Details for Moderators
Schedule
You can access the 2016 SIRC schedule by:
- Downloading the PDF here. Use CTRL+F to search the PDF by last name of the presenter
- Download the Guidebook app for Android or iPhone and search for “2016 SIRC”
- Search this site by last name of presenter (use the search window in the left menu bar and search “in this collection”)
Checking in
When you arrive to campus, please check in at the conference registration table in the Robinson Science Hall lobby on the first floor (see campus map) to receive your conference name tag and final room assignment, as well as timing cards and technical information Check in begins at 8:15 a.m.
Moderating
This year, oral presentations have been grouped into 90-minute sessions. Students have been advised to plan for a 12-minute presentation – if your session includes fewer than six papers, you may give your students up to 15 minutes each. Please reserve at least 12-15 minutes at the end of your session for Q&A.
Before the session begins:
- Help solve any technical problems. If necessary, contact our IT person (information provided at check-in).
- Ask presenters to pronounce their names if you have questions.
- Determine how to divide the time equally among the presenters.
At the beginning of each session:
- Welcome the audience and the presenters and remind people to turn off or turn down any phones/noise making devices.
- Introduce the title of the session(s) and/or the names of the presenters.
- Establish the amount of time each presenter will have.
- Explain the “3 minutes remaining” and “1 minute remaining” cards.
During the Session:
- Keep track of time and cut off any presentation that is going too long.
- Use the “3 minutes remaining” and “1 minute remaining” cards.
- Count the number of audience members and note on the form provided at check-in.
At the end of each session:
- Remind everyone to fill out their evaluations before they leave for the day, and to return name tag holders. Boxes are located at main entrances of each building.
- Be sure to note attendance at bottom of this form.
- Politely encourage people to go on to their next session so that the next group is not prevented from entering and setting up.
- Return the session form
Lunch
Two lunch carts will be available in the Library parking lot (see campus map). There are a variety of off-campus lunch options within walking distance (see map below). Gonzaga and Whitworth students with Sodexo meal plans may eat in the Hixon Union Building cafeteria.
