• Marketing & Communications Programs submitted in this area can include issues related to marketing residential housing and conferences. Use of different marketing strategies; developing a marketing and/or communications plan; and use of emerging technologies in marketing, branding, and sustainability in marketing.
• Assignments & Occupancy Management Programs in this area can include topics related to housing projections, occupancy management, effective marketing, housing policies, roommate matching, and content related to housing selection software and processes.
• Technology These programs will focus on issues related to the acquisition and management of hardware, software, data security. The use of emerging technologies to support business operations and how to address the technology demands of today’s college students.
• Finance & Administration Topics in this area will address issues related to organizational structure, master planning, and financial management, governmental and legal issues.
• Conference Services & Operations Topics could include staffing/organizational model; contracted dining services; menu enhancements; conference amenities; specific software applications; dining trends, external marketing & sales, facilities, and financial considerations.

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• Interest Sessions are 75 minutes in length. If you have a program that can not fit into a 75 minute slot you can request back to back interest sessions for a total of 150 minutes.
• Presenters must be registered for the 2012 ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference and must hold membership in ACUHO-I.
• Interest sessions must be educational in nature and may not be used to promote a particular product or entity. Sustaining Affiliate members may serve as a second presenter and must work with a Primary Presenter from a Member Institution to present an interest session.
• Each session is required to have three learning outcomes submitted by the presenter.

• Plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to develop your ideas and submit your proposal. A well-developed proposal is a well-presented program.
• Type out your program proposal in advance and then copy and paste it into the on-line submission form. This will allow you to collect your thoughts and work through the details of your program over time. It also allows you to try different wordings and spell-check your work before formally submitting your proposal. Make sure that your learning objectives and abstract do not exceed the specified word limit or they will be cut-off in the program book.
• Pick a good title for your program. Try to think of something brief, that is creative but true to your content, and descriptive that will draw a conference attendee’s interest.
• Your abstract should truly highlight your program and be an accurate representation of the material you want to present. The abstract is the description of your program that will be printed in the conference program book for attendees.
• Make sure you are considering all aspects of Business Operations. The Business Operations Conference incorporates conference services, assignments, technology, finance & administration, and marketing. Many of our members work with all of these aspects of the housing and residence life operation and from a variety of institutions.
• Consider including variations and adaptations of your program topic that you can include for someone working in a combination of, or all of, these areas. Consider presenting with a partner from another focus area or even another institution. A partnership with these colleagues can make a good program into an outstanding program. Also, remember that our corporate partners can also be a wonderful asset to a program.
• Accurately assess the topical area description for your program. We have included a copy of the topical area descriptions on this page.
• Prepare a good outline and description for your program. Consider whether you have enough content to fill a 75-minute interest session. What is your format? Will you utilize lecture, audience participation, audio-visual aids?
• Carefully select the audio-visual materials you need. Please do not request materials you do not intend to use.

• Educational Consultant – Any individual or company who presents professional programs for profit.
• Exhibitor – Any individual or company who purchases a booth in the exhibits hall for the business operations conference.
• Corporate Partner – Any individual or company who purchases a booth in the exhibits hall for the business operations conference and supports ACUHO-I with specific levels of funding.

• At least one exhibitor/consultant representative must be a full conference registered delegate or exhibitor for the 2012 ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference.
• All participating companies/consultants must be ACUHO-I members.
• Exhibitors must purchase a conference exhibit booth for the 2012 Business Operations Conference. Educational consultants can purchase a booth, or must be willing to present one or more corporate program sessions.
• Only conference delegates will be permitted to attend the corporate and interest session programs.
• Educations Consultant/Exhibitor/Corporate Partner accepted programs will not exceed 10% of the total conference program sessions.

• Takes place as a schedule interest session program during the conference
• These sessions are reviewed and slotted by the program and exhibits committee members and specific placements cannot be requested
• The cost for this event is $1,000 plus audio/visual needs for each program for booth purchasing educational consultants, exhibitors, and corporate partners
• Special note: Educational consultants who have not purchased a booth in the exhibits hall will be asked to utilize this type of session to present programs that showcase their presentation topics or skills. The cost for this option is $750 plus audio/visual needs for your first accepted program. Each additional accepted program costs $250 plus audio/visual expenses
• Program presentation confirmation is a binding agreement that you will present at the conference and pay the required fees

• Exhibitors/Corporate Sponsors can partner with ACUHO-I Institutional members and present a purely educational program
• To submit an interest session, use the interest session program guidelines and be sure to identify the co-presenter from the educational institution
• These programs take place as a scheduled interest session program during the business operations conference
• We regret that Educational Consultants will not be allowed to present this type of program
• There is no charge for this type of program This type of general and educational program might be something like: what to look for when you select new software, how to interview and write bid specifications for hiring firms, how to control your costs, or how to hire a consultant. 
  

• Program proposals submitted as an interest session program will be reviewed by members of the program committee and may be deemed a Corporate Connections program, in which case, the submitting exhibitor, educational consultant, or corporate partner will be contacted to submit the proposal as a Corporate Connections program instead of an interest session program.
• If an interest session program format is used to promote any specific exhibitor or corporate partner’s product, the presenter(s) will not be allowed to present a Corporate Connections program or interest session of any kind for a 2 year period.
• If any educational consultant, exhibitor, or corporate partner utilizes any Corporate Connections Session program(s) to disparage other educational consultants, exhibitors, or corporate partners in an unprofessional manner, that educational consultant, exhibitor, or corporate partner will lose their ability to be eligible for Corporate Connections sessions of any kind.

• Cancellation of Corporate Connections Sessions will mirror the cancellations policies of the Business Operations Conference Exhibitor Guidelines.
• If written notice of cancellation is received before June 31 a 100% refund will be issued. Between July 1 and 15 a 50% refund will be issued. No refunds will be issued after July 15. (All refunds will require a $75 processing fee).