Presenter Proposal Guidelines
Our events focus on job-related, employer-sponsored training and education in the working world -- including business, industry, government, and service organizations.
Our events provide specifics -- "how-tos" rather than abstract concepts or untested theories. Our conference participants want to know how to motivate employees at all levels of their companies and how to diagnose and solve performance problems of all kinds. In other words, though these are training conferences, they aren't strictly about training. They're about human performance -- and all the factors that affect it.
Presenters: Training Magazine Events is now accepting proposals
for Training 2009 Conference & Expo, held February 9 - 11, 2009, in
Atlanta.
Click here to submit your proposal online.
Selection Criteria
Successful sessions are designed with attendees' needs in mind. Every session must ultimately answer the question for an attendee: How will this help me add value to my organization?
- Our
program managers consider many factors when selecting presenters for
our conferences, including program theme and content, audience
composition, event format, other presenters (both confirmed and
invited), overall balance, new and repeated sessions and similar
sessions. We also consider the impact any presenter may have on
drawing attendees to the event, as well as past audience reaction, if
applicable.
- Our
program managers also look for a clear description of your session on
the submittal form, evidence of your experience/expertise in relation
to the proposed session topic, and evidence of your past
speaking/presenting experience.
- The
absence of a sales pitch for products or services is extremely
important: We will not consider proposals that include sales pitches.
We will not invite back presenters who pitch their products and/or
services in their sessions.
- Case
study session proposals are encouraged. Note: case studies should be
presented by in-house learning professionals and must not
be product-specific.
- A
speaker's appearance at one of our events is unrelated to past,
current or future coverage in our magazine.
- An
organization's exhibiting at and/or sponsoring of one of our events is
unrelated to past, current or future selection as a presenter at our
events.
If Selected as a Presenter ...
- You will be contacted if we are able to use your proposed
session in a conference program. Please understand that we receive hundreds
of proposals every year and are unable to respond to questions regarding
the status of a given session proposal.
- You will
be promoted in conference brochures, on the conference Web site and
in the Show Guide, which is distributed to all participants, exhibitors
and media attendees.
- You will
receive a badge that admits you to all full-conference sessions (not
including additional-charge events such as workshops, dinners, etc.)
and the exhibit hall.
- You will
be responsible for submitting your session handouts/materials (generally
online).
- Presenter substitutions are subject to approval. In the event
that a presenter cannot fulfill his or her commitment, the presenting
company will not be guaranteed a speaking slot for a substituted presenter.
- We
reserve the right to cancel sessions, as is deemed necessary, at any
point from the time the invitation is made until the actual event.
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