2010 National Conference
Session Designer and Speaker Page
Thank you for your contribution to GEO’s 2010 national conference. To ensure that the process of serving as a conference session designer and/or speaker is a smooth and rewarding process – and to stay in line with our conference sustainability plan – GEO has developed this Web page to house all information needed by session designers and speakers.
We encourage you to review carefully all of the information found on this page.
For Session Designers
Here you will find links to all of the documents sent to you in September that you will need as you design and prepare for your session. Please click on each item to access the documents.
Session Designer Materials:
- Welcome letter from GEO’s president and CEO and conference planning committee chair + download PDF
- Session designer information handout (which outlines your role as a session designer) + download PDF
- Speaker/session designer checklist
(with key dates and deadlines) + download PDF
- Guidelines for effective session design + download PDF
- Overview of the GEO conference + download PDF
- Room setup and audio visual needs form + download PDF
Designers Submit:
Session designers are asked to submit the following session materials. The success of the conference depends on your submission of session materials by the deadlines set by GEO. Please click on the items below for more details.
- Session Information Form + more
(This system is optimized for use with the latest version of the Firefox browser. Before proceeding, please download and install the free Firefox browser. See welcome e-mail for your IssueLab password)
(Deadline: October 15, 2009)
- Room setup and audio visual needs form + download PDF
(Deadline: March 1, 2010)
For Speakers
Here you will find links to all of the documents sent to you by GEO’s management company, The Caraway Management Group, Inc. Please click on each item to access the documents.
Speaker Materials:
Speakers Submit:
Speakers are required to submit the following session materials. The success of the conference depends on your submission of session materials by the deadlines set by GEO. Please click on the items below for more details.
- Photo and bio. Send a 100 word count bio and photo (Acceptable standard photo file formats are JPEG, GIF, bitmap (BMP), or PNG) to The Caraway Management Group (GEO’s conference management company) at geo@tcmgevents.com.
(Deadline: December 11, 2009)
- Speaker contract. If you require a copy of your speaker contract, contact The Caraway Management Group, Inc. at 877.459.7438 ext. 108.
(Deadline: December 11, 2009)
- Session materials + more
Log in using your email address. Note: Please do not upload Microsoft Office X documents; instead, save Office X files in an earlier version (eg., use ".doc" instead of ".docx") and upload the converted file.
(Deadline: April 1, 2010)
Questions
If you have any questions or concerns, GEO staff members are available to you throughout the process. You can reach Lori Bartczak at bartczak@geofunders.org or 202.355.9539 and Leonor Alfonso at alfonso@geofunders.org or 202.355.9536.
The Caraway Management Group, Inc. is GEO’s conference management company and can assist you with any logistical concerns; they can be reached at 877.459.7438 ext. 108.