Propose a 5CLIR Online Seminar or Workshop

Instructions

All starred fields on this form must be completed. This program description, once finalized, will appear on the website and in the print catalog.

Only current members may moderate a seminar or workshop.

Some of the fields have word limits as indicated below, to ensure that your seminar or workshop proposal will easily fit on one Preview Catalog page. The number of words actually typed into each field will appear below the box as you type; for example, 56/150 means you have used 56 of the 150 words allowed for that box. The text in these fields will be the basis for the language in the 5CLIR seminar catalog, as approved by the Curriculum Committee, so please compose your answers with potential participants in mind. You will have an opportunity to provide additional, detailed information for posting on the LIR web site.

Submission Date (today's date) *

Month Day Year

Proposal for (select one): *

Fall Seminar Fall Workshop Spring Seminar Spring Workshop

Is this proposal: *

The first submission of a proposal A first revision of a proposal

If this is a revision, indicate where the change(s) are under "other relevant infomation" below):

Going forward, 5CLIR anticipates that both on-line and in-person seminars and workshops will be offered.

Please indicate your preference below:

Format preference *

Online only Online preferred No preference In person preferred In person only Hybrid give details under 'other relevant information'

The normal 5CLIR "semester" runs for ten weeks, with an eleventh week available to make up a day, if necessary. Seminars and workshops usually start near the end of September in the fall or the end of February in the spring. See the monthly LIR newsletter or on-line calendar for exact dates. For a standard 10-week seminar, enter "starting week" = 1 and "number of weeks" = 10 below. You may choose to offer a shorter seminar or workshop that starts in week 1 or later.

Starting week (1-10): *

Number of weeks (1-10): *

Note that only current members of 5CLIR may moderate a seminar or workshop.

Moderator's name: *

First Name Last Name

Email address: *

Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number

If seminar/workshop has co-moderators, second moderator's name:

First Name Last Name

Email address:

Phone Number:

Area Code Phone Number

A moderator is given a first choice privilege (priority) for a seminar or workshop that they register for in the SAME semester in which they moderate. (Available to only one moderator if there is a co-moderator.)

Moderator using the privilege: *

First Name Last Name

Title (maximum of 35 characters, including spaces.) *

0/35

Subtitle (maximum of 15 words)

0/15

Purpose of the seminar/workshop (maximum of 40 words, please use complete sentences): *

0/40

Description of the seminar/workshop (maximum of 160 words): *

0/160

Role(s) of participants (maximum of 50 words): *

0/50

Publications and other resources that will be used by all participants (authors, titles, and editions):

Relevant information about the moderator(s) to be included in the catalog (maximum of 35 words per moderator (or total of 70 words for 2 moderators): *

0/70

Maximum number of participants including moderator(s), but not auditors: *

Are you willing to accept Emeriti auditors, in addition to the regular participants? If so, how many? *

Emeriti auditors are 5CLIR members with at least a four-year history of seminar participation, who wish to participate in a seminar, but who feel, for a variety of reasons, unable to prepare and make a seminar presentation or lead a discussion. Please specify any audit requirements (eg., expected to do required reading.)

Days and times when moderator(s) would NOT be available:

Monday morning Monday afternoon Tuesday morning Tuesday afternoon Wednesday morning Wednesday afternoon Thursday morning

Location preferences (check all that are workable for you; please be as flexible as possible:)

Amherst Easthampton Northampton South Hadley Hadley Hatfield

Facility requirements for in-person seminar /workshop, if any (kitchen facilities, AV capabilities, specialized workspace, etc.):

Technical assistance requirements(e.g., a Zoom host or Zoom training) for online seminar/workshop

Any other relevant information? This field is for internal use only and will not appear in the catalog.

When you click the submit button, your proposal will automatically be emailed to the Curriculum Committee Co-chairs, to the 5CLIR office, and to the e-mail address you supply below. The Curriculum Committee Co-chairs will save this proposal as a Word document and forward it to all members of the Committee. The Committee will assign a liaison to your proposal, who will contact you. If you do not receive an acknowledgement from the Committee within 2 weeks, please contact the 5CLIR office.

E-mail *

Propose a Seminar or Workshop