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2021 EXPO - Call for Course Applications DEADLINE July 1 (EXPO is Sept 9)

  • 15 Jul 2021
  • Electronic Submission

Registration


Thank you for your interest in submitting an application to be a course speaker for our Education Day & EXPO on September 9.

TYPES OF COURSES

We plan to offer a variety of CEU courses, approved by the DBPR for managers and Board Member Certifications classes for HOAs and Condominiums. Courses will be offered in breakout rooms, in the morning and the afternoon.

COURSE TIMES

We are still finalizing the schedule of exact class times. Each class is 1-hour. Please submit only 1-hour classes and you may submit up to five classes you would be willing to offer. Please note you will need to submit a separate application for each course you'd like to offer.

REGISTRATION FEES

Selected course speakers will pay a fee of $300 and also be required to purchase a booth at the EXPO at the member price for $800. (If you are speaker from a company who is also a Chapter Annual Sponsor, your booth is discounted by 50% for Platinum, 25% for Gold, and 10% for Silver.) No payment will be required unless and until your course is selected for inclusion in the program lineup.

APPLICATION

Applications are due by July 1. The EXPO Committee will meet to accept classes and notify you of their decision by July 15. At that point, you will have two weeks to get your payment in for your registration fee and booth to confirm your slot. Please note you will need to submit a separate application for each course you'd like to offer.

SPEAKERS’ POLICY

Please note we have developed some Speaker Guidelines FOUND HERE and below. Please let us know if you have any questions about this.

CAI SUITCASING POLICY

CAI has a no-tolerance policy regarding “suitcasing,” which describes the practice by non-exhibiting companies or individuals of soliciting sales or sales leads on the tradeshow floor, or in the aisles or lobbies.

It is considered bad form to conduct business outside of the classroom. Talking to clients or prospects in or in front of someone else’s booth or someone else’s course is also a violation of CAI policy and will not be tolerated.

Violators of these policies will be ejected from the show. 

MORE INFO. ABOUT SPEAKERS

If you have applied to be a speaker in our regular year-round Speakers' Bureau, we will reach out to you see if you are interested in applying specifically for the Education Day and EXPO.

NEFL CAI Speakers Application

The speaker’s application process serves to identify speakers for Northeast Florida Chapter Community Associations Institute (NEFL CAI) programs, roundtables and events. The Chapter will consider speakers who submitted applications.

NEFL CAI welcomes its members as speakers but may use non-members. Applicants may submit proposals for multiple topics.

Presentation Topics

We seek presenters to share leading-edge ideas and inspire enlightening discussions. Topics are selected based on member surveys, success of past events, timeliness of topics and relevance of topics to the community association industry (HOA).

Each program has different goals, objectives and audiences. The Chapter will decide the best fit for the speakers and presentation topics. The goals of all NEFL CAI education, programs and events are to:

1. Provide the industry with opportunities for practical and up-to-date information, training and education.

2. Provide high quality, knowledgeable speakers; both members and nonmembers; who know the subject matter, have the expertise and want the opportunity to increase their exposure

3. Facilitate the professional and personal development and growth of our industry, for both members and nonmembers

Speaker Responsibilities

1. Provide high quality educational presentations and handouts.

2. Engage attendees through audience participation and discussion.

3. Coordinate with staff regarding any special equipment needs.

4. Provide a picture, topic summary, three takeaways and biography for marketing purposes.

5. Provide copies of materials for the event participants.

6. Ensure the session is not perceived as an infomercial.

7. Promote your participation in the event on your social media sites and email lists

NEFL CAI Responsibilities

1. Aggressively promote the event, speaker and subject matter through CAI NEFL communication vehicles:

▪ NEFL CAI website

▪ Announcements at other NEFL CAI events

▪ E-mail announcements

▪ NEFL CAI Social media channels – Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

2. Register Participants

3. Coordinate with speaker regarding special equipment and material needs for the event.



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