Before you begin completing the session proposal form, please review the instructions and use the non-fillable form as a guide to write the proposal text in advance. You may not be able to restart a proposal once you have left the form. Note: Incomplete applications will not be considered. Questions? Email Victoria Garvin, Senior Director, Professional Development: Victoria.Garvin@ChildrensMuseums.org.

The InterActivity 2026 Program Committee will evaluate your session proposals according to the following criteria:
  1. The proposed session conveys innovative strategies, take-home tools, scalable practices, or new research and its application. Content supports the theme and/or provide nuts and bolts training.
  2. The proposal's learning objectives are realistic and achievable.
  3. The session plan outlines a clear picture of what attendees can expect during the session: who will speak on what topic and for how long, how attendees will participate, and what attendees can expect to take away. Since the conference is called InterActivity, the session plan should include hands-on activities or active engagement with attendees.
  4. Proposal describes useful handouts for distribution to attendees onsite and for posting to the ACM website after the conference.
  5. Presenters are confirmed and provide multiple perspectives on the topic (i.e., represent museums of all sizes and a variety of practices, not different departments in the same museum, or are from outside the field).

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* 1. Session Chair Contact Information
Note: Sessions are limited to a maximum of four presenters and one moderator. The session chair must participate in the session as a presenter or moderator.

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* 2. Session chair, will you be a presenter or a moderator?

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* 3. Session chair, please complete the following questions about your museum size. If you are not from a museum, skip to Q7.

The annual expenses of your museum are:

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* 4. Session chair, please indicate your museum's total building size:

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* 5. Session chair, indicate the museum's total annual onsite attendance:

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* 6. Session chair, indicate the number of the museum's paid staff.

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* 7. Session chair, will you be a first-time InterActivity speaker?

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