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Criteria for consideration in selecting the General Chair:

 * Having been PC chair for a conference in Computational Linguistics or related area
 * Having been Local Arrangements Chair for a conference (not just a workshop); hence having dealt with hotels or conference sites
 * Having management experience 
 * Being known for following through on commitments
 * Being well-organized
 * Having academic/research experience
 * Being a good judge of character, in naming a team
 * Being diplomatic and able to work well with others

Criteria for selection as a Program Co-chair include:

 * Having been an Area Chair for an ACL/EACL conference
 * Being well-organized
 * Being a respected researcher with good judgement
 * Being diplomatic and able to work well with others

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[[http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Selecting_the_general_chair|ACL: Selecting the general chair]]
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Adapted from the ACL policy. Stephen Clark, October 2013