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PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

We are seeking six folks to join the committee to assist the Staff in ideating and executing the 2026 conference program.

Role and Criteria for Program Committee Members

  • Will be responsible for programming up to 6-8 sessions within their track including sourcing speakers and experts, writing session description & collecting necessary materials, and hosting pre-call for session with all speakers, in collaboration with other programming committee members and IND/EX staff.

  • Programming Committee members are expected to be representatives of IND/EX ethos and values including a commitment to “de-centering the panel”

  • Work in initial program design sprint where committee meets 2-3 weeks in a row, then goes off for independent work, and then meets again to formulate initial program; after initial program has been finalized, attend 1-2 group meetings monthly and ad hoc meetings with staff and speakers as needed

  • 5-10 hours of additional administrative time monthly

  • Committee members will receive a stipend of $500 and a comped badge

  • Estimated 15 hours of time commitment monthly during active program development

Timeline At-A-Glance

  • Applications Open October 24

  • Applications Close November 7

  • Finalists notified week of November 18

  • First Programming meeting the week of December 1st

  • Program Design Sprint: December 8 - 19

  • Individual Work: December - mid-January

  • Program Design Sprint: Mid-January - Mid-February

  • Finalize Program: Mid-February - End of March

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