For questions relating to your proposal submission, please email Megan Voorhees.

If you would like to organize a different type of session, an activity, a social event, an in-person field trip, we are happy to accommodate.
September 22nd & September 23rd, 2023
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

This year's UMACS Conference theme is “Taking Action Today: Voices, Resources, and Partnerships for Change".  How can you help conference participants make the connections,  find the resources and hear the stories they need to take action?
​Proposal Topics
Sessions should focus on topics that will help participants take action effectively-either by sharing stories of what’s worked (and what hasn’t), tools or resources that will assist people in taking action, or offering sessions that help people develop the relationships and networks that will support them in this work. 

Types of Proposals Requested:
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LIGHTNING TALKS
  • 5 minute presentations on a conference theme.
  • Presenters will be grouped together on panels.
 
PANEL DISCUSSION 
  • Discussions begin with short presentations on a conference theme by expert panelists followed by a moderated discussion with participants. 
  • Three to five lightning talks, 5-minutes each, back-to-back, followed by a facilitated roundtable discussion. 
  • 50 minutes in length
 
WORKSHOP
  • Workshops allow presenters to share their knowledge, experience or techniques with attendees through active learning and other creative, interactive formats.
  • Organizers must coordinate workshop participation and content, and moderate the program.
  • 50 minutes in length 

​POSTER SESSION
  • Posters are available for viewing throughout the conference.​
Proposal Application Details - Poster Submissions Due September 19, 2023 BY NOON
The proposal submittal portal will request the following information
  • Session Type
  • Title not to exceed 100 characters including spaces
  • Summary of proposed session not to exceed 250 words 
  • Summary describes how the session aligns with the 2023 conference theme of "Taking Action Today:  Voices, Resources, and Partnerships for Change"
  • Name of Presenters/facilitator(s)
  • Affiliation(s)

Review Process
All proposals will be reviewed for inclusion by the UMACS Conference Planning Committee. 
Proposals are evaluated with the following criteria:
  • The session or activity aligns with the 2023 UMACS Conference theme.
  • The session summary is clear and accurately reflects the proposed content.
  • The session will provide new information, knowledge, skills, and/or creative applications of known information, etc.
  • Presenters will be notified about decisions by May 19, 2023.