Member QuickTalk | Creating a Winning Annual Conference Proposal

Grab your coffee and join us! If you are a young professional, new to conference proposals, or just want some inspiration as you’re crafting your proposal, join us to explore tips and resources to prepare a successful proposal for the 2025 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference. This session will navigate you through the components of a conference proposal, differentiate between the types of tracks and sessions, provide tips for crafting a dynamic proposal, and explore how to engage with EDUCAUSE for further preparation.

You’ll hear from past conference presenters, EDUCAUSE staff, proposal reviewers, and the 2025 EDUCAUSE Program Committee in this primarily informational session, and will have opportunities to ask questions throughout the event.

This session is a collaboration between the Young Professionals Advisory Committee, the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Program Committee, and the EDUCAUSE Young Professionals Community Group.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

• Identify various components of the conference proposal process.
• Learn about best practices for submitting a proposal from conference veterans.
• Plan a proposal that includes impactful outcomes, strategies, and collaborations.
• Engage with EDUCAUSE young professionals through various outlets to strengthen their proposal and conference experience.

Additional Resources

• For more about the 2025 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference proposal submission process, visit the Call for Proposals webpage. Note submissions are due April 22, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. E.T.
• 2025 Annual Conference topic collaboration spreadsheet (facilitated by the YPCG)
• 2025 Annual Conference track collaboration (facilitated by the YPCG - due Sunday 4/13)

QuickTalk Moderators

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  Chris Bradney

  Director, Strategic Technology Initiatives, California State University, San Bernardino
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  Joseph Caudle

  HR Transformation Developer, University of Notre Dame
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  Bri Denis

  Director, Portfolio Mgmt Office, College of Charleston
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  Calvin Groves

  Director, Customer Support & Outreach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  Gianna Mangicaro

  Associate Director, ITS LEMP, Syracuse University
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  Sarah Reynolds

  Speaker Manager, EDUCAUSE
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  Sophie White

  Content Marketing and Program Manager, EDUCAUSE