Actions and duties of the Exec in overseeing the conference

Certain matters require approval or other actions by the ACL Exec:

• Review and issue Call for Bids for the conference (properly, this is performed by the Exec, who traditionally appoints the Vice President to do so).
• Review the conference bids and accept one of them. This necessarily includes selecting the Local Organization Chair, the location, and the date of the conference.
• Identify remaining key organizers, notably the General Chair and the Program Co-chairs (see selecting chairs)
• Sign a contract with venue(s) (hotel, conference center, etc.). Traditionally, this is done by the ACL Treasurer.
• Set approximate registration deadlines and costs.
• Review and approve the sub-chairs suggested by the conference General Chair, such as the tutorial chair, the workshop chair, the publications chair, the student research workshop chair, etc
• Request occasional updates on the conference budget and current state of affairs from the General Chair.
• Review the status of local organization and request updates from the Local Organization Chair.