Call for Sessions

People

• High Performing Teams
• Staffing Solutions
• Personal Development
• Safety
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Culture & Retention

• Direct to Consumer Distribution
• Creating Operational Efficiencies
• Outsourcing & Vendor Relationships
• Sustainability
• Inventory Control
• Reverse Logistics
• Transport
• External Disruptions

• Digital Transformation
• Equipment & Automation
• Partner Data Integration
• Benchmarking, Metrics & KPIs

Session Information

• Type of Session – presentation or discussion format
• Working Session Title – doesn’t need to be catchy
• Topic Category
• Session Description (max 60 words)
• Three (3) specific, actionable Participant Take-aways (max 25 words each)

• Presenters and facilitators are required to register for the full conference, and receive a discount of 25-50%
• Presenters and facilitators must know they are being submitted and have agreed to participate and abide by WERC's terms and conditions
• Full Name, Title, Company, Mailing Address, Phone Number, Valid Email Address, Category, and Business Type is required for all proposed presenters and facilitators

1. Download and review the complete FAQs and Terms & Conditions
2. Click "Login" above
3. Select "New User" to create a profile (this is different from your WERC membership profile and your 2023 submission profile)
4. Click the "Submissions" tab (it will appear after you've created your profile)
5. Complete the submission form and click "Save & Submit"
6. You can edit your profile and submissions or create new submissions at any time prior to December 15, 2023

Your proposed session will be reviewed by the Conference Committee and evaluated based on the following criteria

Content

• Session is led by a Practitioner
• Session contains no commercialism (commercialism is strictly prohibited)
• Topic is timely and relevant
• Take-aways are clear and valuable
• Audience appeal
• Level is appropriate for the audience (intermediate to advanced)

• Includes recognized leaders in the industry
• Presenter is appropriate to the topic
• Prior WERC engagement
• WERC membership status

Who can submit a session?

• Sessions should be submitted by a Practitioner (shipper or first party, or operations role)
• Suppliers and Consultants are also permitted to submit proposals but are required to include a customer/practitioner/shipper in their proposal as the lead presenter (with a valid email address)
• Proposals from PR or marketing firms are not permitted
• Special consideration is given to current WERC members, corporate members, certified facilities, solutions partners, and volunteers
• Note: Submitters should select Login and then find and select "New User" to create a profile (no other profiles are connected to this process)

• Sessions should provide solid educational value to the audience
• Commercialism in educational sessions is strictly prohibited
• Sessions that hint at a sales focus will not be selected by the Committee
• Commercial session time slots are available for a fee by contacting sales@werc.org (note: purchased session time slots are not part of this submission process)

• Full-conference registration is required of all presenters and facilitators on or before January 31 to remain on the program
• Presenters receive 50% off and facilitators receive 25% off registration
• View published registration rates
• Complimentary speaker registration is not available

• After a proposal is accepted, should any of the presenters change or cancel, the affected session will be subject to reconsideration by the Conference Committee
• Presenters not registered by January 31 will be considered to have cancelled their participation, and the affected session will be subject to reconsideration by the Conference Committee

• Sessions submitted on or before September 30 will be notified on or around November 30
• Possible statuses are:
• Accepted
• On Hold (pending further review and consideration)
• Declined
• Sessions submitted between October 1 and November 14 (and sessions having received an On Hold status from the September 30 deadline) will be notified on or around January 15

• Session time slots will be assigned in January 2024