CALL FOR SPEAKERS and PRESENTATIONS

NAFTZ Spring Seminar 2025 will again this year feature educational tracks for Grantees, Operator/Users, Advanced Professionals, and NAFTZ's Fundamentals of FTZ course.

The topics below will be filled through NAFTZ's new CALL FOR SPEAKERS and PRESENTATIONS process.  The NAFTZ Program Committee will determine speakers for all sessions below from submissions received to speak on these topics.  The Program Committee welcomes anyone with knowledge or experience on these topics to submit an overview of their proposed session to be considered for the 2025 Spring Seminar Program.

Here are the steps to be considered:

1. Review the topics and content guidelines from the NAFTZ program committee below.
2. For each session you'd like to be considered as a speaker for, prepare a submission for the Call for Speakers and Presentations.  Each submission will need to include:
   • Your presentation title
   • A brief paragraph summary (up to 300 words) of your proposed presentation
   • A complete list of co-presenters or panelists (including yourself) and basic information about each (Name, email, designations and company/organization affiliated with).  Each co-presenter / panelist will be sent an email from the Oxford Abstracts system which will request each to submit separately a brief bio, prior speaking experience, etc.
   • Three learning objectives that session attendees will take away from attending your session
   • Session information such as target audience, experience level, materials to be shared with participants, if the content has been presented elsewhere, etc.
3. Go to https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/75869/submitter
   1. Create a new account in Oxford Abstracts.  Please note - NAFTZ log-in information is NOT connected to Oxford Abstracts and you will need to have a separate account log-in for Oxford Abstracts.
   2.  Enter your submission information. Oxford Abstracts does allow you to return to your submission to make amendments, additions or changes. However, you must first submit information in all required fields, keeping in mind that you can return to update your submission later. All submissions need to be fully completed by the November 13th deadline.
4. Note the Call for Speakers and Presentations deadlines:
   • Session submissions for consideration deadline:  Wednesday, November 13th
   • Outcome notification deadline:  Tuesday, December 31st (or sooner if possible)

IMPORTANT - NAFTZ Speaker & Moderator Policy

NAFTZ is a non-profit professional association, providing educational events for professional development purposes only and may not be used for promotional or sales purposes of any kind.  Submissions that are of a sales nature or approach will not be accepted.

The program committee seeks well rounded sessions to include a variety of perspectives from session speakers, thus should there be multiple presenters on one topic session, the speakers should not all be from one firm.

For presentation materials, PowerPoint slides, handouts, etc. provided to attendees, all must use only NAFTZ provided templates, images or event branding with no company logos included.

Please review NAFTZ's Speaker/Moderator Policy here.  You will be asked to confirm that you have read and understand these guidelines when submitting for the Call for Speakers.

 

NAFTZ believes this new process will better enable our Program Committee to identify new speakers, provide the opportunity present at our in-person events to all members and constituents, and help us to continue to deliver high-quality content and information to our attendees and members.  Anyone interested in presenting is highly encouraged to submit a proposed session though the Call!