Well it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write about what I’m working on. I’m sorry to all my classmates. I’m sure you’ll get over it. Haha. This is like three posts in one. I’m sorry it’s so long.
I have been working on collecting the CVs and abstracts for the portfolios. My boss has not completely decided if we have the funding to make enough for every participant, or just enough for show and browsing during the event. So I have to plan for both until I talk to him on Wednesday (3.5.08). I’ll have to do some research on the perfect binding and cost of each for these portfolios. I think I’ve decided to do the CV (which for those of you who don’t know what a CV is, it’s just an academic résumé) first and then the submitted abstract for each person in alphabetical order based on last name. I find that to be the fairest way to present the material, so the participants aren’t upset about where they are placed. After Friday (3.7.08) I should be putting the portfolios “to bed” as they say in journalism. (I’ll never be able to let that part of me die.)
After the portfolio is ready to print, I will work on handout programs for the event. Dr. Wible has seen my creativity in this area, so I’m quite confident that my boss will be pleased with my design of the program.
Upcoming projects include designing name tags/badges. I have to ask my boss what he is willing to spend to make such things to see if I can make nice ones that aren’t sticky and the “poor man’s name tag.” I want to make a good impression on the participants. I want it to be as professional looking as possible. I have decided that I will include the name and at least the country of each participant on the name tag since this is an international event.
I’m also getting ready to launch the website I have been working on for… well a long time. I’ve included a page about the symposium and will update it with details about the participants, speakers, maybe tentative schedule of speakers and students, maybe even pictures after the event is over.
Also, I have a big deadline with the resort coming up. I have to construct a room list with each guest in a same sex room. My problem here is, I don’t know how to delicately ask the not so obvious people about their gender. It has to be done by e-mail because some of them are from Marshall University. Any suggestions?
Of all the capstone students, I’m probably the only one who is this concerned with the audience’s thoughts about every minor detail. But I really want to make a good impression. Originally, I worried that I wouldn’t have enough “printed” work to display, but after writing this post, it seems that I have a lot of good work to display for the PWE poster display.
(To keep it light for making it all the way to the end of this post, I leave for Italy in 16 days now. YAY!)
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