CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS!!
TOPICS
Topics that are being considered by FACERS are as follows:
(Don’t feel limited by these topic suggestions; out-of-the box thinking is encouraged)
- Asset Management
- Construction/Project Management
- Emergency Management
- Engineering
- Environmental Sustainability/Resiliency
- Facilities Management
- Fleet Services Management
- Grounds, Park, and Urban Forestry Management
- Leadership
- Professional
- Development
- Solid Waste Management
- Stormwater/Flood Control
- Transport: (Bike/Pedestrian)
- Transportation
- Utilities/Public Right-of-Way Management
- Water Resources: Water/Wastewater
- Workforce Solutions
FACERS is offering 1 hour presentation slots.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Deadline: The 2025 FACERS Annual Fall Meeting Call for Presentations closes on March 28, 2025. Submitters will be notified April 11, 2025, whether or not their proposals were selected for presentation.
Presentation Title: All proposals must include a presentation title.
Speaker Information: All proposals must include the name, title and contact information for the speaker.
FACERS Member/Sponsor: Please indicate on the submission if you are either currently a FACERS Member or if you are a Sponsor of the FACERS meeting
in which you are proposing to present.
Learning Objectives: All proposals must include three (3) learning objectives that indicate exactly how the attendee will benefit from the presentation. State your learning objectives in response to the phrase: By attending this session, participants will be better able to: All learning objectives must begin with an “active” verb that indicates an action that can be measured, such as DISCUSS, EXAMINE, COMPARE, DESIGN, ACHIEVE, INSPECT, PLAN, DEVELOP, EVALUATE, CHOOSE, etc. Please do not use passive verbs such as learn or understand. Some examples of correctly stated learning objectives are:
- MAKE informed budgeting decisions about the real costs of services and projects.
- EVALUATE maintenance management systems.
- CHOOSE which will work best for your operation.
Session Length: One Hour.
No Sales-Pitches Please: Direct promotions of products, services, or monetary self-interest are not appropriate education sessions. FACERS members are traditionally vocal in their displeasure with sessions that appear to be sales presentations or promotions. FACERS audiences prefer sessions that present case studies from the user perspective.
Registration and travel expenses: Speakers at FACERS are also considered attendees of the event and are expected to pay their own travel expenses and the appropriate member or non-member registration fee. If you plan to only attend on the day of your presentation, you may qualify for a complimentary single-day registration.
Paid Professional Trainers and Speakers are welcome to use the Online Submission Form, but please indicate if you are a paid professional trainer/speaker on the submission.
HOW ARE PRESENTATIONS SELECTED?
All submissions are reviewed and evaluated by individuals on the FACERS Board. The evaluation process is competitive based on the following criteria:
- Practical Application: Presentation provides take-away knowledge material that can be used by the learners in their day-to-day work settings.
- Relevance and Clarity: Topic is timely and learning objectives are clearly stated using active verbs showing exactly what the benefit would be to the learners.
- Innovation: Presentation addresses critical issues, emerging trends, innovative methods and technologies.
- Systems-thinking: Evidence of systems-thinking regarding public works operations.
- Balance: The program review committee will evaluate the overall education lineup for balance to ensure that the conference has a wide scope of topics and that no one speaker or organization is disproportionately represented.
SELECTED PRESENTERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 11, 2025.