2018 Gender Spectrum Professionals' Symposium RFP

Thank you for your interest in presenting at this year's Gender Spectrum Professionals’ Symposium.
 
The 2018 event will take place on Friday, July 6 at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, CA

Please visit the Gender Spectrum Website for information about the Professionals' Symposium and this year's theme and our RFP page for programming priorities and other details.

Workshops will be 90 minutes long. Workshops should be designed to actively engage participants and provide opportunities for questions and discussion.

Proposals must be submitted by 11:45 PM PST Tuesday, February 20, 2018. We will contact you in late March to inform you of the status of your proposal.
1.Please provide the following contact information:(Required.)
2.Name of proposed workshop:(Required.)
3.Have you presented this workshop at a previous GS Professionals' Symposium?(Required.)
4.Objectives/Goal: Please provide statements that clearly describe what the learner will know or be able to do as a result of attending your session. Learning objectives should (1) focus on the learner, and (2) contain action verbs that describe measurable behaviors.(Required.)
5.How will you structure your session to meet these objectives or goals?(Required.)
6.Does your workshop explicitly address the intersection of gender with race and/or faith in the lives of transgender and nonbinary youth and their families? If yes, please describe.(Required.)
7.Is your presentation concretely relevant to diverse audiences in relation to race, religion, class, sexual orientation, learning differences, immigration status, and other identities? If yes, please describe content or strategies you will use to ensure that this is the case.(Required.)
8.This year's Professionals' Symposium will have two tracks based on participants' level of experience working with issues related to youth and gender. Please indicate below whether your workshop is most appropriate for entry level professionals or for practitioners more advanced in their work related to gender and youth.
9.Please provide a 150 word or less workshop description for the program and website. (We reserve the right to edit for the sake of space and clarity.)(Required.)
10.Please write your name and degree(s), and the name(s)/degree(s) of any co-presenters, in the space below exactly as you wish for it to appear in the program.(Required.)
11.Please include a 75-100 word bio for yourself and each co-presenter. (We reserve the right to edit for the sake of space and clarity.)(Required.)
12.Would you consider collaborating with another presenter or participating as part of a panel about this topic?(Required.)
13.We understand you may have a session designed to target a specific audience or create a focused dialogue. If your session is specific to, or open only to a particular group, please describe below.
14.Which of the following best represents your race or ethnicity? (Check all that apply)
15.Which of the following best represents your gender? (Check all that apply)
16.Is there anything else you would like us to know?
17.Please read and check each of the boxes below. If you have questions about any of these items, please contact us at info@genderspectrum.org.

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18.By typing my name below, I acknowledge and accept the presenter agreements above.(Required.)