2023 Call for Proposals

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for submitting the proposal form below for the 2023 NCPN Conference at the Harris Conference Center, Charlotte, NC November 8-10.

This form must be completed in a single session. (The form will not save your information after you have closed your browser. You will not be able to retrieve and revise your information once it has been submitted.)

Click here for a checklist of information that you will need before completing the form.

You will receive a copy of your submission via email.

As the key presenter, you will be responsible for disseminating information to co-presenters.

If you have questions or problems with the form, please contact Claudia Maness cdmaness@cord.org.

Thanks,
Claudia Maness, NCPN Director

2023 Call for Proposals

Key Presenter Information

Registration fee: All presenters are required to register at the discounted presenter rate by September 5.

Please do not register until you have been notified that your presentation has been accepted.

First Name *

Middle Initial

Last Name *

Job Title *

Organization *

Address *

Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Phone *

(Please include extension if necessary.)

Email *

Confirm Email *

Summer Address (where you can be reached in the summer if different from above)

Summer Address (where you can be reached in the summer if different from above)

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Summer Phone

Summer Email

Presentation Information

Program Strands

Please select all that apply.

Strand 1

Career Counseling, Development, and Advising

- Career awareness / exploration / development
- Career coaching / navigating
- Career counseling
- College and career planning
- Family engagement
- Growing leaders
- Pathways advising
- Recruitment and retention strategies
- Supporting special populations

Strand 2

Teaching and Learning

- Ability to benefit
- Contextualized instruction
- Co-planning / co-teaching
- CTE program options
- Curriculum alignment
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Integrated education and training (IET) best practices
- Work-based / experiential learning opportunities
- Essential / employability / soft skills

Strand 3

Designing / Delivering Programs

- Adult Career Pathways
- Apprenticeships / pre-apprenticeships
- Competency-based education
- Credentialing and Micro Credentialing
- Credit for prior learning / prior learning assessment
- Design and Deliver Career and College Pathways Without Limits
- Design/Deliver High-Quality Equitable Career Pathways
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Dual and articulated credit
- Guiding learning pathways
- Industry-recognized certifications
- Internships
- Measurable skill gains
- Pathway mapping
- Scholarships
- Stackable credentials

Strand 4

Establishing / Growing Partnerships

- Building cross-agency partnerships
- Classroom speakers / mentors
- Connecting K12 and College systems
- Dual and articulated credit
- Employer engagement
- Examining equity through Career Pathways
- Measuring impact
- Relationship management
- Policy and program alignment

Strand 5

Workforce Development

- Correctional models
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Essential / employability / soft skills
- Programs to support returning veterans
- Using labor market data
- Talent development strategies
- WIOA administration to support pathways
- Workforce board partnerships

Title of Presentation *

Maximum: 12 words. The title should clearly communicate what the presentation is about.

0 of 12 max words

Description of Presentation *

Maximum: 50 words. Describe what conference attendees can expect to learn from your session and how they will benefit from it, and what they will take home. Be sure your presentation is geared, toward a national audience. This description will appear in the conference program book. Priority will be given to presentations that are engaging / interactive and have takeaways for attendees. Be sure your description accurately describes your presentation.

0 of 50 max words

Abstract *

Maximum: 100 words. Give a brief summary of what you plan to accomplish in your session and how you will present it. Tell what attendees will take home and implement. This information will not be published and is used only for evaluating presentations.

0 of 100 max words

Room Setup *

Select one.

Theater (rows of chairs)

Banquet (round tables)

Presentation Length Preferred *

Please check which presentation length you prefer. Although we cannot guarantee that you will be scheduled according to your preference, if you are accepted, NCPN will make every effort to schedule your session accordingly.

45-minutes

One hour

Will this session be presented in panel format? *

Will you need head tables with microphones for your panelists?

Yes

Audiovisual Equipment

I will need a flip chart.

An LCD projector, Internet, screen, sound for laptop, and microphone (as needed) will be provided in each meeting room. Bring your own laptop. NCPN does NOT provide laptops.

Audience Level

Check all that apply.

Secondary

Postsecondary

Adult Education

Workforce Development

Business

Audience Position

Check all that apply.

Faculty

Counselor

Administrator

Staff

Employer

Content Level *

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Will your session promote a product or service that is commercially available from you or a company that you represent? *

Yes

If yes, which company?

Have you presented before at NCPN? *

Yes

List one other major conference where you have presented within the last 3 years.

Reference Information

Please provide the name and contact information for someone who can attest to the quality of your proposed session and presentation skills.

Name of Reference *

Name of Reference

First

Last

Reference Phone *

Reference Email *

Additional comments that might help us in reviewing your proposal

(100 words or less)

0 of 100 max words

All presenters are required to register for the conference and pay the discounted presenter registration fee by September 5.

Presenters should wait to register until they have received notification that their presentation has been selected on May 16.

Do you have any co-presenters? *

If you have co-presenters please tell us how many and complete their information.

No co-presenters

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

CO-PRESENTER INFORMATION

Click the "Add" button below to enter up to five co-presenters.

Student Presenter?

Yes

Co-presenter Name

Job Title

Co-presenter Organization

Co-presenter Address

Co-presenter Address

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Co-presenter Phone

Co-presenter Summer Phone

Co-presenter Email

Confirm Co-presenter Email

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I agree to present in any time slot to which I'm assigned on Thursday or Friday. *

I agree

I understand that I (and additional presenters, if applicable) am responsible for my own travel, hotel expenses, and applicable registration fees.
Travel arrangements should not be made until you have been assigned a presentation time slot in July. *

I agree

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