If you’re interested in how sessions are selected for a BILT conference you’re in luck. I’ve tried to document with a few pictures the process that illustrate the onsite review process. And you might be surprised that we’ve actually embraced a hybrid analog / digital process that has really helped us design the conference with much more ease and fluidity (thanks again Dezi!).
After abstract submissions close, each committee member reviews about half of the 360 submissions, giving each submissions Yes/No/Maybe rank. Once the individual reviews are complete, we hold a series of 2 hour online review sessions. We all discuss the previous ranking and modify as necessary. I’d estimate less than 10% of all submissions are given either a “Yes” or “No” rank. But we’re still going to review everything onsite again.
The 2 hour review sessions complete the week before the onsite meeting.
The North American committee arrives on site no later than Thursday evening. This…