On behalf of the SIGUCCS 2015 program committee, we would like to thank you for attending SIGUCCS 2015!
SIGUCCS is an amazing environment to learn, grow, and build solid, life-long relationships with professional colleagues. Our goal for this year's conference was to provide and promote that environment for you as an attendee.
As program chairs, we were blessed to work with a large team of dedicated professionals who volunteered their time and worked hard to bring you a solid conference experience. That team includes the track chairs and readers who helped shape the programming of the conference. We could not have pulled together a program of this caliber without their efforts.
There are some exciting changes for the conference this year! First, the workshops have been combined and offered on Monday afternoon, before the Service and Support portion of the conference. Second, Service and Support and Management Symposium are running concurrently, Wednesday afternoon - Thursday morning. This was done to further encourage collaboration between the two portions of the conference. Third, the committee decided to utilize a new offering of scheduling software from Sched.org. In addition to many other features, this software allows you to build your own schedule from any device and see who is attending the same sessions you attend. Finally, Lightning Talks are formally part of the program this year. Experience multiple presentations during a single session!
This week will offer you a variety of opportunities. Experience a thoughtful half-day workshop to kick off your conference experience. Listen and engage with the plenary speakers, Patrick Rhone, David Rendall, and Becky Vasquez. Learn about the excellent work your colleagues are doing and discuss ideas in stimulating breakout sessions. Contemplate some exquisite art with your new and old friends at The Dali Museum during Wednesday nights Gala event. Take advantage of several opportunities to collaborate and network with peers from across the country and beyond. SIGUCCS will give you everything you need to grow, lead and adapt. We encourage you to look at the schedule and make a plan for what you want to attend so that you don't miss anything!
We encourage you to provide feedback for each session you attend and at the end of the conference. This helps your colleagues improve and provides information to help improve SIGUCCS overall and possible changes for the 2016 conference.
Finally, if you have the opportunity to give back and help this wonderful community, we encourage you to reach out to any volunteer or the program committee about volunteering!
This is just the beginning of your opportunity to "Make Your Sun Shine"!
Recommendations
Acceptance Rates
Year | Submitted | Accepted | Rate |
---|---|---|---|
SIGUCCS '14 | 58 | 24 | 41% |
SIGUCCS '13 | 46 | 43 | 93% |
SIGUCCS '10 | 66 | 56 | 85% |
Overall | 170 | 123 | 72% |