I do not administrate, nor have I organized a conference in a long time.
That said, I attend, and present, quite often, so I have an understanding of
both sides of this issue.
It sounds as if you have two subjects with 'mauvaise volonte' as they say in
French--bad will. The first you have solved, through the proper channels.
(if the individual in question will not respond, then it is completely
appropriate that you go to his or her department, which was being (poorly)
represented by this person. In the second case, you need to continue (and
again, since this person was acting as an agent, or representative of the
department) with your collaboration with the powers that be, and reinforce
it by billing the individual AND this department simultaneouslyl.
Then, exactly who pays is not your worry ; it becomes transferred to the
department, which can more effectively leverage its position for
reimbursement ( e.g. refusing graduation).
thanks for listening to my two cents,
Rhonda M.
Rhonda L. Meier
Home (Montreal): 514-276-2073
Cell: 306-741-4324
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:33:39 -0400
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Subject: advice about conference non-payers
Hi, all. I'm wondering if any of you that belong to academic organizations
can offer any advice about policy. Last year at MAPACA we had 2 people who
presented but didn't pay. One was a professor and we had to threaten to
tell his department head to secure payment about 3 months after the
conference. The other is/was a graduate student who still hasn't paid. In
fact, her department's administrator reprimanded me for contacting him
about this even though she presented as a representative of both the
department and the university.
We're having a board meeting this weekend. I'd like to address this issue
and set some form of policy about what to do. This has probably happened in
the past and we caught it last year because of on-line registration.
We allow on-site late registration and presenters to register on-line but
send in a check. These two procedures are how the two managed to present
without paying at the time of the conference. I know, it's only 2 people.
We need a policy though.
What do other organizations do in this case? Thanks and apologies for
cross postings.
Rett Lorance, Ph.D.
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