2012 ACT International Conference Breakout Session Presenter RFP

 

Session Formats of Interest:

• Panel: 2-4 speakers present their view on defined topic.
• Tutorial: session focused on specific tool, technique, or issue.
• Case Studies: presentation on the implementation or study of a selected topic and its outcomes.
• Hands-On: active learning of a new technique, strategy, tool, or technology.
• Goldfish Bowl: facilitated discussion of experts on a defined topic that engages attendees.
• Think Tank: focused on producing an outcome on a specific topic.

Potential Session Themes

• Business Case for TDM
• Electric Vehicle and Future Fuels
• Innovative Funding Strategies
• Financing Future Transportation Infrastructure
• TDM for Special Events
• Mobile Apps
• Non-Profit Management
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiatives
• Parking Strategies for Improving Air Quality
• Advanced Marketing and Communications
• Public Policy and Government Relations
• Regional Approaches and Collaboration
• TDM Opportunities at Colleges and Universities
• Exploring Non-Traditional TDM Markets
• Integrating TDM Into Climate Action
• New Research

Proposal Submission Guidelines:

1. Profiles of Presenters: If more than one presenter is involved, the lead presenter should be identified as the contact. However, all required information about the professional qualifications, experience, evaluations and references should be furnished for ALL presenters in the proposal.
2. Partnering:
   • Presenter Panels are encouraged where appropriate. However, panels should be limited to four (4) members.
   • Consultants are encouraged to include customers/clients as co-presenters whenever they can demonstrate an example through actual case studies.
3. Presenter Substitutions of Revisions: Substitutions of primary or secondary presenters after the proposal is accepted are to be submitted for review and approved by ACT. If emergency or time constraints prevent evaluation of a substitute presenter, ACT reserves the right to cancel the presentation, and/or assign it to another available presenter whose approved proposal is on file.
4. Presentation Day and Time: Presentations are scheduled throughout the conference and presenters cannot be given a preference or choice of time slots or dates.
5. Editing and Refining the Proposal: Once submitted, a proposal may be edited by the presenter until the deadline time and date. At deadline time the online link will be "locked" and no further editing will be possible.
6. Presentation Materials: Conference attendees expect to receive materials that follow a "green policy", which means that ACT will post all of the PowerPoint and handout material for every session onto the conference memory stick/and or compact disc and on the conference website. There are two audiences for the conference presentations; those participants who attend the breakout session, and those who will read the materials without attending the session. Therefore, it is important that information presented on the PowerPoint and handouts is arranged so that it can be understood by someone who is not in attendance. While they will certainly lose the value of the presentation, they should be able to understand important information from the material.
   The ACT Conference Breakout Session Committee will review the submitted information and may require changes or edits to be made before the materials are posted to the conference website.
   • While reference to a presenter's services or products may be included if relevant to a presentation, no commercial offers or product/service promotions should be included in the slide presentation or mentioned verbally at the session.
7. Proposal Submission Schedule and Dealines:
   • ACT will advise trainers about the selection of their proposals by Friday, March 2, 2012.
   • Course powerpoint/presentation information must be submitted by June 1, 2012.