Presentation Proposal


Dear Presenter

Thank you for submitting a presentation proposal for the 2008 Building Bridges Conference to be held November 16-18, 2008.

This form must be completed in a single session. To make sure you have all the requested information, please review the form in its entirety before you begin. (The form will not save your information after you have closed your browser. Also, please be aware that your network may periodically "time-out," causing loss of information. So it's best to finish within a relatively short period of time.) You will not be able to retrieve and revise your information once it has been submitted.

You should receive a copy of your submission via email. To ensure that you have a copy for your records, we recommend that you also print a copy of the form prior to submission.

If you have co-presenters, please supply their names, titles, and affiliations. As the key presenter, you will be responsible for disseminating information to co-presenters. You do not have to have a co-presenter.

If you have questions or problems with the form, please contact Nathan Wittmaier.

Building Bridges Staff

Presenter Information
* Denotes a required field.
Key Presenter (Registration fee: $85.00)
Title
*First Name
  Middle Initial
*Last Name
*Job Title
*Organization
*Address Line 1
Address Line 2
*City
*State
 *Zip Code
*Phone
 Ext.
*Fax
*E-mail
Summer Address: (where you can be reached in the summer if different from above)
Summer Address
City
State
   Zip Code
Phone
   E-mail

*Have you presented before at Building Bridges? Yes    No   
                If yes, what year(s)?

Other major conferences where you have presented within the last five years:
Presentation Information
* Areas that relate to your topic
(Check all selections that apply.)
Increasing success for all students by having high expectations for what students know (content) and can do (performance).
Increasing success for all groups of students in rigorous academic courses by creating classroom conditions that enable students to meet content and performance standards.
Increasing success by using technology and instructional strategies that engage students in learning and using rigorous academic and technical content in a variety of meaningful ways.
Increasing student achievement, high school graduation rates, and successful transitions to postsecondary studies and careers by creating school and classroom practices that encourage students to make the effort to perform at high levels.
Increasing success by creating multiple programs of study that connect career/technical studies to high school reform, academic studies, postsecondary studies, and workplace requirements and opportunities.
*Title of Presentation
(Maximum: 12 words. The title should be able to stand alone. It will appear in the Program Preview with no further explanation. It's better to be descriptive than humorous. The title should clearly commmunicate what the presentation is about.)
* Big ideas:
(Please list no more than five big ideas that conference attendees can take back and implement in their schools.)

*Abstract (Maximum: 150 words. The abstract should answer questions such as the following: Why should conference attendees want to attend this session? What has made your program successful? How will attendees benefit from the session?
This description will appear in the conference program book.).
*Length of Presentation 

60 minutes     90 minutes     Either

Presentation format:
 Interactive   Lecture
*Will this session be presented in panel format? Yes   No
(In other words, will you need head tables with microphones for your panelists?)
*Audiovisual Equipment
(Select all that apply.)
 VCR & monitor   Flip chart   Overhead projector
None
A screen and microphone (as needed) will be provided in each meeting room.
* Building Bridges will not provide Internet connection, computers, or data projectors. Presenters may bring their own or rent such equipment from the conference hotel.

*Will your session promote a product or service that is commercially available from you or a company that you represent? Yes   No

If yes, which company?

Additional comments that might help us in reviewing your proposal (70 words or less)
Co-Presenter Information: Co-presenters pay full conference registration cost of $165.00 unless they are a student. Students pay no registration.
First Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
  
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Second Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization
Third Co-Presenter
Student presenter?
 Yes   No
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Organization

*I agree to present in any time slot to which I'm assigned on Monday or Tuesday.   

*I understand that I (and additional presenters, if applicable) am responsible for my own travel, hotel expenses and applicable presenter registration fees, and handout copies.


To ensure that you have a copy for your records, we recommend that you also print a copy of the form prior to submission. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours, please contact Nathan Wittmaier at wittmaier@ucmo.edu or (660)543-8206.