The California School Library Association (CSLA) is collaborating with the California Library Association (CLA) to bring the library community one joint conference. Library professionals and supporters from all segments of the profession and all parts of the state will come to Pasadena November 11-13, 2011 to learn, network, and enjoy.

We have many goals this year to:

• Inform, delight, and engage the attendees.
• Extend content beyond the walls of the conference center.
• Provide a hands-on experience as part of the learning process.
• Provide sessions that address the growth of social media and technology.
• Provide opportunities for conversation among attendees beyond traditional networking.
• Create the "Must Attend" Conference of the Year!

CSLA is seeking presenters who are professionals, paraprofessionals, exhibitors, or library supporters to submit proposals for concurrent sessions and/or workshops. Please keep these goals in mind as you submit your proposal for consideration.

Procedures for submitting a concurrent session proposal:

• Session proposals are accepted online only.
• All fields with an asterisk (*) must be completed or the proposal will not be considered.
• Session titles must clearly communicate the content of the program.
• Concurrent sessions are 60 minutes in length.
• Workshops are two hours in length.
• Spell out abbreviations or acronyms for institutions, school names, job titles, or cities.
• Proposals must be submitted to CSLA by May 1, 2011.
• All submitters will be notified of the status of their proposal(s) on or about May 30, 2011.

Content of Submission
Please be as complete and grammatically accurate as possible when entering presentation title, description, and presenter's biographical information. The Conference Committee and staff appreciate in advance your dedication to completeness and accuracy.

Audio-Visual Equipment
Please make sure to reflect your presentation AV needs accurately in your proposal. Room assignments are based on AV needs and last-minute AV requests may not be possible. Once the onsite program has been printed, it will be difficult to make any room/AV changes.

Commercial Presentations
CSLA concurrent sessions are learning experiences and are to remain free of commercial influence. Vested interest in concurrent session content does not prevent a proposal from being accepted, but the relationship must be disclosed and there must be a Teacher Librarian as a co-presenter. Sales of products/materials are to be conducted in the exhibit hall and only within contracted booth space.

Commitment
Sharing your knowledge is a valuable contribution to the profession and to the participants of your concurrent session. If you are selected to speak during this year's Conference, please view this engagement as you would any other professional commitment. With the exception of emergency situations, personal or business, we request your full commitment.

Communication
Communications from CSLA will be via email and directed to the primary presenter. Primary presenters will be responsible for communicating information from CSLA to their additional presenters, if any. Valid email address are required for all presenters and the primary presenter must be indicated.

Review and Acceptance Process
Each proposal is reviewed by a team of peers selected by CSLA's Conference Committee. Criteria will include, but is not limited to: timeliness and relevancy of content, educational value of content, thorough and professional proposal, and experience of presenter(s). All submitters will be notified of the status of their proposal(s) on or about May 30, 2011.

Instructions

• Before beginning the concurrent session proposal submittal process, we recommend having the following information available:
  • Name and title of all presenters
  • Contact information including valid email address for primary presenter and any additional presenters
  • Presenter qualifications
  • Session title
  • Session summary
  • Learning outcomes (include 3-4)
• Complete the concurrent session proposal process all at once. It may be helpful to prepare your information in a Word document, then copy the workshop details into the proposal form.
  
• Once you submit your proposal, there will be an opportunity for you to review your proposal and make edits. You will receive an email confirmation with login credentials to view, edit, and print your submission.
  
• If you are submitting more than one proposal, complete the first proposal and click submit. Immediately look in your email confirmation for the web link and login credentials to submit an additional proposal(s). You must submit your additional proposals through the login credentials in the email confirmation.

If you have difficulties with the submission process or accessing your submitted proposal, please contact Teri Bearden at terib@csla.net or 916-447-2684.

Timeline

May 1, 2011 | Deadline for submitting proposals
May 30, 2011 | Notification will be sent to submitters of proposals
November 11-13, 2011 | Annual Conference & Exhibition in Pasadena, CA

Presenter Registration
Individuals who are part of the California school library community who submit proposals must be CSLA members or agree to join CSLA within two weeks of their presentation being accepted to receive discounted registration for presenters offered to CSLA members. CSLA member presenters receive free registration on the day they present and receive member discounts for all other conference events and functions. The conference committee reserves the right to give consideration to presenters who make more than one presentation on any given day of the conference. In the case of multiple presenters greater than two, only two of the presenters will receive complimentary registrations for that day. Saturday and Sunday presenters who are unable to attend the full conference will be offered a guest pass to the Exhibition Hall on the day of their presentation.