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Thank you for agreeing to lend your time and provide your knowledge and insights to improve the knowledge base of the dam safety community!

Your Instructor Timeline/Checklist

DUE: To be returned to ASDSO as soon as possible after verbal agreement is in place.

  1. Signed contract. Sign the electronic copy that ASDSO sends to you. If you prefer to email click here.
  2. Signed W-9 form. Download the form from the link, complete form, scan and email to Jennifer Burns.
  3. Final Webinar title.
  4. Digital photo for each presenter. Professional headshot preferred, but not required.
  5. Five Digital images related to your webinar topic that we may use in advertising/marketing. Images should be high resolution and at least two in landscape format, do not include thumbnail images.
  6. Completed Marketing Worksheet that ASDSO will send to you.
  7. Discussion call for expectations and remaining timelines (Jennifer Burns will contact you).
  8. Discuss ASDSO template to be used for presentations.

DUE: 3 Months Before Webinar Date

  1. Submit the webinar agenda in outline form, specifying the topics that will be covered. Timing should also be listed and equal to 120 minutes. 
  2. Schedule pre-webinar meeting(s) with ASDSO.
  3. View a live or archived version of an ASDSO webinar. Review the webinar catalog on the ASDSO Training Website and coordinate with Jennifer on which webinar you would like to view.

DUE: 5 Weeks Before the Webinar Date

NOTE: The materials listed below should be as complete as possible, as they will be evaluated for the awarding of professional development hours (PDHs) to this training event. You will have time to make minor revisions before the deadline for submitting your final materials before the webinar.

  1. Submit a solid draft of your PowerPoint presentation.
  2. Submit the Post-Webinar Quiz questions and answers. This is the quiz that participants must pass to receive the PDH certificate at the end of the webinar. See this Sample. Please include exactly 10 single-answer questions (multiple choice and/or true/false) with the correct answer indicated. 

DUE: 1-2 Weeks Before the Webinar Date

  1. Participate in pre-webinar meeting(s).
  2. Finalize your PowerPoint presentation and all other visuals (videos, animations). The PowerPoint presentation should contain approximately 90-150 slides. Review the "Best Practices" guidelines and make sure to use the ASDSO template for presentations.
  3. Submit any handout materials that attendees can access to support your webinar. These handouts can include additional references or exercises. ASDSO will automatically include a PDF version of the presentation as a handout.