Deadline for Submitting Proposal: October 31, 2007
The Southwest Region is accepting proposals for its 2008 conference. Please review all the information provided, as some information has changed. Before you can proceed to the proposal form, you must acknowledge agreement with the terms.
Most attendees will be HR practitioners from two-year, four-year private, public, proprietary, research, and community colleges, religious, medical, multi-campus and other institutions of higher education. Participants may be novice, intermediate or advanced with expertise in a variety of HR areas or new to higher education human resources.
CUPA-HR members prefer practical information. Presenters are requested to focus on solutions to problems, coping strategies, successful partnerships or collaborations between HR and other campus constituencies or innovative programs that can be adapted by other institutions.
Sessions will be held concurrently and are 75 minutes long. Participants prefer interactive formats to lecture. The conference program committee will, in part, evaluate the proposal on opportunities for interaction within the session.
In addition to lecture, sessions may be presented in a variety of ways to encourage interaction, such as:
- Case Study — A presenter interacts with the audience to examine work situations and solutions;
- Round Table — A facilitator encourages the sharing of information within and among groups;
- Panel — A small group of presenters shares information with the audience, which might be asked to offer their views;
- Role-Play — Individuals act out situations to illustrate points.
Sessions may fall into the following functional areas.
- Benefits
- Legal Issues
- Organizational Development
- Compensation/Rewards
- Diversity
- Employee/Labor Relations
- HR Strategies/Leadership
- Recruitment/Retention
- Training and Development
- Technology (HRIS)
- Worklife and Wellness Issues
- Other
Proposals will be evaluated on four criteria:
- Appeal — the subject is important and timely; addresses and solves HR problems;
- Audience Engagement — the format allows for exchanges among audience members and between audience members and the presenter;
- Clarity of Presentation — the session description effectively matches the topic and session outline;
- Design — depth and quality of content.
In the spirit of camaraderie in which CUPA-HR was founded, presenters are asked to share without compensation their knowledge with those in the higher education HR profession. Presenters receive neither an honorarium nor reimbursement for travel, lodging or meal expenses, but will receive a $100 discount off the early member registration fee. The discount rate is available no matter how late the speaker registers. Conference participation is optional. However, speakers who choose to participate in the conference must register to do so.
Be aware that sessions are open to all conference participants including members of the press, higher educational institutions and representatives of corporate organizations.
Corporate representatives are strongly encouraged to co-present with an HR practitioner. Corporate presenters cannot promote specific products or services. Product comments should be generic. Companies that breach this rule will not be invited to present at future conferences.
Presenters are strongly encouraged to prepare handouts for their session. Handouts will be duplicated by the region or may be provided by the presenter. If presenter chooses to bring handouts, the estimated number to bring will be provided before the event.
The CUPA-HR logo may be used in conjunction with the CUPA-HR event title – wherever that title appears. It may not be used to imply (explicitly or implicitly) a joint presentation of CUPA-HR and the presenter unless a representative of CUPA-HR is co-presenting the session.
The online form must be filled out completely for your submission to be considered by the conference program committee. Please be accurate. If your proposal is selected, it is understood the information you provide will be the basis for Web and print promotions. The online form requests the following information:
- Session Title — The title of your session;
- Session Format — Interactive session format; how the information will be conveyed to the audience;
- Topic Areas — Major topic areas (specify up to 2);
- Audiovisual — Complimentary equipment, including LCD projectors, needed to present your session. If you are using an LCD projector to display your PowerPoint materials, please bring your laptop loaded with appropriate software. Laptops will NOT be provided on a complimentary basis, but rental arrangements can be made for you and the cost charged to you;
- Presenter Information — contact information of all session presenters;
- Introduction — One paragraph describing each presenter's professional experience that can be used to introduce each presenter to the audience at the session;
- Outline — A one-page outline covering the major discussion points of the presentation;
- Description — One descriptive paragraph on the presentation that details the benefits of the session. If your proposal is selected, the information you provide will be the basis for conference publicity. Avoid jargon; clarity is paramount in describing what your audience will learn or be able to do at or after your session. The paragraph should be no longer than 60 words and contain no more than three sentences. Text will be edited for use in conference materials. Please use the sample shown below as a model when drafting your paragraph.
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Examine critical issues raised by increased use of e-mail and the Internet in colleges and universities. Consider the risks of inappropriate computer use such as copyright infringement, defamation and sexual harassment. Learn how to formulate a comprehensive, effective computer use policy.
- Proposal Deadline: October 31, 2007
- Committee Review: through January 4, 2007
- Speaker Notification: January 15, 2008
- Delivery of Presentations: April 13-16, 2008
Submit presentation proposal materials electronically to CUPA-HR by October 31, 2007. You will receive an automatic e-mail confirmation once your proposal has been successfully submitted.
If you have any questions, please contact program committee chair program committee chair Penney Jenkins at 775-784-4848 or jenkinsp@unce.unr.edu. For technical questions, contact Lisa Hayden at 865-862-2836 or lhayden@cupahr.org.
