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2006 Call for Presentations
The Call for Presentation process for NEXPO® 06 has closed.
The Call for Presentation process for NEXPO® 07 will open in late summer 2006.
Please check back for more information
Overview of NAA Conference Program Planning and Call for Presentation Process
Approximately one year before the conference begins, the Program Planning Committees are formed. Each track of programming has its own planning subcommittee. The chairs of the various committees work together to plan the theme of the conference as well as any joint sessions. The NAA staff provides the overall structure for the program and supports the committees throughout the decision-making process. Program Planning Committees are comprised of newspaper industry representatives who are experts in their field.
The committees tend to work from the big picture down to the details. The first few months of planning consist of determining the issues believed to be most significant to attendees and then building those concepts into specific sessions. Most sessions are 75 minutes, though a few are 60 minutes. They generally involve two-to-six speakers. Once topics are available, the call for presentations is released.
Call For Presentations Process
Call for Presentation Process Opens: Presentations will be accepted starting July 11, 2005.
Submission Deadline: All presentation proposals must be submitted by August 31, 2005, via NAA's online proposal submission form.
Acknowledgement: All presentation submissions will be acknowledged in writing upon receipt.
Review Period: Proposals will be reviewed by NAA staff experts and members of the Program Planning Committee. If any reviewers have questions about the proposals, NAA staff will contact those who submitted them.
Review Guidelines: All proposals received before the deadline will be reviewed with specific criteria, including:
- Relevance to attendees and session topic
- A well-defined topic with focused objectives
- Practical application of material
- Timeliness of topic
- Original material
- Overall perceived level and quality of session content
- Completeness of presentation proposal
- Speaker qualifications, including: previous presentations in topic area, participant evaluations of presenter(s) at previous events (if applicable) and speaking experience of presenter(s)
- Availability of NAA newspaper members to co-present on the topic
- Length of presentation - Submittals should be based on a 20 minute presentation
Sale pitches for products or services disguised as proposals will be eliminated. Notification: NAA staff will notify submitters of the status of their proposal by October 28, 2005. Please note proposals will be reviewed as they are submitted until August 31, 2005. After August 31, proposal submission will be closed and NAA will not review any submitted presentations. In some instances, NAA may ask companies to submit a presentation proposal on a specific topic. Once all sessions have been selected, the program planning committee will assign one or more of its members to help develop or oversee each session, along with topic matter experts from the NAA staff. NAA staff will gather all materials required from speakers (photo, bio, AV needs, travel information, handouts and permission to record presentations and post presentations to NAA website). The participants in the session (panelists, moderator, coordinators, etc.) will meet via a conference call at least once to iron out the details of the presentation.
All presenters must submit their presentations to NAA for review prior to the conference. On site, all presenters are required to check in at Speaker Registration and the Speaker Ready Room.
Speaker Benefits
- Promotion in electronic and print marketing materials
- Visibility, recognition and credibility within the industry
- New networking opportunities (your peers will acknowledge your expertise and experience)
- Participation in the growth of your profession and industry
Note: NAA policy generally precludes honoraria. Travel, accommodation and meal expenses are usually the responsibility of the speaker. Generally, all presenters must pay a registration fee.
Speaker Obligations
If your presentation is selected you are required to:
- Register and pay the appropriate registration fee
- During your presentation, provide educational material ONLY and abide by NAA's policies and procedures (i.e. Non-Commercial Policy)
- Submit your photo (300 dpi), bio, presentation, handouts, and AV support requirements by the deadline dates. If you require equipment or services beyond the standard setup provided in each session room, you must get approval and may be charged an additional fee. The standard set-up is: classroom or theater-style seating, LCD projector (which will display your uploaded presentation), screen, podium and microphone, panel table and microphones.
- Submit your final presentation and handouts to NAA 60 days before the conference. Handouts presented by this date will be reproduced and transported to the conference site at NAA's expense. NAA will not reproduce handouts on-site.
- Allow NAA to record your session for documentation purposes.
- Allow NAA to post copies of your final presentation online after the conference.
- Check in on-site at Speaker Registration and the Speaker Ready Room to ensure that your final presentation is uploaded and displays properly with the AV equipment.
Failure to meet these requirements may result in cancellation of your session or no further invitations to participate.
THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO:
- Select any - or none - of the submissions. A proposal may be exceptional, but inconsistent with the goals of the program committee, duplicate another session, have legal/antitrust implications, or prove otherwise not acceptable.
- Change the length of time allotted to the presenter.
- Make decisions based on limited meeting space.
- Contact the applicants before, during and after the judging process for clarification.
- Include industry suppliers in a committee-generated session at the committee's discretion.
- Combine short sessions on similar topics.
Session Topics
Below is a listing of conference tracks and topics currently in consideration for NEXPO 06.
Press and Materials
Newspaper Weight and Size
Press Maintenance
Press Operator Training
Press Ad-Ons
FLEXO Printing
SNAP Certification
Pre-Publishing
CtP Workflow
Web and Print Integration for New Products
Improving Print Quality Through Pre-Press
Ad Tracking Systems
Centrally Hosted Pre-publishing Systems
SNAP Certification
Digital Media
Technology Behind Building and Repurposing Online Display Ads
Data Warehousing Outside of Production Systems
Tools and Processes for “Community Publishing
Tools for Ecommerce Enabled Classifieds
Web and Print Integration for New Products
Ad Tracking System
Information Technology
Web and Print Integration for New Products
Centrally Hosted Pre-publishing Systems
Open Source Technologies and New Uses for Existing Technologies
Data Security
Data Warehousing and Integrating Separate Databases
XML
Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Department Implications of the Print to Online Transformation
IT Waste and Disposal
New Ways to Gather & Disseminate Information
EHS
EHS Considerations when Purchasing Press and Pre-press Equipment
EHS Considerations when Purchasing Post-press and Distribution/packaging Equipment
Pre-Employment Testing
IT Waste and Disposal
Packaging and Distribution
Insert and Preprint Accuracy and Accountability
Zoning
Packaging and Distribution Staffing
Transporting Papers to the Distribution Center
Plastic Wrapping; Polybagging
Packaging and Distribution Software
Realizing Equipment ROI – Purchases and Maintenance
ABC Implications
General
Strategic Direction and Innovations in Newspaper Publishing Industry – Supplier and Newspaper perspectives (print and online)
Disaster Recovery
Project Management
Leading through Change
Proposal Submission Information
Proposals will only be accepted online. Please have the following information ready when submitting your proposal. There is a 45 minute log-in limit. If you do not save your submission prior to the 45 minutes, you will automatically be logged out.
1) Track and session topic to which the presentation proposal is applicable
2) Presentation Title (10 word maximum)
3) Presentation Objectives (250 word maximum)
4) Presentation Description (250 word maximum)
5) Presentation Length (most presentations are about 20 minutes)
6) Presenter contact information
Note to Vendors: If you are a vendor, you are encouraged to provide the names of potential newspaper industry personnel who may be interested in presenting on your proposal.
Questions?
Please contact:
Stacy Carr, Federation Services/NEXPO Coordinator
Newspaper Association of America
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 600
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: (703) 902-1836; fax: (703) 902-1773; e-mail: stacy.carr@naa.org
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