Call for Proposals - FAQs
What are the event dates?
When are speaking proposals due?
Where is the event located?
What is Learning 2024 Conference all about?
What is the program focus of Learning 2024?
What topics are explored at Learning 2024?
What types of sessions are offered at Learning 2024?
Who is the target audience for Learning 2024?
Who is eligible to present at Learning 2024?
Are speakers compensated?
What is required of me as a speaker from a technical standpoint?
If I’m selected as a speaker, what information and materials will I be required to submit?
How do I submit a proposal?
I have additional questions—who can I reach out to?
What are the event dates?
The Learning 2024 Conference will be held Wednesday, December 4 through Friday, December 6, 2024.
Pre-conference workshops will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
When are speaking proposals due?
Proposals are due by Friday, March 29, 2024.
Where is the event located?
Learning 2024 will be held at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Florida, USA.
What is the Learning 2024 Conference all about?
Learning 2024, the learning leaders conference, focuses on strategy and leadership skills, investigates trends and technologies that impact learning, and shares best practices from learning leaders at large and small organizations.
Whether you are an experienced leader looking to advance your career and the learning profession or a learning professional new to leadership, Learning 2024 offers the opportunity to network, share your expertise, and learn from peers, all while participating in a vibrant community.
What is the program focus for Learning 2024?
The Learning 2024 program is created with current and future leaders in mind. We explore the topics and trends that are critical to today’s learning leaders and their teams. Our sessions and activities are crafted with three major themes in mind:
- Learning Strategies: Explore the intersection of learning and business strategy
- Learning Practices: Build your skills and learn proven practices you can apply immediately
- Learning Leadership: Examine the perspectives, skills, and behaviors of modern learning leadership
Learning 2024 will feature dpzens of sessions exploring topics that are critical to today’s innovative learning organizations. When crafting your session proposal, consider how you can go beyond addressing essential knowledge and skills for learning leaders to provide the context that learning leaders need to apply those skills toward furthering the goals and meeting the needs of the organizations they serve.
What types of sessions are offered at Learning 2024?
The Learning 2024 Conference will offer dozens of concurrent sessions. These 60-minute sessions may take one of several formats:
- Learning Story: Share your journey toward resolving a challenge or developing a learning approach or strategy.
- Micro-Master Class: Deliver a highly interactive session that focuses narrowly on the how-to of a popular strategy, process, technique, or tool.
- Let’s Talk About: Lead a dynamic and engaging discussion about a key topic or trend.
- Research & Analysis: Share data and insights that can inform attendees’ practice and strategic planning.
- Presentation: Deliver an interactive talk, possibly with a co-presenter.
In addition, we will offer full-day pre-conference workshops on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. These offer a detailed, interactive agenda designed to enable attendees to develop in-depth knowledge and skills. These are an optional addition to conference registration and require a separate fee.
You may submit one or more proposals for concurrent or workshop sessions. The Learning Guild’s programming team will select speakers and assign a day and time for the session. Please note any scheduling conflicts on your submission form.
Who is the target audience for Learning 2024?
Learning 2024 is designed with a focus on the needs of learning leaders at all levels. Our program and activities emphasize the strategic and tactical knowledge and skills leaders need and explore the ways learning leaders must adapt to the changing needs of organizations of all types and sizes. We provide plenty of opportunities to network and interact with speakers and fellow attendees as well as fun and inspirational activities.
Who is eligible to present at Learning 2024?
Learning 2024 accepts proposals from learning professionals, including consultants, in corporate, organizational, and academic settings. Your session proposals shouls showcase your own work and experience and, where applicable, the work of your internal team.
Please bear in mind that all sessions accepted through this call for proposals must be educational and informational in content. No marketing or self-promotion is allowed.
Vendors and suppliers interested in participating in the Innovation Showcase or exploring promotional opportunities at this event are invited to contact Anthony Licata, sales manager for the Learning 2024 Conference.
Are speakers compensated?
We are pleased to offer the primary presenter of each concurrent session that appears on the program a free full-conference registration. This free registration is given to the main presenter listed on the submission form. It cannot be shared or split. If a presenter is selected to conduct more than one session, only one free registration is issued.
The first co-presenter (if applicable) will be able to register for the conference at a substantially discounted rate (no other discounts apply). This discount cannot be shared or split. For any additional co-presenters, normal conference registration fees and discounts will apply. We rarely allow speaker additions or changes. If you expect to present with a co-speaker, please include their information with your session proposal.
The presenter of a full-day workshop may be eligible for reimbursement of some expenses and participation in our revenue-sharing arrangement. Details will be provided on acceptance of a workshop proposal.
What is required of me as a speaker from a technical standpoint?
You must provide your own laptop or tablet and any software needed to run your presentation. If you require internet access, your device must be able to connect to Wi-Fi; hard-wired connections are not available.
Standard AV provided includes a computer projector with an HDMI connection cable, a projection screen, speakers for the computer, a mic, and wireless access. If your laptop or tablet does not have an HDMI port, please bring an appropriate adapter. Other AV equipment requested will be approved on a case-by-case basis.
If I am selected as a speaker, what information and materials will I be required to submit?
All speakers are asked to submit a color photo for use on the event website and other event materials, along with a short professional bio. Photos must be formatted to be a minimum of 300 DPI, 3-by-3 inches, and in TIFF, JPG, or PNG format.
For concurrent sessions, you’ll be invited to share session materials such as your slide deck, resources, or handouts. These will be posted for event participants before, during, and after the event.
How do I submit a proposal?
It’s simple. Use the online CFP form and complete all areas of the form. You may submit more than one proposal, but you must submit a separate form for each session proposed.
NOTE: If your browser or computer crashes while you’re in the process of filling out this form, you can contact the programming team: programs@LearningGuild.com. We can provide access to your partially completed survey.
I have additional questions—who can I reach out to?
If you have any questions about the proposal form, these instructions, or the event, or if you are unsure whether your topic is appropriate for this event, please contact the programming team: programs@LearningGuild.com.