2024 Presenter Application
Deadline to Submit: November 17th
2024 Move United Education Conference
Deadline: November 17th, 2023
Move United is seeking athletes, sport providers and sport professionals to develop and deliver curriculum at the Move United Education Conference.
This year’s conference invites sport providers to gather over a common interest in ensuring athletes with disabilities have access to sport. Anticipating 300+ attendees at the event, discussion will center around improving access through centering people with disabilities in the business of adaptive sport. Content will offered on nonprofit management, sport specific instruction, and inclusion in schools, amongst other leading industry topics.
Please complete the Presenter Call for Proposals after reading the descriptions below:
- Pre-Conference Workshop (half day to multi-day, prior to conference opening)
- Examples: 2-day adaptive climbing instructor training, 2-day risk management training, 1-day anti-bias training
- Conference Session/Workshop (60 or 90 minutes, during the main conference April 23-24)
- 30-minute Talk (i.e. Ted talk format, during the main conference April 23 or 24) aligning with one of the session tracks listed below.
Session proposals must align with one of the following tracks:
Non-Profit Management – This track will offer training and resources around business operation best-practices for your nonprofit. All attendees are invited to join this track.
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- SafeSport/protecting athletes
- Revenue generation
- Board of directors/Governance
- Engaging local community/city and the impact on growth
- Evolving Dei environment and challenges
- Volunteer shortages and recruitment strategies
- Staff recruitment & retention
- Marketing strategies
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Sport-Specific Instruction – This track offers hands-on, interactive learning opportunities for various adaptive sports. All attendees are invited to this track.
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- Adaptive mountain bike workshop – building development pathway
- Adative swim instruction skills
- Adaptive pickle ball for all levels
- Intrcution tool-kit for adaptive tennis
- Equipment 101 for operating an adaptive biking program
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Inclusion in Schools & Universities – This track will offer content around creating inclusive spaces for children in the school systems as well as for individuals at the university level. This will include the classroom, extracurriculuar activities, curriculum offerings, sports teams and more. As with other tracks, all attendees are invited to participate in this track.
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- Inclusion best practices in the PE classroom
- Building after-school programs for all to access
- Including adaptive in existing school-sport programs
- Advocating for your athlete’s participation on the school team
- Inclusion in university recreation programs
- Inclusive disability in Ot/Pt sport curriculum
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- Please note that examples listed are simply to provide ideas as to which topics may fall within each track.
- Within each track, various session will be offered to accommodate different audiences (i.e. general sport provider new to working with individuals with disabilities, inclusive sport provider, adaptive sport provider)
- Sessions with an understood priority to integrate Dei lens will be prioritized.
- Proposals will be reviewed with the following taken into consideration: relevance to conference theme & tracks, feedback from past conferences about areas of need, diversity of presenter experiences and background as well as diversity of session topic, qualifications of presenter, clarity of session purpose, quality of proposal, and other considerations.
- Presenters will receive complimentary registration to the 2024 Move United Education Conference.
This application to present at the 2024 Move United Education Conference has closed. Please reach out to Cayla Hammaker chammaker@moveunitedsport.org with any questions.
Please note that you will receive a confirmation email when your application has been submitted. If you have not received a confirmation email, your application was not successfully submitted. Please reach out to Cayla Hammaker at chammaker@moveunitedsport with any question.
Please refer to the Presenter FAQ’s at the bottom of the page for additional information.
Questions? Contact Cayla Hammaker at chammaker@moveunitedsport.org.
Presenter FAQ
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSIONS?
Conference sessions should strive to:
- Engage the audience with interactive presentation
- Appeal to different learning styles
- Highlight innovative, groundbreaking developments
- Promote evidenced-based practices
- Incorporate anecdotes to reference actual experiences in the field
- Collaborate with co-presenter(s) where it would be beneficial to add value to the session
- Include an experiential component if appropriate
- Provide attendees with key takeaways
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP?
Conference workshops should strive to:
- Engage the attendees with group activities, hands-on learning, encouraging sharing and questions to ultimately assist in skill-development that will enhance their ability to serve athletes with disabilities
- Appeal to different learning styles
- Highlight innovative, groundbreaking developments in the field
- Promote evidenced-based practices
- Incorporate anecdotes to reference actual experiences in the field
- Collaborate with co-presenter(s) where it would be beneficial to add value to the session
- Include an experiential component
HOW WILL MOVE UNITED BE SELECTING PRESENTERS?
Move United Education Conference Committee will evaluate the submissions and select top presenters for further review, considering the following:
1. Presenter has connection to the mission and core values of Move United.
2. Reputation and experience of the presenter.
3. Diversity of background and experiences.
4. Quality of performance and services as a sport provider, public speaker, and/or educator.
5. Capability of the presenter to perform the services within the specified time constraints.
6. Expertise is suitable to address the session/workshop topic.
Upcoming Events
04 February - 23 December - Archery
- Boccia
- Golf/Adaptive Golf
08 April - 30 December - Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
12 April - 20 December - Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
01 May - 18 December
03 May - 20 December
05 May - 31 October - Cycling/Adaptive Cycling
- Mountain Biking/Adaptive Mountain Biking
17 September - 19 November
05 October - 28 December - Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
17 October - 15 December
19 October - 26 April
21 October - 18 December - Strength Training
- Swimming
- Water Aerobics
25 October - 06 December
October 31 - Soccer/Power Soccer
November 01
November 08
November 08
November 09
November 15
November 15 - Soccer/Power Soccer
November 25
01 December - 31 March - Adaptive Skiing
- Snowboarding
01 December - 31 March - Adaptive Skiing
- Snowboarding
December 06
December 08 - Kayaking/Adaptive Kayaking
- Paddle Boarding
- Scuba Diving/Adaptive Scuba
- Swimming
December 13
13 December - 14 December - Basketball/Wheelchair Basketball
27 December - 28 March - Adaptive Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowshoeing
01 January - 30 March
01 January - 29 March - Adaptive Skiing
- Nordic Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Snowshoeing
12 January - 17 January - Adaptive Skiing
19 January - 24 January - Adaptive Skiing
26 January - 31 January - Adaptive Skiing
31 January - 04 April - Powerlifting
- Strength Training
02 February - 07 February - Adaptive Skiing
06 February - 09 February - Adaptive Skiing
- Snowboarding
09 February - 14 February - Adaptive Skiing
03 March - 06 March
20 March - 26 March - Biathlon/Para Biathlon
- Cycling/Adaptive Cycling
- Rock Climbing/Adaptive Rock Climbing
- Sled Hockey
- Snowboarding
- Snowshoeing
One-Day EVENT
April 15 This annual gala has raised funds to support 16,000 wounded warfighters and family members who have participated in more than 70 adaptive sports across the U.S.A. More than 50 wounded warfighters and family members will participate in our gala this year, including sharing their stories on stage. This is a gala like no other - Please join us and honor our wounded warfighters!