Monday, May 4, 2020

2021 Power Up Conference for YS Leaders - Proposals Open!


Are you an intentional leader? Do you want to share your passion for strategic planing, collaborative partnerships or ethical staff engagement? Can you help other youth services professionals solve problems and be more productive? Are you searching for a way to network with other professionals and raise your profile?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Information School, is pleased to offer the third Power Up Conference to share your exciting ideas! The conference will take place in Madison WI on March 25-26, 2021. The program committee will accept proposals until August 3, 2020.

Priority will be given to topics that include but are not limited to:

  • strategic planning
  • collaborations
  • inclusive community partnerships
  • ethics
  • leadership pathways
  • just and equitable services
  • advocacy
  • mentorship
  • managing change
  • work/life balance
  • staff motivation
  • innovative services

We invite proposals from public libraries, schools, afterschool programs, museums, and similar community organizations that work with children and teens.

Submitting a Proposal
Submission Form
Please use the submission form to send in your proposal by August 3, 2020. You will need to include a 200-250 word description of your session as part of the form. You may optionally include a sentence or two about how this proposal aligns with our diversity, inclusion and equity statement outlined above. Finally, any speaker may choose to self-identify as a member of a historically underrepresented group on the submission form.

Sessions with multiple presenters are accepted. All selected proposals will receive one complimentary conference registration, which may be divided however the presenters of that session choose. Note that the proposal will not be the finalized description for the conference program; the committee will contact selected proposal submitters for a final draft. Sessions at the conference will be approximately one hour.

Stop here for more details on submission guidelines.  Please contact Meredith Lowe,with any questions.

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