Working group charge

Leading up to forum:
- Program (and communicate with presenters)
- Local arrangements
At the forum, assist with:

Goals, outcomes, objectives of the forum

Maybe first half is presentations - 2 or so longer presentations with Q&A, lightning round of local speakers, discussion session (maybe something like roadmap or digital objects module) - could Boston College lead a discussion

Topic	Lead	Note	Time
Welcome message	Host institution		2-5 minutes
Welcome presentation	Program team	Include updates/news - brief	10 minutes
Presentation A	Invited speaker	Include q&a	20 minutes
Presentation B	Invited speaker	Include q&a	20 minutes
Break			15 minutes
Lightning rounds	Open submissions, accepted speakers	5 min each speaker	45 minutes
Lightning round q&a		For all speakers	15 minutes
Break			15 minutes
Discussion	Could we ask other institutions to lead topics? (e.g. Boston College)		45 minutes
Break for lunch on your own	Host institution can lead?		60-75 minutes

Second half is hands on, engaging (sometimes doing, sometimes learning) - sometimes really technical, sometimes not so much (digital objects, spreadsheets to EAD, Hackathon).
Come up with list of 3-10 things we can do on a rotating basis (list provided in next section)
During registration, allow participants to choose (rank?) which they’re interested – selection based on response.
2.5-3 hours
Breaks embedded as needed
End the day with a group closing wrap-up – 10 minutes?

Topics	Lead	Note	Time
Afternoon activity		Breaks embedded as needed	2.5-3 hours
Closing remarks	Program team		5-10 minutes
Happy hour/mixer	Local consortium, group, etc		?