Registration+2007

=Registration 2007= (To add ideas to this page: (i) Click on the "Edit this Page" tab (ii) Type in your ideas (iii) Click on the "Save" button) Brainstorming 2007 | Theme 2007 | Registration 2007 | Opening Event 2007 | Session Ideas 2007 | Session Descriptions 2007 | Tech Cafe 2007 | Closing Event 2007 | Updates 2007
 * Visit the various wiki pages for the 2007 conference**

Through the **registration process**, the goals are to:
 * create interest and excitement for the conference
 * organize participants in a way that makes people feel comfortable, valued, and celebrated

=Registration Ideas and Updates from February Planning Meeting=

Timing
http://staff.georgianc.on.ca/ctl/focusOnTeaching/register.php Adon Irani, Jane Manning, and Annique will work on this.
 * Step 1: Initial Registration** - College wide message regarding initial registration was sent out on **Tuesday March 12th**. - as per a previous suggestion, the form will ask about years of teaching experience and years of professional experience. Below is the link to the registration page.
 * Step 2: Session Registration** - The goal is to have all session descriptions finalized by the end of March and have session registration out by April 13th

Registration Package Ideas

 * Conference Brochure – DVA Graphic Design students are working on it
 * Registration envelopes with a wax seal
 * Personal agenda for the day – for your eyes only
 * Name tags with code names
 * Itinerary – your mission
 * Passport – collect contacts, networking information, stickers from sessions
 * Notebook – cover page related to theme
 * [|For Your Eyes Only] -- Stamp (from Kelly Halliday)

Volunteers

 * **Registration Desk** || **Registration Package** ||  ||
 * Team Leader – Karen Woods || Vicki Macmillan, Christina Meredith, Mary O’Farrell-Bowers, Karen Halliday, Jane Manning, ||  ||
 * Jane Manning ||  ||   ||

Online Registration Process
An idea came up in the brainstorming to collect information about how many years of teaching experience participants have and how many years of industry experience. This way we could do something in the Opening Event to celebrate the richness of experience in the room.

Registration Package Ideas

 * In last year's package we included the following:
 * Name tag
 * Program
 * Active Learning card
 * Focus on Teaching bookmark
 * What types of things do people like as part of the package that will not lead to exorbitant costs considering we have 200-250 participants?

Ideas for Making People feel Welcome and Valued
From Beccy - For the first conference, a publisher sponsored part of the morning coffee break. If cost is a concern, maybe this kind of thing could happen again (maybe even an internal sponsorship?). I agree that coffee at the start is a really welcoming gesture!
 * In the feedback from 2006, there were several requests to have coffee served at registration. This can create an environment where faculty begin the day chatting with each other in a relaxed and comfortable way.