Awards Chair

The Awards Chair/s are responsible to coordinate activities and facilitate the review process for presenting awards for excellence to submitted proposals (papers and non-traditional presentations) at the conference, for the recognition of reviewers and conference members for their contribution at the conference. Awards Chairs lead in developing and coordinating the annual Awards Dinner, ceremony, and celebration. 

More specifically the Awards Chairs have the following responsibilities:

• Communicate with the Conference Chairs (General Chair, Program Chairs; Doctoral Colloquium Chairs; Guided and Virtual Adventures Chairs; Immersive Learning Project Showcases & Competition Chair; Videos, Posters, & Exhibitions Chair; Game Jam Chairs, iLRNFuser Director; Administration & Operations Chair, Evaluation Chair) to develop an objective, transparent and fair review process for the submitted submissions/proposals/presentations in all the categories to identify best awards for each category and contributors in the organisation of the conference (e.g. reviewers, organisers, volunteers).

• Draft categories with criteria for Awards for the iLRN conference website and communicate to Conference General Chair, Program Chairs, Web Developer, and Administrations and Operations Chair.

• Collect nominations for best contributions and reviewers from: 

• Program Chairs;

• Doctoral Colloquium Chairs; 

• Guided and Virtual Adventures Chairs

• Immersive Learning Project Showcases & Competition Chair

• Videos, Posters, & Exhibitions Chair

• Game Jam Chairs, iLRNFuser Director

• Evaluation Chair

• Administration & Operations Chair

• Recruit independent reviewers in each of the above categories and collect votes for awards in each category.

• Create awards certificate template.

• Provide list of runner ups and awardees with affiliations and names of papers to EmCee of the Awards Dinners online and face-to-face venues.

• Create and disseminate award certificates to award winners (digital copy immediate, follow up with mailed copies suitable for framing). https://certifier.io/ platform for digital badges and certificates.

• Provide information for the web site about the excellence awards, the review process, and the independent reviewers.

• Contribute to the presentation of the opening (inform attendees of the review process and encourage participation to the process wherever it applies) and closing ceremonies of the conference (presenting the awards).

The Awards Chair is appointed for serving for a 2-year term. The first year in an apprentice role to a more experienced chair.