2025 Career Development ForumCall for Proposals Survey

Thank you for your interest in submitting a session proposal.

Speaker Incentives

As a thank-you for contributing your ideas, we’re pleased to offer the following incentives:

Accepted speakers will receive complimentary registration to attend the 2025 Career Development Forum.
All individuals who submit a proposal—whether selected or not—will receive a $50 discount on their registration.

About the event
With a focus on professionals who are newer to the field or working directly with students, the Career Development Forum will offer a virtual conference and collaboration platform for individuals and teams in co-op, WIL, EL, career services, and other campus departments that respond to students’ career questions and concerns.

Sessions will be either 30 or 45 minutes including Q&A over Zoom. The event will take place online on November 19 & 20, 2025 from 11:30 a.m to 4 p.m. ET.

Session Proposal Submission

1.Session Title - Aim for a brief and catchy title to entice the reader to want to learn more.(Required.)

2.Session Description - This text should persuade readers to want to attend your session; it will be included on the conference website, if selected.(Required.)

3.Indicate the 3 primary learning outcomes you anticipate attendees will gain from attending the session - Please complete in bullet point format; the bullets will be included in the conference website, if selected.(Required.)

Learning Outcome 1

Learning Outcome 2

Learning Outcome 3

4.Please indicate the ideal level of experience of participants in this workshop. (Select all that are applicable)(Required.)

Novice – New to the topic (less than 2 years of experience)

Intermediate – 2 to 4 years of experience

Experienced – 5 or more years of experience

Other (please specify)

5.Please indicate which of the following session formats best describes yours:(Required.)

Mostly lecture/presentation with some Q&A

A balance of lecture/presentation with interactive Q&A or discussion throughout

A panel discussion with multiple perspectives that includes audience participation

A facilitated roundtable discussion on key challenges and solutions

A case study with real-world examples

Other (please specify):

6.Have you presented this workshop before, or do you expect to, prior to the 2025 Career Development Forum Virtual Conference? If so, please indicate where and when.(Required.)

7.If you have any other comments, suggestions, or things you would like considered in the evaluation of your proposal, please provide them here.