How to Complete the Securing Sexuality Proposal Form
Name: Please give us your legal name. If you'd prefer to use a nickname, hacker handle or scene name, you will be able to make this request if/when your proposal is accepted. Because Securing Sexuality uses a blind review process, your name and identifying details will be redacted before committee review.
Pronouns: Please let us know how you'd like folks to refer to you!
Credentials/Certifications: Are you a mental health provider? Please provide your academic credentials here. Are you a technologist or community member and would like your certifications included? This is the space to let us know.
Company/Organization: Are you representing your employer? Please let us know! (Note: your connection to a company or organization is not a factor in our proposal evaluation and independent speakers are encouraged to submit their talk ideas)
Title/Role: If you are connected to a company or organization, please let us know what your title or role is. If you are an independent presenter, please share your community role here (ally, activist, advocate, etc.)
Headshot: This will be included in the conference guide if your proposal is accepted. It does not need to be a formal headshot- feel free to have fun with it!
Resume/CV: We realize that for many technology and community speakers, this request might seem unusual. Securing Sexuality is required to submit our presenters CVs to the organizations offering CEUs to our mental health attendees. These are not reviewed as a part of our proposal evaluation process but are only collected so that we can comply with these requirements. Resumes submitted as part of a proposal that is not accepted will not be retained by our team.
Email: Where would you like us to send conference updates and speaker information.
Address: Where would you like us to send conference updates and speaker information.
Co-Presenter: If you are submitting a proposal together with another person, please complete the information above for them as well.
Bio: Please give us a short (250 words or less) bio that we can include in the conference guide alongside your headshot if your proposal is accepted.
Preferred Track: Which attendee audience do you believe would be most appropriate for your workshop? Please choose at least one.
Level of Audience Expertise: How technical is your talk? Is your topic one that can be understood and enjoyed by anyone or are you doing a deeper dive into your specific field of expertise? Please give us some guidance around who you feel might most enjoy and benefit from your presentation.
Type of Presentation: Are you going to be talking to your audience (lecture/presentation) or working with your audience (hands-on workshop)? Will you be doing a demonstration of a technique, technology, or product? How many people will be on your stage?
Title: Be clever and catchy! Let attendees know what you'll be presenting and why it would be fun to attend.
Brief Abstract: A short (250 words or less) description of your presentation that we can include in the conference guide. This should be written in a way that conference attendees can understand at a glance what your topic will be, how you plan to present it, what level of engagement you'd like from them, and what you're hoping they'll take away from attending.
Long Abstract: A more comprehensive (750 words or less) description of your proposal, that will give the review committee a full picture of your topic, your presentation format, your learning goals for attendees, and your qualifications for presenting this material. Please do not include any personally identifying information here, to preserve the integrity of our blind review process.
Learning Objectives: In order to offer CEUs, we are required to provide specific learning objectives for each workshop. These are simple one sentence statements that describe what attendees will be able to do after hearing your presentation. Each objective should use a verb from Blooms Taxonomy, which you can access here.
Full Outline: Provide a brief, bulleted overview of your proposed presentation, including how you will use the time during the session and the methods/activities that you will be incorporating. This does not need to be a detailed outline or lesson plan.
Presentation Format: Please select all that apply
Citations: Source citations for each workshop are another requirement that we must fulfill in order to offer CEUs to out attendees. At least 3 of the citations you provide should come from peer-reviewed, academic sources. Many local public libraries offer online access to journals for dozens of academic and professional fields either from their computers or through their websites. Google Scholar is another good source for finding citations that meet this criteria. We recognize that this is a requirement some presenters might not have encountered before and are happy to offer assistance, upon request.
Specific Accommodations: Does your presentation require any specific room set-up? Do you have any unique needs as a speaker? Please let us know here.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We want to ensure that our attendees feel included, respected, and represented- because representation both matters and inspires. Please share what steps you are taking to ensure that your proposed workshop speaks to a diverse audience and ensures that the unique needs of marginalized communities and people are acknowledged.
The Core Knowledge/Specific Skill Checklists: These questions provide us with information we need to provide in order to offer CEUs to our attendees. Please check off any/all that apply to your presentation.
Sexually Explicit Materials: Will your workshop contain any depictions of graphic nudity, sexual behaviors or actions, challenging language, or erotic content? Please give us specific details here so that we can appropriately evaluate your proposal and offer specific content warnings in the conference guide if it is accepted.
