The Faculty Council Women’s Committee announces a call for proposals for the CU Women Succeeding 11th Annual Professional Development Symposium.
The Symposium starts at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21 and concludes at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. It will be held at the University Memorial Center, .
The Committee welcomes proposals for workshops, roundtables, book discussions, panels, and other interactive and innovative formats focused on the theme of “Opening Doors: Navigating your Professional Journey” for the Friday sessions. Proposals should address the interests and concerns of CU women faculty and staff and can also address broader educational/professional-development issues related to women in academia and beyond.
We additionally welcome proposals for poster presentations during the Thursday, Feb. 21 opening celebration.
Each proposal must include contact information for a primary organizer, who will be responsible for the content and recruitment of additional presenters for the session.
Proposals must include:
- Title of presentation
- Summary of presentation to be printed in Symposium brochure (100 words or less, please)
- Brief description of proposed topic and how it relates to the “Opening Doors: Navigating your Professional Journey” theme (200 words)
- One to three specific learning objectives for participants
- Time block preference (indicate preference for 45 or 90 minutes)
- Names of each presenter (if more than one)
- Contact information for principal presenter; CU campus and department; title; email address; phone number.
- Technology resources needed
The deadline for submission is Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. The selection process will be completed and presenters notified by early December. Questions can be directed to melinda.piket-may@colorado.edu or karen.jonscher@ucdenver.edu
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