Women in Higher Education Administration: A Brief Guide for Conference Planners

A practical guide and checklists for planning a conference concerning strategies for the advancement of women in higher education administration are presented. The guide is based on the planning of two conferences in Kentucky. Checklists are provided for each of the following 15 planning/implementation steps: determine the size and characteristics of your audience, select the conference site, select a conference date, determine the needs of the audience, develop objectives, develop specific program topics, select conference speakers and make arrangements for audiovisual presentations, develop the budget, invite women administrators as participants, invite upper-level men administrators as participants, select small-group discussion leaders, make conference arrangements concrete, set the program in motion, evaluate the conference, and complete the conference circle. Additional materials include: a summary of questionnaire results concerning problems of Kentucky women administrators, a summary of a personal career path conference session, sample critical incidents involving women administrators, conference evaluation forms, sample materials for role players, sample vita, invitational letters, guidelines for small-group facilitators, conference programs, a guide for secretarial staff making conference arrangements, and a press release. (SW)