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Speaking Information

We are no longer accepting submissions for the 2010 event.  Anyone who submitted a proposal will receive notification of their status on December 17th.  

IMPORTANT DATES

September 1st - Call for Papers Open

November 18th December 4th Midnight PST - Deadline for Submissions

December 15th December 17th - Submissions notified of status

All parties interested in speaking at School Building Expo must read through the information below and complete the online submission form in order to be reviewed by the committee.  Unless a submission is received via the online form it will not be considered for inclusion in the program.  You can download a copy of the submission form to prepare your proposal ahead of time, click here to download the form.  By submitting a proposal you are agreeing to the conditions outlined below.

The theme for the 2010 conference is Innovation! We are looking for sessions that address the following topics:

    Facility as a Teaching Tool - Sustainable Curriculum Integrated with Building Systems
    Day Lighting
    Acoustical Enhancements in Classrooms
    Completed STEM LABS
    Innovative Learner Centered Classrooms
    Research on Learning Environments
    Public Private Ventures Improving Student Success
    Charter Schools - Do they really make a difference?

Please review the following guidelines and policies prior to preparing your submission:

WHO SHOULD SPEAK

Industry executives and experts, senior leaders in the education design space and companies providing case studies with innovative work are most likely to be selected as presenters.

All case studies are strongly encouraged to have a representative from an educational facility to co-present so the presentation is well rounded. These submissions will receive favorable consideration during the review process.

Vendors who cannot secure a case study and client speaker will have limited opportunities to be selected.

Please be sure all speakers are committed to presenting before submitting your session.

WHAT SHOULD THE SESSION BE ABOUT

The proposal must contain factual, educational content and avoid any puffery or sales pitch presentations.

We also encourage you to discuss lessons learned – the good and bad!  Remember we learn more from our mistakes than from our successes. 

The sessions should focus on furthering the knowledge of professionals associated with education and educational facilities.

OTHER THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

The final presentation will correspond with the original session description.

All final presentations will be submitted to our review process and if they do not comply with all of our conditions your presentation will be removed from the program.

All speakers must provide SBX with a copy of their presentation (proprietary information can be removed) to post online for attendees to download.  We will not be producing printed or CD proceedings or handouts.   Attendees will have the opportunity starting 3 weeks prior to the event to download the proceedings if they want to bring printed copies.

All speakers are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses.  SBX will provide all speakers with a complimentary full conference registration.

REVIEW PROCESS
JD Events, School Building Expo, and the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education will review all proposals. Due to overwhelming response and limited slots, unfortunately we’re not able to select and showcase all proposals.

School Building Expo requires that each submission include a complete description of the presentation that is being proposed.

School Building Management reserves the right to work with speakers to adjust or change their session title, description or content to meet the needs of our audience and conference programming.