If you are a member of AEDROS or if you were a speaker at a previous training or congress, we invite you to participate in this call to be considered as a speaker at the 13th International Congress organized by AEDROS to be held in person and virtually on November 10th and 11th.
A.- WHAT DOES BEING A SPEAKER IMPLY?
To be a speaker is to assume the responsibility of preparing and presenting a workshop of approximately 75 minutes and/or presenting a case in 30 minutes together with other speakers. The Congress will present content, case studies, different strategies and innovative ideas.
The average audience per workshop is estimated to be 30 people and the Congress is organized around single plenary sessions and different blocks of simultaneous workshops. Attendees will be able to put together their own personalized tour, choosing one of the options offered by the program.
Selected speakers will participate in the Congress on a voluntary basis and their participation as speakers is ad-honorem. Being a speaker at the Congress implies participating in other workshops free of charge only on the day you are scheduled to speak. In the case of speakers who also wish to participate as assistants in other workshops of the Congress on another day, they will have to pay the entrance fee for that day.
B.- HOW IS THE CONGRESS PROGRAM PREPARED?
AEDROS has the responsibility to offer excellent contents and presentations and we know that preparing a workshop entails an important and challenging work. Therefore, a specific Academic Committee is created to propose contents and speakers and to evaluate and select the proposals received. They are professionals called ad-honorem, for their proven experience in Fundraising and their knowledge about national and international speakers.
The goal of the Academic Committee is to achieve an interesting, balanced and inspiring program that responds to the needs of the AEDROS audience and provides applied learning opportunities for organizations. It is hoped that this will be achieved by:
- Balance of topics of interest: we will seek to offer content, experiences, new ideas and innovation in the different topics that involve our profession; from individual mass donors to institutional donors and, that each topic has an appropriate number of sessions within the program. Presentations will be offered to audiences from different sectors and different levels of previous experience.
- Speakers with diverse profiles: the intention is to offer the experience of diverse fundraisers from organizations of different sizes and regions, both local and international, as well as consultants and/or academics. We will invite those who have already been speakers at previous Congresses, and who the public asks to repeat, as well as those who can contribute new and fresh ideas and have the ability to make effective presentations.
C.- MODE OF PARTICIPATION
Once these terms and conditions have been read, those interested in applying must complete the form at the end of this document, in the time and manner established herein.
The closing date for the presentation of proposals is Friday, September 16, 2022, inclusive, after which date no more applicants will be received.
The proposals received will be evaluated by the Academic Committee according to the criteria described above.
Given the limitations of the program, AEDROS cannot guarantee a place for all the proposals received, even in the event that all of them are suitable. AEDROS reserves the right to request adaptations or revisions in order to adapt the proposals received to the needs of the Congress.
D.- PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY AS A SPEAKER
– To be a member of AEDROS with proven experience in the area on which he/she proposes to speak within the framework of the practices proposed by AEDROS and the ability to conduct a workshop. The Academic Committee will analyze both requirements and will request information about the applicant’s background (work experience, as a teacher or lecturer) as well as his/her performance in the responsible practice of the profession within the framework of the AEDROS Code of Ethics.
If the applicant was a lecturer in Congresses or Workshops organized by AEDROS, the results of the corresponding evaluations will be taken into account.
If the applicant participated in other events not organized by AEDROS, the evaluations of such events, if any, and data to check references will be requested.
– Presentation of new ideas and contents: since this is the thirteenth edition of the International Congress and this year it will be held in person with online transmission, the presentation of new ideas, materials and cases different from those presented in past occasions will be valued.
– Having participated in a Fundraising Congress will be valued: in order for the speakers to be familiar with the format of a Congress organized by AEDROS.
E.- CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORKSHOPS
– Format of the presentations: each workshop has a duration of approximately 60 minutes and must include a digital presentation in powerpoint or similar. In addition, priority will be given to those speakers who present examples of the chosen topic, from large and small organizations.
– Co-speakers: The Academic Committee will have the right to suggest two applicants who are both speakers to be part of the same workshop, when it considers that this benefits the program.
– Material: Congress attendees expect to receive material from all Congress workshops. All selected speakers agree to send by email to secretaria@aedros.org, no later than October 21, 2022, a powerpoint presentation or other formats of their workshop. This presentation will be made available to the participants in PDF format after the Congress on the website and with access through a password. The Academic Committee will be able to read and review the material to be presented and request changes or modifications before the Congress.
It is suggested that the presentations used should contain in all slides the Congress logo, for which AEDROS will provide such material as well as a first slide.
– Consultants and suppliers: Congress speakers cannot in any case promote or offer the activity of their company, organization, products or services during the workshops.
– Support for presentations: The Congress will be held both virtually and in person and speakers may make their presentation in either of these two ways. If the presentation requires any specific technical support, it must be presented at the time of application in order to be evaluated.
– Authorization and liability: all workshops may be recorded by AEDROS and such material, the image and/or voice of the speaker may be used by AEDROS for the purpose of disseminating its activities, without the need for additional consent from the speakers and without owing anything for this concept.
The recorded workshops will be available for consultation by Congress participants.
Each speaker is solely responsible for the content of the workshop he/she presents, assuming any responsibility regarding the originality and authorship of the workshop content.
– Notifications: The Academic Committee will evaluate the proposals and will inform by mail to each applicant the results, before September 30, 2022.
F.- I WANT TO BE A LECTURER
The following are the forms to participate in the call for applications.
Sending the form implies the understanding and acceptance of these terms and conditions by the applicant.
When completing the form please send your Curriculum Vitae to aedros@aedros.org before September 16, 2022.
Considering the limitations of the program, AEDROS cannot guarantee a place for all the proposals received, even if all of them are suitable. For inquiries, please write to: secretaria@aedros.org