Please add the cell phone number we can use to contact you while you are onsite at the conference should we need to reach you. 

Name, relationship, & phone number for emergency contact. We will not contact this person unless there is an emergency during the conference.

We will not contact this person unless there is an emergency.

Please provide a professional bio that will be read aloud by a committee member before you begin your session. You should include a brief summary of your education, work history, and/or experience relevant to your speaking topic. Ideally it would be between 75-100 words.

If you are submitting multiple proposals, please copy and paste your bio into each proposal form rather than referencing a previous submission.

NOTE: This information will be suppressed for the initial review of proposals.

Please upload your photograph, which will be posted on our website and mobile application with the rest of your presentation information. 

If yes, please complete the following fields with your own information. You will be redirected to another page to provide the same information for your co-presenter.

Please add the cell phone number we can use to contact you while you are onsite at the conference should we need to reach you.

Name, relationship, & phone number for emergency contact. We will not contact this person unless there is an emergency during the conference.

Please provide a professional bio that will be read aloud by a committee member before you begin your session. You should include a brief summary of your education, work history, and/or experience relevant to your speaking topic. Ideally it would be between 75-100 words.

If you are submitting multiple proposals, please copy and paste your bio into each proposal form rather than referencing a previous submission.

NOTE: This information will be suppressed for the initial review of proposals.

How will you engage participants who come from varied backgrounds, experience levels, and synagogue sizes and cultures?

What professional experience range would this be targeted towards?

What size congregations might benefit from your presentation?

What is the primary topic area that best describes the focus of your proposed session? Select only 1.

Please share a brief summary of your proposed session and anticipated takeaways for attendees. This summary will be posted for attendees, so please provide a final description we can copy and paste into the website and mobile app, being careful to check spelling and grammar. 

Do NOT include personal bio information or any details that might reference your identity. 

Please clearly define how your session will support attendees' knowledge and skills for use back in their home communities and/or professional growth. Put emphasis on participants acquiring skills, rather than simply receiving knowledge and information. For example, “Participants will understand the latest email marketing practices to reach their intended audiences."

List no more than 3 specific takeaways.

Which presentation style best describes your session?

Tell us more about how you plan to engage the audience in interacting with you and/or with one another.

What techniques and adult learning methods will be deployed? How will the time be used? Creative approaches to instructional that go beyond this basic approach are strongly encouraged. Please be specific. 

We will automatically provide a projector, screen, podium, and microphone in each breakout room. Please indicate what other supplies you might need for your presentation, keeping in mind that we must pay for each white board and/or flip chart set up. Only request those items you know you will be using.

Please note you will need to bring your own laptop for projecting. If that creates any barriers for you, please let us know in the Additional Items section below.

The Conference Leadership team values the expertise, investment, and dedication of our expert presenters. All expert speakers will receive a complimentary hotel room the night before their presentation (for those whose primary residence and place of business are BOTH located 70 miles or further from the Conference location) and are invited to be our guests at all meals, activities, and events the evening prior to and the day of their presentation.

Additionally, limited resources are available to provide speaker honoraria. Please enter your requested honoraria for consideration. Requesting an honoraria does not guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your request.

Travel reimbursement may be available to expert presenters whose primary residence and place of business are BOTH located 70 miles or further from the Conference location. Please check here to request travel reimbursement and note your closest major airport.