Call for Education Programs
PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS
Deadline: Open
Please submit one (1) topic/session per form, but do feel free to submit several topics, as there is no limit on great ideas!
Click here to go to the online submission form.
Before submitting a session for consideration, please review the general guide below.
- We encourage you to only submit dynamic speakers who can keep their audience awake
- Speakers must interact with audience while providing important information
- Be vulnerable enough to tell about what didn't work, too - people learn more from mistakes than successes
- Please make sure that your topic is educational in nature, is geared towards a North American audience (not one particular state or region), and does not endorse a particular company, product or service.
- All programs are evaluated and approved by a planning committee.
- NAIOP members receive priority if two similar topics are submitted for the same conference.
- We believe strongly in Commercial Real Estate Developers educating other Commercial Real Estate Developers; therefore all sessions should be geared towards an audience of developers, and your session will have a stronger chance of selection if there is at least one commercial real estate developer on it.
Upcoming 2009 Programs
DevelopGREEN 09 - Sustainable Solutions for Commercial Real Estate
March 11-12, 2009
The Westin Seattle, Seattle, Wash.
Planning committee met in August 2008. Topics for roundtables are still accepted for consideration through November 2008.
I.Con 09 - The Industrial Conference for Commercial Real Estate
June 23-24, 2009
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Long Beach, Calf.
Planning committee met to determine sessions in September 2008. Presentation acceptance is closed for this conference.
Webinars - the best in online commercial real estate education
24 programs are planned to reach 1000+ people in 2009.
Planning committee meets to determine sessions late September 2008, but submissions are accepted throughout 2009 for hot topics.
development '09: the annual meeting for commercial real estate
October 13-16, 2009
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago, Ill.
Planning committee meets to determine sessions mid-November 2008. Topics for roundtables are still accepted for consideration through June 2009.
General information on NAIOP session types
Keynote
- Thirty (30) to forty-five (45) minutes of presentation time, including Q&A (if desired)
- well-known, well-respected industry leader; or high-level, well-moderated panel
- entertain, and impart extremely valuable insight
Roundtable
- Two back-to-back discussions of approximately thirty (30) minutes each.
- Roundtable discussions are the "down and dirty" real conversations about what is going on with regard to a topic.
- Make a brief presentation (5-12 minutes), and then lead a discussion on 5-10 ideas related to topic;
Session
- Seventy-five (75) to ninety (90) minutes of presentation and Q&A
- Industry or subject-matter expert, prefer a panel of industry or subject matter experts with differing viewpoints
Webinar
- Ninety (90) minutes includes generally 3 minutes of upfront housekeeping, followed by fifty (50) to sixty-five (65) minutes of presentation, with the balance of the Webinar being reserved for Q&A.
- No travel required - presenters can be in different locations anywhere in the world.
Questions Regarding Proposals
If you have any questions contact Barb David at (703) 674-1435.
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