Cheryl has been involved in planning and participating in conferences, trade shows, expositions, and other professional events for over twelve years.
Cheryl has been part of the planning team for several International CODATA Conferences.
- 2006: 20th International CODATA Conference, Beijing, China, October 2006
- 2004: 19th International CODATA Conference, Berlin, Germany, November 2004
- 2002: 18th International CODATA Conference, Montreal, Canada, September 2002
- 2000: 17th International CODATA Conference, Baveno, Italy, October 2000
As such, Cheryl has worked intensively on the back-end conference organization. This includes creating and maintaining databases of participants and speakers that include information such as registration status, whether their abstract, presentation, paper and bio has been submitted, and any additional relevant information. The information is obtained through working with the International Scientific Program Committee and through direct correspondence with participants from all over the world. This information is used to create the program, book of abstracts, and other printed and online materials for the conference.
Cheryl has also been integral in the development of the front-end visual identity of these conferences in that she designs the logo/visual identity, website (pre-conference: program, abstracts and logistical information / post-conference: proceedings) , program, book of abstracts, participants listings, badges, session signs, and the design of giveaway items such as tote bags, notepads, and pens.
Lastly, Cheryl has participated in the conferences as part of the support staff.
Cheryl organized this workshop with guidance from the CODATA President,
and did the following for it:
- Corresponded with African scientists to develop the program so that it addressed the most important needs of the African scientific community. This involved extensive communications with the Senegalese Local Organizing Committee.
- Coordinated all logistical and travel aspects of the conference, including providing invitation letters and support to several scientists to attend the workshop. This sometimes required learning certain protocols and following international procedures.
- Design and creation of logo, website, fact sheet, program, badges, and other online and print materials.
- PowerPoint presentation for the CODATA President.
- Development of the budget and other general administrative materials.
- Attendance at the conference.
- CODATA Africa Workshop Proceedings book design/compilation
From
1994 to 1999, Cheryl served as the Trade Show Manager for the Standard
Reference Data Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
In this capacity, she trained and supervised trade show exhibit staff in
booth etiquette and on technical issues regarding how to answer specific
scientific and technical questions, e.g., about the different products
SRD had available; decided which expositions SRD participated in and which
personnel would staff each show; created annual budget requests; created
promotional and marketing materials, including posters, brochures, catalogs,
and flyers; and participated in almost all of the expositions at which
SRD and NIST were represented.
Examples of expos
that NIST/SRD participates in are here: http://www.nist.gov/srd/exhibits.htm.
Specific shows Cheryl managed were (for the years 1994-1999): PittCon, ACS
(2x per year), EAS, AVS, Petrochem, ASMS, ACHEMA, and more.
SHoD
Hard Rock Music Festivals
Cheryl and Rob Levey produced the SHoD festivals for four years, in various
places around the United States. The last one was a three day show
featuring almost 40 bands. We handled every detail of each of these festivals,
including promotion, scheduling of bands, managing the acts on the days of the shows, and logistics (including setting up special rates with local hotels for bands and other concert-goers). View details about each SHoD show here.
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