Session Proposal Information
2011 NLADA Centennial Conference:
"NLADA Blueprint for Justice: Rethink. Rebuild. Retool."
December 7-10, 2011 – Washington, D.C.
CONFERENCE DESIGN
NLADA's Centennial Conference is the leading national training event of the year for the civil legal aid, indigent defense and public interest law communities. The conference offers advocates the latest substantive information and professional skills they need to creatively and effectively meet the legal needs of low-income people, and provides unparalleled opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from across the country while fulfilling continuing legal education requirements.
The theme for the 2011 NLADA Centennial Conference is “NLADA Blueprint for Justice: Rethink. Rebuild. Retool.” This theme recognizes not only NLADA’s centennial and the role of the organization in the struggle for equal justice for all but sets the stage for the tremendous work that lies ahead. Participants in this year’s Centennial Conference will leave, informed, inspired and empowered to carry the torch of equal justice throughout your communities and nationwide. During the conference, we are pleased to offer professional and leadership development, substantive legal practice, and skills building educational opportunities that are specific and diverse while providing unparalleled curriculum quality and on site experience
PROPOSED CIVIL, DEFENDER, JOINT, GENERAL, BOARD LEADERSHIP & CLIENT PROGRAMMING
To assist the community in developing workshop sessions consistent with this year's theme, NLADA is requesting submissions for presentations and workshops for the 2011 Centennial Conference. We hope that you will consider shaping your workshop proposal around the conference theme. The topic of the proposed workshop or presentation may address issues specific to one of more of the session tracks for the conference:
· Civil
· Defender
· Client
· Board Leadership
· Joint (One of more of the above tracks)
· General (including Communication and Technology)
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PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
NLADA solicits proposals that will be of interest to 700 - 1,000 conference participants including: civil and defender program staff members (leaders, managers, attorneys, paralegals, social workers, investigators, fundraisers, technologists and others); program board members and clients; and activists in state justice communities. These advocates are eager to take home new information, skills and contacts to their communities. Training sessions selected by the Conference Committee through this RFP process will be offered on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the Annual Conference, December 8, 9 and 10. PLEASE NOTE that for the first time in two years, RFPs will be accepted for Defender Track sessions. In addition to defender or civil legal aid-specific proposals, the Conference Committee encourages proposals for sessions designed to bring together civil, defender, client, and board attendees around issues of common concern and sessions bridging the civil and defender legal communities.
Session Length:
All training sessions must be 1.5 hours in duration.
Diversity of Presenters:
Please consider diversity of conference participants and our community as a whole when arranging the faculty and the content for your session. We strongly believe that the quality of the conference depends on the affirmative inclusion of presenters who are women and people of color and who reflect a diversity of views, expertise, regional background and experience. Thank you for making the extra effort to develop a diverse faculty.
SESSION SELECTION PROCESS
The NLADA staff and Conference Committee will evaluate the proposals based upon a number of factors:
§ Relationship to the Conference Theme - "NLADA Blueprint for Justice: Rethink. Rebuild. Retool."
§ Relationship to Track and Relevant Issues of Interest to the Intended Audience
§ Substantive Content
§ Training Design
§ Trainer Expertise
§ Diversity of Proposed Faculty
§ Interest and Importance to NLADA's Constituency
Session proposals should be submitted online at the following website: http://www.mynlada.org/node/add/proposal. Please provide all information requested.
SESSION LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES
Conference Registration & Fees for Presenters:
All session leaders are also responsible for obtaining biographies and session materials from all presenters/panelists participating in their session by July 15, 2011.
All Session leaders and presenters are required to complete a registration form by, July 15, 2011 and are required to pay the conference registration fee if attending any session other than their own. Faculty who register but do not pay a registration fee (because they are attending only their session) may purchase tickets to attend the reception, dance, dinner or other events included with registration fee. Tickets will be sold on-site.
Handout Materials:
In order to receive conference CLE credit, each session must provide written handout materials to participants. A written paper or similar handout is required for all sessions for CLE requirements. Presenters are responsible for providing approximately 50 sets of each handout in advance of the conference. NLADA will neither assume responsibility for reproducing handouts nor pay for the reproduction of handouts. Presentations should include a discussion about the ethical issues inherent in the session topic. Guidelines for the preparation of handouts and an ethical issues checklist will be provided to those selected to present sessions. All materials must be copyright-approved for duplication.
WHAT NLADA CAN PROVIDE
NLADA will provide meeting space, publicity and session evaluation, as well as continuing legal education accreditation, processing and reporting. PLEASE NOTE THAT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM NLADA IS NOT AVAILABLE TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, MEALS, OR OTHER EXPENSES. SESSION LEADERS, PRESENTERS AND PANELISTS MUST COVER ALL EXPENSES NOT DESCRIBED ABOVE. Organizations sponsoring a training session are asked to support other related costs, including travel and lodging, or to assist the presenter(s) with obtaining support. Combining resources for a joint program will reduce the costs to both the sponsoring organization and NLADA. Although limited audiovisual equipment may be provided, NLADA encourages participants to provide their own audiovisual equipment.
Please note the following important deadlines:
§ Proposals must be received on or before Monday, June 6 2011, in order to be considered.
§ If your proposal is accepted, a complete biography for each presenter/panelist, a concise description of your session for the onsite program book, an electronic copy of your presentation materials to be distributed to attendees, and your audiovisual needs must be submitted to NLADA no later than Friday, July 15, 2011.
§ Session leaders must ensure the registration forms and payments for themselves and each additional presenter/panelist participating in their session are submitted to NLADA no later than Friday, July 15, 2011.
We look forward to working with you this year!
"NLADA Blueprint for Justice: Rebuild. Rethink. Retool.”
SESSION PROPOSAL and LOGIN INFORMATION
To get started, you must complete the session proposal form available at the following website: http://www.mynlada.org/node/add/proposal.
1. Click on the "Login/Register" link at the top of your screen. You must create a user account to submit a proposal. Click here to create a user account. If you have previously registered but have forgotten your password, instructions may also be found on this link.
2. Once you log in to the site, please review the session proposal information before submitting a proposal. To begin submission, click on the "Submit Proposal" link to the right side of your screen. In this section you will enter a description of your proposed session, as well as information about yourself as the session leader.
Thank you for your interest in submitting a session proposal for the 2011 NLADACentennial Conference.
We look forward to working with you this year!
"NLADA Blueprint for Justice: Rethink. Rebuild. Retool.”
Session Proposal Forms are available at the following website: http://www.mynlada.org/node/add/proposal
Submissions must be returned to NLADA by June 6, 2011
Phone: (202) 452-0620 Fax: (202) 872-1031
e-mail: registration@nlada.org http://www.nlada.org