Call for Proposals 2020
OCTOBER 17 - 18, 2019
The Healthier Texas Summit is a two-day event for Texas’ thought leaders and health champions from diverse sectors to make connections that will catalyze their work. The only health event of its kind in the state, the Healthier Texas Summit offers informative sessions, town hall conversations, and interactive workshops, with education credits available for numerous professions.
Join us this October as we empower Texans to lead healthier lives and build healthier communities.
IT'S TIME TEXAS and The University of Texas System are pleased to issue a call for presenters for the 2019 Healthier Texas Summit. All applications must be submitted by Monday, May 20, 2019. At this year's Summit, we will have various types of sessions that cover an array of topics supporting our collective work toward a healthier state. These presentations will include keynote speakers, symposiums, panels, workshops, facilitated discussions, a poster session, and a lightning session.
ABOUT THIS YEARS CONFERENCE
Date: October 17 - 18, 2019
Location: The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
This year, we are using subject tags to help our attendees navigate and select the sessions they want to attend. Please include at least one tag selection in your proposal.
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At the Healthier Texas Summit, participants will learn and engage with professionals from many sectors through information sessions, town hall conversations, interactive workshops, and an expo. All attendees will identify barriers to creating a culture of wellness and discover solutions for their institution and communities by utilizing innovative Summit resources and networking opportunities.
2020 Target Audiences:
Academics/Researchers
Employers/HR Professionals/Workplace Wellness
Faith Based Leaders
Government/ Legislative Staff/Policy Makers
Health Care Professionals (Both Clinical and Administrative)
Marketing/Communications & Technology Visionaries
Members of Community-Based Collaboratives and Organizations (including
grassroots organizations)
Mental Health Professionals
Philanthropists
Pre-K-12 Educators and Administrators (This includes PTA, SHAC, etc.)
All presentations should address a timely topic relevant to one track. If you are proposing a session with multiple speakers, please only provide one submission per session but please include all speakers in your application.
We are currently receiving applications for the following session types:
Workshop (120 minutes): Workshops may be single-presenter or multi-presenter (maximum of 3) and must be highly interactive. In order to be selected for a workshop, you must demonstrate the ways in which you will support application of key skills and/or concepts. Space for workshops is extremely limited.
Panel (75 minutes): Presentation should consist of a maximum of 3 panelists. Proposed speakers should come from different organizations with diverse viewpoints. Panels should be discussion-based, and your proposal should address how you will engage the audience. Please include sample panel discussion questions in your proposal.
Single Presentation (45 or 75 minutes): Single presentations should provide sufficient time for facilitated discussion and engagement with participants. In your proposal, please demonstrate the ways in which you will engage the audience.
Lightning Session: The lightning session format will be: 5 minute presentation and 5 minute question-and-answer session. Lightning session presenters will be grouped together based on track and topic to form a session.
Roundtable Discussion: Each presenter delivers their content to a table of approximately 10 participants in 15 minutes or less, followed by a 10 minute interactive discussion. Participants will then move to another table. Presenters will deliver their content 3 times with different sets of participants, benefiting from the ideas and practical experiences of all.
All proposals will be reviewed, and notification to authors is expected to occur in July 2020. Submissions will be evaluated and selected using the following criteria:
CONTENT
INTERACTIVITY
The proposal clearly demonstrates the ways in which presenters will engage with attendees and audience members.
RELEVANCE
The topic is relevant to the message of uniting to transform health in Texas.
ACTION
The proposal clearly demonstrates a call to action or the ways in which the speaker will emphasize and/or facilitate action items beyond the session.
CLARITY
The title matches the description, and the proposal provides a clear vision for the session.
Thank you for your interest in speaking at the 2020 Healthier Texas Summit! The Healthier Texas Summit is a production of IT’S TIME TEXAS, a statewide nonprofit, and The University of Texas System, School of Population Health. As a private/public entity, The Healthier Texas Summit does not compensate our speakers. Your generosity and professional expertise as a potential speaker is greatly appreciated.
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