Call for Sessions Key Dates - 2015 Annual Meeting

What are the next steps following submission of the Call for Sessions?

The conference programming team made up of Advisory Group members and Council staff will review all proposals and select those that best align with the vision and goals of the conference. Once proposals are chosen, the team will work directly with recommended speakers or notify session submitters to develop conference sessions. During the notification process, the programming team may also recommend speakers or other features for a specific session submitted through the call.

Call for Session Timeline

Proposals must be made via the online submission tool. You should receive an automatic notification that your submission has been received. Please contact Jessica Pearce (jessica.pearce@cof.org or 703-879-0752) regarding any questions or if you are unable to use this tool or experience any errors when submitting your idea.

  • December 15 — Call for Ideas open
  • January 14 — Call for Ideas closes. Deadline to submit all ideas.
  • January 18-30 — Programming team will review all submissions, and identify which content best align with the overall goals and vision of the conference.
  • February 2 — Session submitters will be notified of the status of their submission.
  • February 13 — Deadline for session submitters to submit any final edits to session title, description, or speaker changes.

Due to the number of submissions anticipated, it will not be possible for all proposals to be accepted. Please know that the Council and the Annual Meeting thought leaders recognize and greatly appreciate the time, thought, and energy that go into the preparation of all proposals.

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