Collaboration/Innovation
Working Together Like Never Before

SILC CONGRESS 2008 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

January 25-28, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Statewide Independent Living Councils across the country are a vital part of the Independent Living movement, and the 2008 SILC Congress is dedicated to providing sessions which specifically focus on SILCs and their unique role in IL service planning and implementation.  We encourage sessions that feature SILC-to-SILC mentorship strategies as well as constructive methods to facilitate positive working relationships with SILCs’ IL partners.  
 
All sessions must directly relate to SILC operations and provide action steps that participants can readily incorporate into their state’s IL plans.

            The goals of the 2008 SILC Congress are:

            1.  Orientation for new SILC participants in pre-conference sessions
            2.  Developing Measurement Tools for SILC Outcomes
            3.  Fundamentals of IL Collaboration & Mentoring
            4.   Running Your SILC: A to Z   

Selecting the Presentation Title - Each breakout session will be one of four concurrently scheduled presentations. Presentations compete against each other for attendees. The description needs to be accurate to facilitate an informed choice by attendees. When completing the Description of Presentation and Presentation Objective, carefully choose words to accurately reflect the actual planned content, activities, and objectives. These sections should be worded clearly so that the program committee can understand the content to be presented, the audience to whom the content is directed, and the knowledge and skills being presented.

Deadlines:

 

           2008 CALL FOR PRESENTATION INFORMATION
       THEME:  Collaboration/Innovation.  Working together like never before.

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Name: (if more than one speaker, complete a form for each speaker)

Work Phone:

Cell Phone:

Company

E-mail:

 

Title:

Fax:

Address:

City:
State:
Zip:

Title of Presentation:

Description of Presentation: (Limit to 50 words. Title and text may be edited to accommodate the program)

 

 

Presentation Objectives (required):

 

 

1. Audio-visual equipment requested:             
no                                yes      ___    

Specify:    VCR & Monitor                      Flipchart                                Overhead Projector                          Other   (specify):                                                                   
LCD Projectors/Laptops need to be provided by the presenter

2.   Have you previously presented at the SILC Congress or another major conference?            
Yes___           No___

3.   If yes, please indicate when, which event and title of presentation:

4.         Meeting handouts will be distributed:        
Yes                  No___

I understand as a condition of receiving my final confirmation as a presenter that I must submit of all handout materials by September 1, 2007 to the conference headquarters on disk or via email.

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
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Questions?  Please contact:

Kristy Langbehn
975 Inlet Creek Court
Fort Belvoir, VA  22060
PH:  703-781-4448