IABC Call for Presentations for 2009 Conferences |
The deadline for speaker proposals for IABC’s 2009 events was
1 August 2008.
If you missed the 1 August deadline, you may still submit a proposal that will be considered in the event a back-up speaker is needed.
IABC's 2009 events include the following:
- 2009 World Conference, 7–10 June, San Francisco
- 2009 Communicating Social Responsibility Conference, various global locations & dates
- 2009 Business Writing Conferences, various North American locations & dates
- 2009 Employee Communication Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October or November
- 2009 Research & Measurement Conference,
North American location, October or November
- 2009 Regional Conferences, Canada, United States, Europe, Africa and/or Asia/Pacific
IABC invites presentation proposals from qualified experts who meet the association’s criteria for educating communication practitioners to excel professionally and improve organizational performance.
Assess your fit for an IABC speaking position by answering these questions:
- Do you have experience presenting to audiences with 75 or more participants?
- Is your content fresh and highly relevant to communication practitioners?
- Do you have global communication experience (working and speaking in countries other than your own)?
- Are your sessions interactive? Would your audiences describe you as a dynamic presenter?
- Can you provide audience evaluations (with 75 or more participants) demonstrating excellent ratings of 80th percentile or above?
If your answers to all five questions are “yes,” you meet IABC's qualifications for a speaking position. |
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IABC Guidelines for Speaker Selection
IABC makes speaker selections based on audience and content needs to reflect our membership demographics. We seek diversity in our conference speakers and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, physical ability, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, language, type of industry, business or function.
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