Ready to Submit a Proposal?
Successful proposals will help the submission review panel envision the presentation and understand the value it will impart to attendees. For proper consideration, each submission should adhere to the following requirements.
Proposal Info
- Give your presentation a descriptive and engaging title. Think about your target audience and the issues top of mind for them. What statement or question will grab their attention?
- Write your abstract description for your potential audience. But include enough detail to give the selection panel a clear grasp of what you’re going to talk about and what attendees will gain from it. Give attendees a clear picture of how this content fits into their work.
- Give three key learning objectives for attendees, clearly articulated, with measurable outcomes where applicable.
- Optional: List any evidence-based references or supporting documents used for developing the presentation.
Presenter Info
- Explain presenter composition. Sessions that include professionals directly involved in managing employer safety or workers’ compensation programs will be given preference by the selection panel. Attendees tell us they benefit most from the firsthand experience of their peers facing similar challenges. While we value vendor and provider perspectives, ideal presentations should also include an employer-client engaged with the topic firsthand. Please note there is a 4-panelist max for all breakout sessions.
- Please secure at least informal agreement to participate from all presenters before including them in your submission. Panelist qualifications and connection to the subject matter are a key part of the selection criteria focus. While we understand that speaker changes can occur due to schedule availability, it is our expectation that proposed speakers will be ready and available to participate if the proposal is accepted.
- Please note that speakers added after proposal acceptance will not be covered for accommodation expenses. All speaker changes after acceptance must be approved by the conference chair.
- Include names, titles, companies, credentials, brief bios, headshot photos and contact information for each presenter.
Zero Tolerance for Selling and Promotion
National Comp’s mission is to educate, elevate, and connect the workers’ comp community. Each year, our chairs and advisors select presentations based on the value of the educational content for attendees.
An invitation to speak at National Comp is a thought leadership opportunity. We invite professionals throughout the workers’ comp community to share knowledge and experience that is “vendor-agnostic” – without bias toward or promotion of any specific product, program or service.
We expect presenters to come to the stage with the primary intent to educate, but not to sell or to promote their business, products or services, or to attract new clients. Proposals that promote or endorse particular products or companies will not be considered.
*Important Reminders*
- Make sure all corporate approvals are secured prior to making your speaking submission. Your photo, name, title and company brand will be promoted in our pre-event, onsite and post-event marketing activities.
- If your proposal is accepted for the educational program, you will receive a link to download the National Comp 2024 PPT template. Please do not prepare PPTs or handouts on vendor-branded templates, and avoid logos or branding in the body of the presentation. Branded presentation content will be rejected, and may result in exclusion from National Comp’s educational program.
- You are welcome to include logos on your closing slide, such as alongside presenter contact info, as well as any necessary legal disclaimers.
