Deadline for proposals: November 10, 2016

Presentation Format
All breakout sessions are 30, 60, or 75 minutes in length.  They will occur on either Tuesday, March 14th or Wednesday, March 15th.  After reviewing and selecting presentations, the Convening Committee will determine the best date and time for presentations in order to best serve both presenters and attendees.  Audience size may vary from 20 to 50 people.
Criteria for Selection
All conference presentations must provide high quality professional development for one or more of the following stakeholders: teachers, counselors, administrators, teaching artists and/or arts education advocates. Presentations should meet the following criteria:
·         Provide information that attendees can take home and implement in their school and/or district,      
          instead of giving overviews or promoting your program for purchase.
·         Be aligned with the conference theme: Creative Schools for All: Collaboration Creates Change
·         Demonstrate evidence-based innovative strategies, best practices, and strong program results

 Presenters are encouraged to use interactive presentation styles to present their session.
The Convening Committee will review submissions and will notify presenters as to whether their proposal has been selected by December 16, 2016.

Presentation Agreements
·         Registration Fee for presenters will be waived. All presenters must register to participate with the
          convening to ensure a correct count of participants
·         Arrange and pay for own travel and lodging
·         Agree to present on the day assigned by the Convening Committee
·         Provide an electronic copy of your handouts and/or PowerPoint by March 1, 2017. The handouts
          and/or Power Point will be posted on createca.net; the Convening Committee will not print handouts
         and/or PowerPoint for workshop attendees. Presenters are responsible for providing copies of
         materials for their workshop.

Venue and Logistical Details
Dates:                  Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14 - 15, 2017
Locations:            Hilton Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol St, Costa Mesa
                            Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa

Audiovisual Equipment:
·         Each breakout session will be equipped with Screen (or white wall), LCD Projector, and Presentation
          table.
·         You will need to bring your own laptop computer or mobile device with a VGA output. If using a Mac,
          please bring your adapter for the projector. There will be no speakers for the projector unless you
          bring your own. Technical support will be available if help is needed.
·         Wifi will be available at the conference. However, please bring anything needed for your presentation
          on your laptop or mobile device with VGA output. The conference organizers cannot guarantee the
          reliability, bandwidth or accessibility of the internet connection.

Printable pdf of proposal submission requirements
For additional information, contact:  Pat Wayne | pwayne@createca.net

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Title

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* 4. Organization

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* 5. Best contact email address

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* 6. Best contact Phone number (for admin purposes only)

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* 7. Title of Session:

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* 8. Intended Audience - Choose no more than two

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* 9. Session Proposal
Please include the following: 1) brief description 2) participant outcomes, 3) how you will connect to the theme, "Collaboration Creates Change", 4) any resources provided and 5) hands-on or interactive strategies.

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* 10. Session Description
2-3 sentence description for inclusion in the program

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* 11. Brief bio of session organizer/Lead Presenter. 

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* 12. Co-presenter(s) Brief bio(s)
If you have co-presenters, please include their two-three sentence bio's here

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* 13. Room set up 
Please select which type of set up you would like for the room. No other set up is available.If you move furniture during your session, it must be restored for the next session. 

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* 14. Would you consider presenting in an alternate format?

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* 15. Is there anything else you'd like us to know?

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