Departmental colloquium:
Thursdays, 4:15 PM, JWB 335
Procedures and informatin:
To request a speaker:
All speaker requests must be e-mailed to the Colloquium Chair, Christel Hohenegger.
Please refer to
the colloquium webpage for available dates.
Regular faculty, or Post Docs with approval from a faculty member might request a speaker.
Emphasis will be
put on the quality of the suggested talks.
January and
February are usually reserved for hiring colloquium talks.
Prior to the day
of the colloquium:
Stay in contact with the speaker.
Keep the
Colloquium Chair and the Assistant to the Chair, Mary Levine, updated.
Title and abstract
should be available 2 weeks prior the colloquium.
Please provide a
recent picture of the speaker for the poster.
Advise speaker
that the first 20 minutes of the talk should be accessible to
everyone.
On the day of the
colloquium:
Bring the speaker
to the Assistant to the Chairman, Mary Levine, for reimbursement.
Have the speaker
fill out the top of the honararium form and sign the reimbursement forms.
For computer
presentation, please bring the speaker to JWB 335 at 3:30pm.
It is strongly
recommended to have the PDF file of the presentation available on a
USB pen.
Accompany the speaker in the lounge for refreshments promptly at 3:45pm.
Encourage students to attend the colloquium.
Take the speaker to dinner and arrange for at least 3 attendees.
Coordinate dinner
and lunch.
Colloquium expense allowances:
Domestic
flights in coach.
Accommodation costs - University Guest House or equivalent for 2 nights.
One dinner with speaker - $150.00 max, no alcohol.
One lunch with speaker - $50.00 max, no alcohol.
Please request an
itemized receipt and write down the names of the people attending.
Honorarium $200
unless directed otherwise by the Colloquium Chair.
Reimbursements and
Hotel reservations are handled by the Assistant to the Chairman.