The Chair Academy
Worldwide Leadership Development in Higher Education

International Conference

Call for Proposals

Submit your Concurrent or Roundtable Session Presentation

The Chair Academy invites you to be a part of our 27th Annual International Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado. Submit your presentation today.   

The Academy is committed to providing concurrent sessions and roundtable discussions that are relevant, practical, engaging, interactive, and inspiring. All presentations are learner centered, actively involving participants throughout discussions and activities. Outcomes include:

• Addressing academic and administrative needs of higher education/organizational leaders
• Developing and enhancing skill sets required for effective leadership
• Maximizing opportunities for conferees to interact, network, and build community

Sessions are NOT to promote publications or other materials that involve endorsing consulting services or recommending commercial ventures. All presentations are voluntary.

Conference presentations are an excellent opportunity for educational leaders to provide subject matter expertise, share research, and elicit further insight. 

Submit your conference presentation proposal as a Roundtable Discussion or Concurrent Session, including title, summary of the session, and interactive engagement.

All presentations are scheduled for a 75-minute duration. A soft deadline for submissions is December 15, 2017, allowing the Academy Team to review and accept presentations.

Presenters are also invited and encouraged to submit an article inspired by their presentation. These articles will be considered for publication on the Academy’s Blog and/or journal, LEADERSHIP.  Submit articles as a PDF document by March 15, 2018.

Concurrent Sessions

  • • Learner centered
  • • Interactive and engaging activity
  • • Discussion topics for review and reflection
  • • Larger group of participants (approximately 10-40)
  • • Basic AV equipment and supplies ~ LCD projector, screen, flip chart & paper, markers
  • • Internet available in presentation rooms

Roundtable Sessions

  • • Facilitator led
  • • Interactive and engaging dialogue
  • • Discussion topics for review and reflection
  • • Smaller group of participants (approximately 5-15)
• Supplies ~flip chart & paper, markers

 

The Chair Academy DOES NOT provide laptops to presenters.
If you use a MAC or Apple computer, please supply your own projector attachment.

By submitting a proposal, presenters agree to the conditions of acceptance.

Acceptance

Presenters are notified of proposal acceptance by February 1, 2018.
Please Note: All presenters much register for the conference at the conference rate.

How your summary will appear in the program:

proposal summary example


Type of Presentation

Concurrent Session - 75 minutes (up to 50 people in attendance)
Projectors and screens are provided. Internet on request. No Laptops provided.

Roundtable Session - 75 minutes (up to 20 people in attendance)
Projectors and screens are provided. Internet on request. No Laptops provided.


Theme of Your Presentation

Based on previous participant feedback, we are looking for session themes that focus on specific topics. 
These themes are in addition to the already wide variety of sessions we will select to present at this year's Conference.

We welcome subjects/presentations of all types. If your session is not one of the listed below, it has no bearing 
on your paper being accepted for presentation. We simply want to provide some theme options this year.

Please click below, if your presentation is associated with any of these topics. If selected, we will place you in that session track.

Workforce Development

Technology in Education

Organizational Leadership

Well-Being

Tips, Tools, and Trends

Other


Presenter Names - Please List all Presenters

Primary Presenter

Full Name (Nick Names are allowed)
Title/Position
College/Organization
Address
City
State/Province
Postal/Zip Code
Work Phone
Cell Phone
Email Address
Verify Email Address

Co-Presenter 1

Full Name (Nick Names are allowed)
Title/Position
College/Organization
Address
City, State, Zip/Postal Code
Work Phone
Cell Phone
Email Address

Co-Presenter 2

Full Name (Nick Names are allowed)
Title/Position
College/Organization
Address
City, State, Zip/Postal Code
Work Phone
Cell Phone
Email Address

Co-Presenter 3

Full Name (Nick Names are allowed)
Title/Position
College/Organization
Address
City, State, Zip/Postal Code
Work Phone
Cell Phone
Email Address

Title of Presentation

Provide a title, (12 word maximum), describing the specific topic of the session.
This is the title that will appear in the Conference Program


Description of Presentation

Provide a 150-word summary of your session, along with 5 bullet points that tell the participants how they will benefit from attending your session.

This is the description that will appear in the Conference Program. Please refer to example above for summary format.

Summaries that run long will be edited to fit within our space constraints.
(SEE EXAMPLE ABOVE)

Please make sure to grammar and spell-check your session summary prior to submission.


Audio-Visual Requests

Concurrent Sessions

Presenters of concurrent sessions will be provided with the standard audio visual set up:

• 1 LCD Projector (15 pin VGA adapter required) and Projection Screen

• 1 Flip Chart Stand/Pad

• Markers, Pens, Pencils, and Tape

• The Chair Academy DOES NOT provide Laptops to presenters.

• MAC/Apple/HDMI laptop users, please supply your own projector adapter.

If presenting a concurrent session, please indicate below any additional audiovisual needs.
We will do our best to provide these, but can make no guarantees:

Speakers for the LCD Projector

Internet

Additional Flip Chart Stand/Pad

Roundtable Sessions

Presenters of roundtable sessions will be provided with the following:

• ONE (1) Flip Chart Stand/Pad

• Markers, Pens, Pencils and Tape

The Chair Academy DOES NOT provide Laptops, LCD Projectors, Screens, or Internet Option for Roundtable Sessions.


Session Papers and Permissions

All accepted presentations will require a paper, written in APA style,to be submitted by February 21, 2018. These papers will be posted to the Academy website so other participants can read and learn about your session.

All presenters must register and pay the conference registration fee. If the presenter will only be in attendance on the day of the presentation, only the one-day fee is required.

As the primary contact person for the roundtable/concurrent conference session, I hereby authorize the Chair Academy to upload, to their website, the Session Paper, that I, or my team, will be submitting. I acknowledge and permit my photo to be taken during my session presentation, for use in conference marketing.

By entering your name in the field below, you acknowledge that the information you entered is correct and that you agree to the above statement.

Please type your name in the field below to agree to the above conditions

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