[Faculty] Fwd: [psw_sec] Announcement about PSW 2020 Conference

[Allen Plotkin]

FYI.
Allen

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From: Dong, Jianyu <jdong2 at exchange.calstatela.edu>
Date: Fri, May 8, 2020 at 7:32 PM
Subject: [psw_sec] Announcement about PSW 2020 Conference
To: psw_sec at asee.org <psw_sec at asee.org>


Dear ASEE PSW members and authors,

Due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASEE PSW Board
decided to *cancel the 2020 PSW Conference*, originally rescheduled from
November 19 to 21 at UC Davis. Instead, UC Davis has agreed to host our
2021 ASEE Conference from April 23 to 25, 2021.

This decision was made after a comprehensive consideration of the impact of
the pandemic on physical gatherings and travel, and the value of an
in-person conference to foster collaboration and networking in our regional
engineering education community.

The answers to some of the questions you might have are listed below:

Q1: I depend on the ASEE PSW Conference for professional development and
networking opportunities in engineering education. What if I cannot wait
until next April?

Neither can we. We are developing a webinar series to discuss best
practices on how to best support teaching and learning, student success,
and faculty development in the COVID-19 period. These webinars will be a
mixture of presenting best practices and town hall discussions. We will
send out more information in June. Please stay tuned.

Q2: My abstract/paper was accepted for the 2020 Conference. What happens
next?

*Accepted Paper*: Authors whose papers were accepted will have the
opportunity to publish their paper this current year in the ASEE PSW
Conference Proceedings (searchable through PEER). You will also be invited
to present at the 2021 ASEE PSW Spring Conference. The Board is working
with ASEE HQ to develop this option, which allows faculty to publish to
help them advance professionally while keeping everyone safe.  Paper
authors will be contacted soon to indicate their preference on how to
proceed.

 *Accepted Workshops, Oral Presentations Only, and Poster Abstracts**:* We
recognize that the projects you have submitted will have likely changed
over the course of a year. Therefore, we are not going to carry over these
abstracts. Instead, we invite you to resubmit an abstract this fall.

All authors will receive a follow-up email by Davis Lanning and Colleen
Bronner, the conference program chairs, with more detailed information.

Q3: I paid for my conference registration. Will it be returned?

You have the option of rolling over your registration to the Spring 2021
Conference (the default option) or you can have it refunded. If you would
like a refund, please email Colleen Bronner (cebronner at ucdavis.edu).

Q4: When can I submit an abstract to the Spring 2021 Conference?

We plan to open a call for abstracts in September 2020. We will send an
email to all members.

If you have additional questions about how the cancellation of PSW 2020
conference affects the paper publication or presentation, please contact
the Program Chairs, Colleen Bronner (cebronner at UCDAVIS.EDU) or David
Lanning (lannind at erau.edu). If you have ideas for the 2020 webinar series,
please contact Colleen Bronner (cebronner at ucdavis.edu).

 Thank you for your understanding and stay safe.

Best Regards,

Jane Dong
PSW Section Chair (2019-2020)
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