Evolution of our Revolution: 2020 Annual Conference on Independent Living July 20-24, 2020; Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC Workshop Proposal Form - Deadline for Submission is Monday, January 13, 2020. No proposals will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. - Read the Call for Proposals and Important Information for Presenters before submitting your proposal. - The workshop organizer is the only individual to be contacted regarding the conference. The workshop organizer is responsible for notifying all presenters and co-presenters. Please be sure that all presenters have agreed to present and to the conditions set forth in this document. * Title of Workshop: Workshop Organizer Full Name: Contact Email: Presenters Presenter #1 Email: Presenter #1: Please include the presenter's name, title, organization, and a brief biography (100 words or less) Presenter #2 Email: Presenter #2: Please include the presenter's name, title, organization, and a brief biography (100 words or less) Presenter #3 Email: Presenter #3: Please include the presenter's name, title, organization, and a brief biography (100 words or less) Presenter #4 Email: Presenter #4: Please include the presenter's name, title, organization, and a brief biography (100 words or less) Presenter #5 Email: Presenter #5: Please include the presenter's name, title, organization, and a brief biography (100 words or less) Workshop Track (choose one) * [ ] Advocacy & Policy Work Track [ ] Independent Living 101 Track [ ] Core Services Track [ ] Inclusion, Intersectional Work, Race & Equity Track [ ] SILC Track Target Audience (choose one) * [ ] Front Line Staff and Consumers: Focus on building capacity among staff working with consumers or among consumers themselves. [ ] Advocates and Project Directors: Address the needs of managers / supervisors or those who work on issues of systems change. [ ] Executive Directors and Board Members: Meet the needs of those running a CIL or SILC, including development of board members. [ ] Appropriate for all audiences Knowledge Level (choose one) * [ ] Newcomer: Someone who is new to the Independent Living or Disability Rights Movement, including: consumers, individual advocates, new CIL staff, etc. [ ] Experienced: This person is someone who has worked in a Center or who has a disability and has been active in promoting disability rights. [ ] Appropriate for all knowledge levels Type of Presentation - Roundtable Discussion: A facilitated discussion group that centers on a series of CIL and SILC issues related to Advocacy, Best Practices, or Enforcement/Implementation. - Training Workshop: An experiential learning opportunity with specific training objectives for workshop participants; focus on building new skills, changing attitudes, or increasing values. - Best Practice Symposia: An intense examination of "best practice(s)" in independent living; presented by an individual or panel with the audience sharing and analyzing successes and failures, best practice symposia are expected to produce a summary of what was found in their examination. - Lecture: A speech or presentation by an individual or a panel, allowing time for questions and answers. Lectures should use a variety of media, such as presentation slides, flip charts, film, and handouts. - Poster Session: A poster session is the presentation of research information with an academic or professional focus. Posters are displayed throughout the NCIL Conference space at the discretion of the presenter. - Film Screenings: Documentaries and other films that address disability from the Independent Living perspective. Film must be captioned and voice described to be considered. Type of Presentation * [ ] Roundtable Discussion [ ] Training Workshop [ ] Best Practice Symposia [ ] Lecture [ ] Poster Session [ ] Film Screening Audio Visual & Setup NCIL will provide a table, two chairs, two microphones, a flipchart and markers. NCIL also provides two projectors and two screens for each workshop: one for presentations and the other for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning. Other Audio / Visual equipment is available at the presenter’s expense from the audio visual provider at the Grand Hyatt Washington. NCIL staff is happy to share pricing and handle equipment requests for presenters. Those additional Audio / Visual requests will be due May 29, 2020. After the conference concludes, NCIL will follow up with an invoice. Audio-Visual Aids * [ ] No Additional Equipment [ ] Other Please provide a brief description of your workshop. If accepted, this description will be printed in the Conference Program to advertise your workshop to our attendees (100 words or less) * Learning Objectives: What participants will be able to do during or immediately following your workshop that will demonstrate their comprehension and integration of information presented * Action Plan: Describe the purpose and nature of your proposed session. Describe how your session will be interactive. Be specific about how you will lead the session, including what topics will be covered: * Evaluation & Assessment: Describe how you will know attendees are achieving the educational objectives during your workshop. * Why are you the best person to conduct this proposed session? Describe your history, involvement and/or experience in the Independent Living Movement and why you think you would be a good presenter or facilitator: * [ ] I understand that if we intend to show presentation slides during our session, presentation slides will be emailed to NCIL by deadline for sharing with conference interpreters, CART writers, and attendees. [ ] I understand that if we intend to give hand-out materials, they will be also provided in accessible formats. * Your name below indicates your understanding of all that has been presented above and certifies that you are the workshop organizer (contact person) for the session title you have proposed. If you have any questions about this form or the work of the Committee, please contact Angela Ellman at angela@ncil.org. * Your Name: