Seeking Program Proposals

Conference Management Educational Forum
American University
October 15 and 16
 
Event Management Educational Forum
Coming in November

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Share your knowledge and experiences with your peers and grow professionally by presenting virtually this Fall. We're looking for presentations that:

• Showcase best practices
• Give insights into strategies for success
• Shares creative solutions
• Provide actionable takeaways

Our goal is to move learning beyond theory and into practice. Shape your session with elements that support real understanding—like case studies, guided discussion, and opportunities for participants to pause, reflect, and apply concepts in real time.

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Session Information

We're seeking sessions that are 75-90 minutes long, providing ample time to dive deep into your topic within the realm of collegiate event management.  Session topics can cover:

• ​Event strategy and design
• Managing increase of costs
• Emergency Management
• Educating Your Campus Stakeholders​

• Data analysis to support department
• New revenue streams/ marketing
• Technology and AI
• Other ideas​ ​

Selection Criteria

The ACCED-I Education Action Team reviews and selects programs that demonstrate the tools needed to tackle the ever-evolving collegiate conference and events industry.  The action team will be considering:

• Relevance and timeliness to the profession
• Audience appeal
• Well-defined focus
• Actionable takeaways

Presenter Toolkit

View the resources available to you as an ACCED-I presenter here

Additional Information to present for ACCED-I:

• Must be a member in good standing.
• Sessions are meant to share knowledge, research, and experiences.  They are NOT an opportunity to promote specific products or services.
• If accepted, your session will be presented September and November 2026. Time and date to be decided together with ACCED-I.

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