Charge

• While a myriad of events and activities occur during the meeting, important communications of the message comes from the plenary and lunch speakers, and to some degree, from broadly focused At-Large Panel sessions.
• Crafting an engaging, interesting, challenging, and fascinating story for the Annual Meeting is the opportunity of the Program Advisory Committee.

Members

• AAA President
• Speaker Selection Chair/s
• AAA Executive Director (Tracey Sutherland)
• Education, Workshops, and Symposia Chair/s
• Section Liaison Chair/s
• AAA Senior Director, Meetings and Programs (Erlinda Jones)

Member Roles

AAA President

• Liaison with the Management Team
• Identifies Speaker Selection Chair/s
• Chooses a Presidential Scholar

Speaker Selection Co-Chairs

• Work with the Management Team to achieve the vision for that year’s meeting. 
• Identify and invite speakers for three morning plenaries
• Speakers may include a range of session types including: individual keynotes, “Ted-talk” style presentations, interview sessions, etc.
• Identify a Tuesday lunch speaker – keeping in mind the special characteristics of lunch talks (approximately 20-25 minutes)
• Plan up to three follow-up At-Large Panel sessions to continue or amplify topics begun in the three morning plenaries, as appropriate (not required)
• Suggest additional panels to Management Team
• If the Speaker Selection Chair/s has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Executive Director or the President.

Executive Director

• Coordinates overall meeting
• Orients/advises/informs committee members and planning process

Education, Workshops, and Symposia Co-Chairs

• Review submissions for Pre-Conference Workshops and Symposia and identify proposals acceptable for presentation
• Identify and organize approximately 8 At-Large Education Panels
• Review submissions to the Poster Sessions, Effective Learning Strategies, and Emerging and Innovative Research sessions and identify proposals for presentation

Section Liaison Co-Chairs

• Primarily provide oversight and advisory resources to the Section Liaisons (Section-sponsored panels and papers).
• Work with the Professional Staff Meeting Planning team and communicate deadlines and reminders to the Section Liaisons

AAA Senior Director, Meetings and Programs

• Professional Staff member responsible for overall operational implementation of the Annual Meeting
• Coordinator of all Professional Staff involvement

Coordination of Additional Annual Meeting Sessions (At-Large Panels)
(Not involving the Program Advisory Committee)

Management Team’s Role

• Coordinating approximately 15 At-Large Panels on strategy related topics –with Professional Staff support.
• Consulting with Professional Staff on scheduling of panels in cases when overlapping content is a question.
• Develops and approves Call for Submission.

Accounting Professional Partners Advisory Group

• Creates up to 5 At-Large Panels on key issues of industry/practice
• Chaired currently by initial chair Ken Bouyer (in second of 2 year term)