Request for Proposal
Upcoming Dates/Locations of NCSL
April 4-7, 2009 Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
October 22-25, 2009 Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, Los Angeles, CA
November 21-24, 2009 Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
How to Become an NCSL Presenter
If you are interested in presenting for NCSL, we want to hear from you! Please submit the following to the address below:
- Current contact information
- A short biography (75 words or less)
- A high resolution color photo in .jpg or .gif format (preferably a professional head shot)
- Two references with phone numbers (if first time presenter)
- Conference locations/dates for which you are available (see upcoming locations/dates)
- Descriptions of potential presentations (75 words or less for each)
We will notify you should our programming needs match your offerings. Honorariums are determined by the number of workshops a speaker is presenting and the speaker’s past experience with NCSL.
Keynotes
NCSL offers 3-6 keynote opportunities per conference. Keynote presentations range from 75 to 90 minutes in length.
Workshops
Workshops are 75 minutes in length. Workshops are required to be interactive, well-prepared programs. To make it easier for participants to choose workshops that will best serve their individual leadership needs, NCSL has created four programming tracks. All of the conference workshops will fit within these four tracks. The four tracks are as follows:
Professional Development Track: This track offers opportunities for professional growth to professional staff. Workshops will be facilitated in a manner that respects the experience of seasoned professionals and honors new professionals. Workshops will address various topics such as: current and emerging issues faced by student affairs staff, diversity and social justice education, best practice programming models, and open dialogue about campus specific issues.
Individual Development Track: This track is designed to help participants develop individual leadership skills. Workshops will address various topics such as: time and stress management, communication style, life strategies, career planning, social justice and diversity issues, personal health and safety, and overall personal growth.
Community Development Track: This track is designed to help participants learn more about their involvement on-campus, in their local community, and their global community and how their actions impact those communities. Workshops will address topics such as: relationships, conflict resolution, social justice, diversity, events and programming, community building, organizational management, organizational issues, service-based leadership, team development, civility, and successful campus programs or activities.
Comprehensive Development Track: This track allows established student leaders the opportunity to dive deeper into individual leadership training. Example topics include: meeting management, organizational transition issues, managing campus administrators, broadening program development, membership apathy, diversity and social justice issues, and emerging leadership theory.
About NCSL
NCSL Mission Statement: The National Conference on Student Leadership equips collegiate student leaders and their advisors with comprehensive tools to achieve their leadership potential and positively impact their campuses and communities through practical, focused training and opportunities to collaborate with other student leaders.
For thirty years, the National Conference on Student Leadership (NCSL) has been bringing collegiate student leaders and advisors together from across the nation. Three national conferences are scheduled annually in locations across the country, featuring a blend of keynote speakers and workshops focused on leadership enhancement and student affairs issues. Participants come with the common goal to enhance their leadership knowledge and abilities in order to make a positive impact on student life at their campuses. Year after year, students and advisors choose NCSL because they know they will receive:
- Multi-faceted education on diversity and essential tools to become an advocate for social justice on campus
- Development and refinement of skills and characteristics that advance the sustainability of organizations and campuses, while also increasing success as a collegiate student leader
- Dissemination of proven individual and organizational strategies for success on campus and in the greater community
- A collection of resources and a network of collegiate student leaders, student affairs staff, and expert presenters focused on and committed to developing and improving campus communities.
- Access to quality programming that has been developed and refined over the course of nearly 30 years of student leadership conferences
Attendee demographics
Students make up approximately 80% of our conference attendees, while the remaining 20% of participants are professional staff. The students are leaders at their college or university, often involved in student government, campus activities board, or other extracurricular organizations. They usually hold a position of leadership in one or more organizations and are often responsible for suggesting or booking speakers and presenters for leadership retreats, trainings, and other campus functions. Schools send groups of 2-30 students with 1-5 professional staff advisors.
Please send information via email or mail to:
Kate Poppe, Student Leadership Content Manager
National Conference on Student Leadership
2718 Dryden Dr
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-227-8103
Email: speak@magnapubs.com
