutional Membership
(covers 3 persons, additional persons @ $75 ea.) |
$225 |
| International individual membership |
$110 |
International institutional membership
(covers 3 persons, additional persons @ $85) |
$255 |
| Retired/student membership (U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) |
$45 |
| Retired/student membership international |
$50 |
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES
Conference registration fees do not include membership dues. All attendees, including one-day attendees, must be current members by the time of conference and can join or renew when registering for the conference. Please see membership dues structure above.
All fees, outlined below, are in U.S. dollars and payment must be made in U.S. dollars.
- All conference participants are required to be current members of POD.
- International membership applies to persons from countries other than Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
- Please note that the conference registration fee includes the designated conference meals, coffee breaks and receptions (see Conference Overview).
- Pre-conference workshops, educational expeditions, and tables at the vendor exhibit have separate fees, in addition to the registration and membership fees.
| CONFERENCE FEES |
"Early Bird" Registration Fee
(Postmarked or submitted online by October 1; deadline strictly observed) |
Regular Registration Fee
(Postmarked or submitted online after October 1 and before October 24) |
On-site Registration Fee
(On or after October 24) |
| Member |
$465 |
$505 |
$525 |
| Student (member) |
$305 |
$340 |
$380 |
| Retired (member) |
$400 |
$435 |
$470 |
| One Day Only (member: includes lunch) |
$170 |
$210 |
$265 |
| Meals only for attendee's guest (for entire conference). Membership is not required for meals only. |
$245 |
$245 |
$255 |
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP FEES
Pre-Conference Workshops are presented in half-day and full-day formats. The fee for the full-day workshop (W1) is $170 and all half-day workshops are $70. See the Pre-Conference Workshop section for more details.
EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITIONS FEES
The fees for educational expeditions vary and are specified in the descriptions of the expeditions.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
HOTEL:
Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Guests may call (888) 627-7056 to reserve a guestroom; Guests will need to refer to "POD Network" in order to receive the group rate of $149 (traditional room - single/double). The group rate is available until September 22, 2012 (subject to availability).
Guestroom amenities are listed here.
A personalized website for the Professional Organization Development Network, occurring October 19, 2012 - October 31, 2012, has been created. Guests can access the site to book, modify, or cancel a reservation here.
TRANSPORTATION
Centrally located, the Sheraton Seattle Hotel is easily accessible from Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport and a wide variety of destinations. Getting here is simple with frequent airport shuttle service provided by Shuttle Express Downtown Airporter Service, various taxi services and car rental companies, and Seattle’s local transit system.
For information on a variety of transportation options, click here.
If you are traveling by car, please see driving directions here.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
Sheraton Seattle PACKAGE SHIPPING & LABELING PROCEDURES
In order to help expedite the timely delivery and return of packages, all boxes must be labeled with name of the group’s recipient (NOT the Hotel Sales or Service Manager), group name and the date of the program. A sample label is shown below. Please call or
email your Catering or Convention Services Manager to provide them with the number of
packages you are shipping, the method of shipping and expected delivery date to the
Hotel. All packages will be held in the hotel package room until they are delivered to the
designated room. In order to retrieve your packages, please contact the Bell Desk,
Security, StarMeeting Concierge or a Banquet Captain. Packages can be retrieved 24
hours each day.
Sample Shipping Label:
NAME OF GUEST RECIPIENT
c/o SHERATON SEATTLE HOTEL
1400 SIXTH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98101
POD NETWORK CONFERENCE
ARRIVAL DATE:___________
PACKAGE # __ of __
SAMPLE SHIPPING LABEL HANDLING FEES
The Sheraton Seattle Hotel assesses handling fees as noted below. For your
convenience, charges will be posted to the guest room or group master account.
Charges will appear on your final room bill as Business Center. The hotel cannot store
packages for more than three (3) days prior to or three (3) days after a program. A $30.00 per item, per day charge will be added if storage exceeds this time-frame.
Inbound Packages
0 to 5 pounds: $ 7.00 each
6 to 20 pounds: $13.00 each
21 to 50 pounds: $18.00 each
Over 50 pounds: $55.00 each
Crates: $80.00 each
Pallets: $125.00 each
Outbound Packages*
$5.00 each
*Guests may use their own account or use Hotel’s service at an additional cost.
