Title of Presentation* (10 Word Maximum)

Call for Presentations 2017

Session Proposal Form

You can use this form in conjunction with the ‘Checklist for Submitting Your Proposal’ to prepare your submission. All proposals must be submitted online. So that the committee can effectively evaluate proposals, we must stipulate that incomplete proposals will not be considered. All fields denoted with an asterisk (*) are required.

Step 1 of 6:

Presentation Information

Title of Presentation* (10 word maximum)

Learning Objectives*

Describe the benefits to be gained by participants in your session. Please indicate at least two (2) skills, ideas, procedures, etc. that attendees will take away from this presentation. You can list objectives as endings to the following sentence: As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to...

Presentation Outline*

Outline how you plan to present your content. Best practice is to present a maximum of four key points in a 45 minute presentation. It is also effective practice to follow a format of presenting content and then facilitating small group discussion and application—content/discuss, content/discuss…

Competency Areas*

 College Store Operations Course Materials and Intellectual Property

 Leadership and Human Resources Marketing and Campus Relations

 Retailing Business Stewardship

Description of Presentation* (100 word maximum)

Note: NACS reserves the right to edit for length, grammar, and clarity

Step 2 of 6:

Audience Considerations

Level of Experience for the Presentation*

 Threshold (T) - Participants have little or no experience with topic.

 Intermediate (I) - New skills, information, or trends on a topic one knows.

 Advanced (A) - In depth understanding is assumed - case challenges, etc.

Content of Presentation*

 Idea Labs: Generation / Exploration of New Ideas

 Research: Empirical

 Back-to-basics: How to’s

Format of Presentation*

 Facilitated Lecture

 Panel Speed Dating

 Roundtable

Participant Engagement *

All sessions should engage participants for a minimum of 15 minutes. Adults learn best when active in the learning experience. Effective practice is to follow a format of content/discuss, content/discuss. Q&A during or at the end of the session only isn’t enough. Describe how you intend to engage participants in your session (list your discussion question(s) or other engagement details).

Adaptability of Content *

It's vital that participants be able to adapt your content/ideas to their stores, and that you provide ideas and suggestions for scalability (e.g. if you are a small store…, if you are a community college store…) How will you support participant adaption of your content?

Step 3 of 6:

Audio/Visual and Room Setup

Audio/Visual Equipment

Please plan effectively. Room placement and other logistics will be determined based on your requests.

Visual - Check all items you will need for your session.

(You will have an opportunity to confirm this information if selected to present.)

 Data/Video Projector w/ Screen (does not include laptop)

 Flip Chart and Markers

 Connection from Laptop to House Sound (for videos, etc.)

 Other:

Microphone

A wired lectern microphone will be provided for each session. If you would prefer that we provide some other microphone arrangement, please describe below and we will contact you upon acceptance of your session to discuss your needs.

Room Setup

All meeting rooms will be set theater-style with a head table for two. If this configuration will not work for your session, please note necessary setup, and all attempts will be made to accommodate your needs.

If your session requires seating for more than 2 at the head table, please specify the number of chairs needed:

Step 4 of 6:

Proposal Submission Information

Presentation

Have you proposed or presented this session to another association or group?

Yes*
No

* If yes, please indicate the association or group and when the presentation was made.

Presentation submitted by:*

Name:*

Email:*

Phone:

Organization:*

On behalf of:*

 Committee Work Group (specify)

 Associate Member

 Store Member

 Individual(s)

 Other (specify)

Step 5 of 6:

Add Speakers

Part 1 - Speaker Look Up

Enter name and e-mail on file with NACS. If found, select "Add this person" to add to session. If not found, enter additional requested information to add speaker.

First Name:*

Last Name:*

Email:*

Title:*

Store/Company:*

Address:

City, State, Zip:*

Phone:

Part 2 - Speaker Experience

Is the presenter a current member of NACS?

Has the presenter spoken at a previous CAMEX?

If yes, what year(s):

Has the presenter spoken at other meetings, conferences, conventions, workshops, etc.?

If yes, please specify:

Why are you – or any co-presenter - the right person to present this content?*

Step 6 of 6:

Confirm Information and Sign Agreement to Present

Confirm Information -

(Summary of proposal information will be displayed.)

All speakers on this session will receive an email outlining all of the information that you have submitted via this process.

Agreement to Present

By submitting this proposal, I agree that if this proposal is selected, I - and any co-presenter(s) - will be available to make the presentation during the CAMEX 2017 educational program March 3-7 in Salt Lake City, UT. Further,

we agree to abide by the Speaker Guidelines for CAMEX presenters,
understand that all session presenters must be registered for the conference,
understand that all vendor presenters must strictly adhere to the Speaker Guidelines specifically prohibiting product or "line" presentations during educational programs.

 I have read and agree to the above statement.*

CAMEX 2017/Session Proposal Form 2017