Criteria for selecting as a General Chair include:
- 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
- Being be a good spokesperson to the press and dignitaries, in case that’s necessary
Criteria for selection as a Program Co-chair include:
- Having been an Area Chair for an ACL conference
- Being well-organized
- Being a respected researcher with good judgement
- Being diplomatic and able to work well with others
Author: Phil Cohen, 2000, amended 2005
Amended by: Eduard Hovy, 2000
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