Qualifications to Host a Student University Regional Conference
Criteria for Hosting
- Must be an established chapter for at least 3 months.
- Chapter must be in a GREEN status.
- Chapter must not host the conference for consecutive years without pre-approval by HQ and the SVP of Student Development.
- Faculty Conference Chair must pre-approve hosting.
- Obtain necessary university approvals before expressing interest.
Determining Future Hosts
- A minimum of one week before the regional conference, submit a bid to the VP of Student Development at naob-avp@iise.org and Kgamboa@iise.org for verification.
- All Universities within the region present at the Conference will have a representative participate in the Business Meeting held during the conference.
- Any University interested in hosting upcoming conferences can present their approved bid or presentation at the business meeting. If a representative from a chapter is not present at the conference, they can submit their pre-approved bid to host an upcoming conference prior to the start of the conference. (Note: A bid or presentation should be 1-2 years in advance).
Those present in the meeting will determine the upcoming host rotation with a general vote.
- The host rotation list should include up to the next 5 years.
- The designated future hosts should be listed on the Final Report submitted by the current hosting University.
- IISE Headquarters will maintain the master Host rotation schedule.
Contact for Questions: Kathy Gamboa at
Kgamboa@iise.org.