It’s time to unleash your leadership and find your all as a presenter at NAA24, March 17-20, in Dallas, TX. NAA24 is a community that encourages OST professionals to BE BOLD in their learning and professional journeys. Convention presenters are every day yet exceptional people – experts with lived experiences - who have triumphed over challenges and are ready to share their wisdom. Does this sound like you? Come BE YOU, BE HERE, where you BELONG!
NAA seeks a diversity of content, formats, and presenters to provide engaged learning experiences.
Please review all of the information below before you begin the submission process.
Submission Deadline: October 23, 2023 at 11:59 pm
| SESSION TYPES |
WORKSHOP (60 Minutes) | COMMUNITY CONVERSATION (60 Minutes) | SPARK (30 Minutes) |
Interactive sessions with activities that involve participants. | Sessions with a planned topic and a skilled facilitator who has a plan and the flexibility to allow the conversation to flow as the group prefers. | Quick informational presentations with key takeways. |
LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE (2 Hours) | STORY SHOWCASE (7 Minutes or Less) |
Leadership Intensives are deep dive experiences for current and emerging leaders with content focused on (must select one of the following):
| Our version of TED talks featuring NAA community members! During a general session, perform a 7-minute talk with a clear takeaway. Share a story from your life where you learned something, overcame a challenge, or helped someone in a unique way. Proposals should explain what the audience will remember about how you learned to “Be [fill in your word!]” Examples: Be Bold, Be Curious, Be Kind, etc. Submit the initial proposal now, and if chosen as a finalist by 11/15, you will be invited to submit a short video by 12/1, with final presenters notified by 12/11/23. |
Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies
About Registration Fees
Registration deadline: December 15, 2023
Our presenters' team will provide registration information by November 15, 2023 so that people can register by the deadline for discount pricing, December 15, 2023.
- Everyone listed as a presenter or co-presenter on a proposal–whether accepted or not–will be eligible for the lowest public registration rate of $580.
- For Accepted Presenters: All lead presenters receive a discounted registration price of $380, and co-presenters are eligible for the lowest public registration rate of $580.
Submitting Session Proposals
View the Instructions on How to Submit a Proposal. This will open in a new tab so you can reference it while working on your submission.
View the NAA24 Session Rubric prior to submitting your proposal.
A Guaranteed session for businesses or organizations to share products, services, or expertise through a workshop (60 mins.) or SPARK (30 min.) session as part of the regular learning program is $2,800. This session type includes one free presenter registration. Please GO TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE TO CONFIRM A Guaranteed Session in the Exhibit-Sponsor registration (Options 2 or 3 in the registration process) before creating your session submission.