VBSR's 27th Annual Spring Conference - Call for Workshop Proposals

Greetings!

VBSR's 27th Annual Spring Conference is upon us! What will it take for Vermont companies to be the most forward-thinking and outstanding socially responsible (SR) business leaders? How are you handling the challenges and opportunities associated with developing socially responsible businesses and organizations? What lessons have you learned that you are willing to share in your pursuit of creating organizations that value people, profit and planet? What would you like to learn at this unique gathering of socially responsible business leaders?

Please help us give Vermont businesses a great opportunity for learning, engagement and inspiration! We welcome your ideas to ensure that VBSR’s 27th Annual Spring Conference is interesting, informative and engaging for all participants...not to mention fun!

Generally workshops are 75 minutes long but we are open to increasing or decreasing the amount of time to best suit the content and format. We welcome any relevant content and are excited about and open to new, interesting, and/or different format suggestions. All ideas will be considered, but because of competitiveness and time constraints, the more developed and detailed proposals will be given some preference. Most importantly, we are interested in proposals that will actively engage session participants to answer questions, problem-solve, and engage in thought-provoking discussion!

This year, our Program Committee has offered a few topic suggestions: SR 101, the changing times (e.g., the next workforce, the changing nature of for-profit/nonprofit definitions, Baby Boomers working with Millennials, or the future with/of AI, etc.), solopreneur challenges, or making websites/documents accessible to those who are hearing-impaired or visually-impaired. But please feel free to propose other ideas -- all are appreciated.

Please help us make this conference the best ever and submit your proposal by 5:00 p.m., January 12th. (And save the date -- the conference will be May 17th!)

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* 1. Your contact information please: w 0

Name:

Company:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 2. Workshop Title (can be modified at a later date) w 0

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* 3. Workshop Description (include whether you're proposing 75-minute format or more or less time) w 0

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* 4. Proposed Workshop Format (interactive, interactive, interactive!) w 0

Panel Presentation

Fishbowl Discussion

Role-play Activity

Skill Learning

Implementing a Process and/or Technique

Roundtable Discussion

Break-out Session (Stemming from a Plenary/Keynoter)

Focus Group

Single Presenter

Don't know yet

Other/Comment

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* 5. Who will be the workshop leaders, facilitators, and speakers? (Typically, two are better than one. However, workshops with more than three presenters tend to leave little room for interaction with participants.) w 0

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* 6. Who is the intended audience for workshop? List who you think would benefit from the workshop (e.g. SR beginners/experts, sole proprietors, HR professionals, etc.). Also, please let us know the maximum number of participants your workshop could handle (if applicable). w 0

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* 7. At the end of this workshop, what will participants know? What will be different? What is the value-add? w 0

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* 8. Is there anything else we need to know? Do you have any special audio/visual or room needs beyond a screen and projector set-up? w 0

Thank you for taking the time to offer your ideas! Please submit proposals by January 12th, 5:00 p.m.
The Program Committee will be finalizing workshop selections by the end of February. If you have questions please call the VBSR Office at (802) 862-8347, or email janec@vbsr.org.