Planning a meeting? The following documents, based on the experiences of Section members who have previously organized meetings, may be helpful:

Organizational Checklists and Handbook

• Meeting Organization Checklist (Basic)

• Meeting Organization Checklist (More Detailed)

• Meeting Organization Checklist (Full Details)

Program Planning Documents: Samples and Templates

• Schedule Template for Parallel Sessions, in xlsx and ods formats

• Special Session Ideas

• Information for Speakers

• Session Coordinator Instructions (if using Google Forms for abstract submission)

Final Program Documents: Samples from Previous Meetings

• Preliminary Meeting Schedule (word)

• Overall Meeting Schedule (word)

• Parallel Session Schedules (word)

• Special Meeting Information (word)

Budget Information: Fee Structure, Reporting Form and Recent Samples

• Meeting Registration Fee Structure (with samples from recent years)

• Spreadsheets to Report the Meeting Budget, in xls and ods formats

• 2016 RMS Meeting Budget Summary (Colorado Mesa)

• 2017 RMS Meeting Budget Report (CSU–Pueblo)

• 2018 RMS Meeting Budget Report (UNC)

• 2023 RMS Meeting Budget Report (BHSU)