Call for Speakers

CALL FOR PAPERS & SPEAKERS

Speakers, presenters and panelists have been asked to refrain from promoting themselves and their businesses during presentations. While we do understand that at times it may be necessary for a presenter to refer to his or her business by name, promotional efforts of any kind are considered a serious breach of the spirit of the conference.

Please fill out the form below to propose a speaking session for 2012

There are three ways in which to submit your paper or presentation ideas:

1. Submit your paper for a chance to present at the Conference, either in single or panel session
2. Submit you paper for a chance that it will be provided to all conference attendees
3. Recommend A Panel Session

Conference Fees and Hotel Accommodation:

Please note that no speakers, presenters or panelists are paid to attend, including keynote speakers. All speakers pay full registration fees, travel expenses and accommodations. Only in rare cases are a speakers fees waived.

Recommend a Panel Session

The panel sessions should consist of 3 or 4 presenters and a moderator and are 45 minutes in length. In an effort to ensure diverse participation on the panels, the presenters should represent different organizations. We recommend that the moderator be a representative from the organization that is taking the lead in forming the panel.

Review Process

The preformed panel will be submitted to the Review Committee. The panel topic (and description) will be evaluated by the Review Committee. A panel proposal will be accepted or not accepted for presentation based on the individual reviews and the panel topic reviews.

Based on the decisions of this committee, the contact person will first be informed of the status of each submission and the panel itself. The presenters will be notified after, either by the Review Committee or the designated contact person as per the above selection.

Possible Outcomes

Please be aware that the Review Committee will make the final decision on the status of the individual abstracts and of the whole panel.

If the contact person indicates on the cover sheet that the panel may be considered with modifications (i.e., YES, you may make changes to the panel), then the possible outcomes are:

1. The panel is accepted as proposed (i.e., the panel topic and all 3 or 4 abstracts were accepted for presentation).
2. The panel is accepted with changes. The panel topic was accepted for presentation, but one or more of the abstracts were not accepted for presentation and were therefore replaced with other accepted abstracts.
3. The panel is not accepted, but one or more of the speakers were accepted for presentation. A speaker may be accepted for presentation on a different panel, or as a roundtable.
4. The panel is not accepted and none of the speakers are accepted for presentation.

If the contact person indicates on the cover sheet that the panel should be considered ONLY as proposed (i.e., DO NOT make changes to the panel), then the possible outcomes are:

1. The panel is accepted as proposed.
2. The panel is not accepted as proposed.

Notification, Confirmation & Registration

The contact person will be advised if the panel and its speakers have been accepted via an email notification letter.

If the contact person will be notifying those whose speakers were not accepted, we ask that the contact person do so in a timely manner.