Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Professionals (GBR SHRM)

Concurrent Speaker Submission

Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Professionals (GBR SHRM)

2017 Fall Conference

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Do you have an expertise that could be valuable to HR professionals? If yes, you are invited to submit proposals for presentation for the Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Management Fall Conference. There are a limited number of concurrent sessions available. We look for presenters who are dynamic and engaging while still providing an educational experience that allows our attendees to take the knowledge they have learned and apply it to their workplaces.

Proposed Speaker

Name: Title:

Company:

Address: City: State: Zip:

Telephone: Email:

LinkedIn: Twitter:

Website: Blog:

Preferred day/time of day for presentation: Morning Afternoon No Preference

Contact Person/Person Submitting Proposal (if different than speaker)

Name: Title:

Telephone: Email:

Proposed Presentation (1 hour 15 minutes)

Title of Session:

Summary of Session for evaluation purposes. Please include information that indicates how the subject matter connects to the SHRM Body of Knowledge (shrm.org) or the HR Body of Knowledge (HRCI.org) (500 word maximum). If selected, this description could be used on the website, program and marketing materials.

Has this presentation/session ever been approved for recertification credit? Yes No

If yes, was it approved for: SHRM HRCI SHRM & HRCI

Note: Please feel free to send additional documents that would help us evaluate your proposal, including marketing materials, articles, surveys, website links, or video clips of presentations. Please send additional files to .

Biography of Speaker (250 word maximum)

Logistics

If selected as a speaker, please let us know what you’d need from us.

Podium Yes No

Microphone Yes No

Handheld mic Yes No

Lavalier mic Yes No

Audio (other than microphone) Yes No If yes, please explain:

If you’ve authored a book:

Would you sell at conference? Yes No

Would you do a book signing? Yes No

Would you need a hotel room? Yes No

You are welcome to attend the full day’s conference at no charge. Do you plan to attend? Yes No

Compensation is typically not available for concurrent session speakers however we do provide these speakers with the opportunity to attend the conference and network with our attendees. If you require compensation, please provide details:

References (Contact information for three persons who have heard your presentation(s))

Reference 1

Name: Telephone: Email:

Reference 2

Name: Telephone: Email:

Reference 3

Name: Telephone: Email:

Prior Presentations

If you have presented this presentation or similar topics at events or conferences (i.e. SHRM), please indicate below:

Session Title (and SHRM or HRCI code if known):

Organization/Event:

Date of presentation:

Session Title (and SHRM or HRCI code if known):

Organization/Event:

Date of presentation:

Presentation Agreement

Before you submit, please ensure you are providing the following information. Due to the number of submissions, we are unable to consider an incomplete submission.

Speaker contact information Information provided

Proposed presentation title Information provided

Proposed presentation description Information provided

Speaker bio Information provided

Logistics (mic, audio, podium) Information provided

References Information provided

By submitting a proposal, speakers agree to the following:

·  To work closely with conference organizers before the conference and meet all deadlines;

·  To make no substantial changes in content, format, audio/visual needs, room set-up, identity or number of presenters without prior approval of conference organizers;

·  To recognize that a conference presentation is an opportunity to share information and is not a showcase for promotion of business, practice, service or product.

NOTE: Email the completed form and any supporting documentation to .

You will be notified about the status of your proposal no later than May 26, 2017.

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