Speaker Agreements Checklist: Please check each statement to indicate that you have read and agree to each of the speaker agreements.
Pronouns: Please let us know how you'd like folks to refer to you!
Credentials/Certifications: Are you a mental health provider? Please provide your academic credentials here. Are you a technologist or community member and would like your certifications included? This is the space to let us know.
Company/Organization: Are you representing your employer? Please let us know! (Note: your connection to a company or organization is not a factor in our proposal evaluation and independent speakers are encouraged to submit their talk ideas)
Title/Role: If you are connected to a company or organization, please let us know what your title or role is. If you are an independent presenter, please share your community role here (ally, activist, advocate, etc.)
Headshot: This will be included in the conference guide if your proposal is accepted. It does not need to be a formal headshot- feel free to have fun with it!
Resume/CV: We realize that for many technology and community speakers, this request might seem unusual. Securing Sexuality is required to submit our presenters CVs to the organizations offering CEUs to our mental health attendees. These are not reviewed as a part of our proposal evaluation process but are only collected so that we can comply with these requirements. Resumes submitted as part of a proposal that is not accepted will not be retained by our team.
Email: Where would you like us to send conference updates and speaker information.
Address: Where would you like us to send conference updates and speaker information.
Co-Presenter: If you are submitting a proposal together with another person, please complete the information above for them as well.
Bio: Please give us a short (250 words or less) bio that we can include in the conference guide alongside your headshot if your proposal is accepted.
Preferred Track: Which attendee audience do you believe would be most appropriate for your workshop? Please choose at least one.
Level of Audience Expertise: How technical is your talk? Is your topic one that can be understood and enjoyed by anyone or are you doing a deeper dive into your specific field of expertise? Please give us some guidance around who you feel might most enjoy and benefit from your presentation.
Type of Presentation: Are you going to be talking to your audience (lecture/presentation) or working with your audience (hands-on workshop)? Will you be doing a demonstration of a technique, technology, or product? How many people will be on your stage?
Title: Be clever and catchy! Let attendees know what you'll be presenting and why it would be fun to attend.
Brief Abstract: A short (250 words or less) description of your presentation that we can include in the conference guide. This should be written in a way that conference attendees can understand at a glance what your topic will be, how you plan to present it, what level of engagement you'd like from them, and what you're hoping they'll take away from attending.
Long Abstract: A more comprehensive (750 words or less) description of your proposal, that will give the review committee a full picture of your topic, your presentation format, your learning goals for attendees, and your qualifications for presenting this material. Please do not include any personally identifying information here, to preserve the integrity of our blind review process.
Learning Objectives: In order to offer CEUs, we are required to provide specific learning objectives for each workshop. These are simple one sentence statements that describe what attendees will be able to do after hearing your presentation. Each objective should use a verb from Blooms Taxonomy, which you can access here.
Full Outline: Provide a brief, bulleted overview of your proposed presentation, including how you will use the time during the session and the methods/activities that you will be incorporating. This does not need to be a detailed outline or lesson plan.
Presentation Format: Please select all that apply
Citations: Source citations for each workshop are another requirement that we must fulfill in order to offer CEUs to out attendees. At least 3 of the citations you provide should come from peer-reviewed, academic sources. Many local public libraries offer online access to journals for dozens of academic and professional fields either from their computers or through their websites. Google Scholar is another good source for finding citations that meet this criteria. We recognize that this is a requirement some presenters might not have encountered before and are happy to offer assistance, upon request.
Specific Accommodations: Does your presentation require any specific room set-up? Do you have any unique needs as a speaker? Please let us know here.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We want to ensure that our attendees feel included, respected, and represented- because representation both matters and inspires. Please share what steps you are taking to ensure that your proposed workshop speaks to a diverse audience and ensures that the unique needs of marginalized communities and people are acknowledged.
The Core Knowledge/Specific Skill Checklists: These questions provide us with information we need to provide in order to offer CEUs to our attendees. Please check off any/all that apply to your presentation.
Sexually Explicit Materials: Will your workshop contain any depictions of graphic nudity, sexual behaviors or actions, challenging language, or erotic content? Please give us specific details here so that we can appropriately evaluate your proposal and offer specific content warnings in the conference guide if it is accepted.
Speaker Agreements Checklist: Please check each statement to indicate that you have read and agree to each of the speaker agreements.