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.
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28 March - 02 May
May 02
03 May - 05 May - Wheelchair Rugby
04 May - 12 October
May 07
10 May - 12 May
18 May - 19 May - Archery
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June 01
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28 June - 30 June - Track and Field
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12 July - 18 July - Adaptive Shooting
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- Powerlifting
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- Triathlon
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12 July - 18 July - Adaptive Shooting
- Archery
- Powerlifting
- Track and Field
- Swimming
- Triathlon
- Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
13 July - 14 July - Lacrosse/Wheelchair Lacrosse
15 July - 18 July - Kayaking
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August 02
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07 August - 09 August
August 09
23 August - 26 August - Adaptive Shooting
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24 August - 25 August
August 25
29 August - 01 September - Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
13 September - 15 September - Tennis/Wheelchair Tennis
14 September - 15 September - Football/Wheelchair Football
September 17
October 05
19 October - 20 October - Football/Wheelchair Football
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