Stay Informed!

By Sean Luechtefeld on 07/13/2010 @ 04:31 PM

Tags: Innovation, Events

This morning, Anne Li, Program Director for innovation@cfed, pointed me to this Call for Presentations which we think might be of interest to the members of the innovation@cfed learning community. It comes from NAWB, the National Association of Workforce Boards. They’re hosting Forum 2011, a Conference whose theme is “Dialogue for Workforce Excellence.” Forum 2011 will take place February 5-8 in Washington, DC. I’ve copied the text of the Call for Presentations below, and you can visit the NAWB website here.

Forum 2011: Dialogue for Workforce Excellence has been packed with content, starting with a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday afternoon and ending with a hands-on leadership development session on Tuesday afternoon.

All of our workshops will be held on Sunday and Monday. We invite submissions that address:

   • Advocacy and policy leadership;
   • WIB effectiveness and efficiency;
   • Partnerships and collaboration; and
   • Promising practices in program delivery.

The Application deadline for all session proposals is Friday, August 20, 2010! Note that this is much earlier than last year.

For full conference details or to register online, visit nawb.org/forum.

IMPORTANT FACTS TO REMEMBER

   • Due to the great number of applications that NAWB receives, no more than two proposals will be accepted from any one individual or group. 
   • NAWB will not approve presentations that are substantially sales pitches for products or services.
   • All presentations (including handouts and/or PowerPoint presentations) must be submitted to NAWB electronically for posting on the NAWB Forum website no later than January 26, 2011. When you submit a proposal you are providing NAWB permission to make your presentation available to conference attendees and others through the NAWB Forum web site and other marketing avenues. If you choose to provide hard copy handouts, you should expect an audience of 50-150 people.
   • Applicants need to be flexible concerning the exact day and time of their presentation; we cannot guarantee a time slot in advance. NAWB receives a high volume of great presentation proposals each year. To accommodate as many proposals as possible given our space limitations, your presentation, if chosen, may be combined with a similar presentation. In addition, some presenters may be asked to repeat their sessions or make their presentation part of a super session. Applicants should be prepared to make any adjustments as needed.
   • All workshop rooms are set in theatre style.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The presentations must:

   • Include ideas that are relevant and significant to the economic and workforce challenges faced today;
   • Provide useful and practical information;
   • Be designed for 60-90 minutes; 
   • Be targeted to employer-volunteers and executive staff of workforce boards;
   • Create opportunities for audience participation;
   • Focus on solutions and not just state a problem; and
   • Feature practitioners and emphasize a peer-to-peer learning exchange.

Slots for presentations are limited and each year we have many more applicants than slots available. Your presentation proposal is more likely to be selected if, in addition to the above criteria, it has one or more of the following attributes:

   • Provides tools and resources that participants can take back;
   • Offers opportunities for structured interaction and, if relevant, the opportunity to "try out" an idea or strategy;
   • Relates how another organization can replicate the model through lessons learned, obstacles overcome, key drivers, and tools;
   • Includes content and presenters from WIBs and One-Stop Centers; and
   • Shares the perspective of multiple presenters and WIBs.

Want feedback from other members of the innovation@cfed community on a proposal you’re thinking about submitting to NAWB? Use the comments section below to ask your questions!

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