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National Environmental Partnership Summit 2009
2009 Abstract Submittal Form

Thank you for taking the time to thoughtfully fill out this form and send to us by Friday December 5, 2008.

With each year of the Summit, the planning team has increased our effort to generate presentations that maximize interaction and intensity in order to deepen the learning experiences for our attendees. This year during the selection process, breakout session formats should encourage interaction and dialogue. To guide your thinking, we ask that you convey the expertise or experience you want to share through one of the following formats:

Open Dialogues
Tools
Case Studies
Collaborative Problem Solving
Workshops & Demonstrations
Panel Presentations with Discussion

Our hope is to feature a balanced number of presentations in each format. Accordingly, we will be tracking, measuring and communicating back to you a count of how the submissions are falling into each possible category.

The Summit is an interdisciplinary marketplace of ideas and activities. We are interested in the connections between ideas and people, in systems - not just specialties. Several national communities come together to learn from one another at the Summit: pollution prevention, compliance assistance, performance track and other environmental management innovators. By design, we offer a wide breadth of content to a diversity of environmental professionals. We consider this the hallmark of the Summit.

This year, we are making session selections with the goal of balanced coverage for each of the following broad track categories:

Sector-based Environmental Assistance
Energy Efficiency
Policy and Regulation Updates
Finance and the Role of the Financial Sector
Achieving, Communicating and Measuring Sustainable Performance
Addressing Climate Change
New, Clean Technology
Practical Take-it-Home Tools

Under the broad tracks are more specific topic areas. These topic areas are listed on the form, and their detailed descriptions are located in the instructions section at the bottom of this page

Please be sure to read all background and instructions before submitting your abstract.

Call for Content Background and Overview
Full Background, Instructions and Examples (PDF)
If you have any questions email: speakers@environmentalsummit.org

Fields indicated with an asterisk (*) are required.

2009 Abstract Submittal Form

Your First Name:*

Your Last Name:*

Job Title:*

Organization:*

Phone Number:*

Your Email Address:*

All confirmations and related information will be sent to the email address you provide.

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Please Select One:*

Session or Presentation Format

About Your Proposal

Session / Presentation Length:*
Please select the intended length of your proposed presentation or session.

Single Presentation
- to be combined with other abstracts to make a 90 minute session

Full 90 Minute Session

Notes: All presentations must allow for interaction and question and answer time. Individual presentations should be no more than 15 powerpoint slides.

Track*
Please select the single conference track that this session or presentation best covers. We recognize that many submittals will cover more than one possible track but require that you select the primary track for your submittal.

Instructions and Examples

Achieving, Communicating and Measuring Sustainable Performance

Addressing Climate Change

Energy Efficiency

Finance and the Role of the Financial Sector

New, Clean Technology

Policy and Regulation Updates

Practical Take-it-Home Tools

Sector-based Environmental Assistance

Summit Goal: CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Summit Goal: ENGAGING NGOS and other interested groups

Proposal Title:*

Short Description:*
If paper is selected, this will be used in final program. No more than 50 words

Session / Presentation Goal(s):*
Please identify the goal(s) of your session or paper. Why should this be of interest to others?
No more than 75 words.

Topics:*
Please select a primary topic (required). You may select a secondary topic and/or add a new topic as well.

Primary Topic Area:

Secondary Topic Area:

Additional Topic for Consideration:

Target Audience:*
Describe your target audience

Interaction plan or discussion questions:*
Describe how you will involve the audience for your session, e.g. a certain facilitated process, a series of posed questions, a group created product or outcome.

Expected Outcomes:*
What actions do you hope your audience will take after attending this session? How will this presentation enhance the performance of your target audience?

Optional Long Description and/or additional information / biographies:
Will be read by reviewers to make session / presentation selections.��Please include any additional information that will help the reviewers understand and evaluate your proposal (e.g., what environmental issue or challenge being addressed; what is the importance or relevance of the proposal to others).
You can provide your summary here or email your summary with any supporting documents using the information you will be provided after completing this form.

Speakers(s)

Facilitator
If you are proposing a full session, you must identify a facilitator or we will assign a facilitator to your session. All facilitators must be willing to work with us in advance of the Summit.

Yourself:
I would like to be the facilitator if this proposal is accepted.
Proposed Facilitator:
First Name:
Last Name:
Email Address:

Speakers

Required: Please enter the name and email address for each proposed speaker.

Note: If your proposal is accepted all speakers will be asked for biographies.

Yourself:
I will be a speaker if this proposal is accepted.
Optional Speaker A:
First Name:
Last Name:
Organization:
Email Address:
Session Role or topic area:
Speaker Status:
Optional Speaker B:
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Organization:
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Optional Speaker C:
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Optional Speaker D:
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Background and Instructions - Continued

Under the broad tracks above are more specific topic areas. These topic areas are listed here, and their detailed descriptions are in the attached PDF document.

1. Sustainability Projects/Production
2. Addressing Climate Change: Successes and Case Studies
3. Sector Based Environmental Assistance
4. Measuring and Communicating Sustainable Performance Results
5. Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis as Tools
6. Environmental Regulations Update for 2008-09
7. Green Chemistry
8. Clean Technologies; New Industry, Clean and Green , Specific Technologies and Application
9. Greening Your Business
10. Harnessing the Power of Collaboration on the West Coast
11. International Projects and Models
12. Research and New Technology
13. Resource Efficiency
14. Engaging the Financial Sector
15. Environmental and Chemical Policy
16. Community Engagement Success Stories
17. Energy Issues
18. Encouraging Innovation

A submitter needs to select one topic area under one track. For example, you could select Harnessing the Power of Collaboration on the West Coast" as the topic area under the "Energy Efficiency Track" for your submission. Below is a general guideline for how topics can fit in under which tracks. Please use this as a guide for helping you place your submission.

Sector-based Environmental Assistance Track:
Possible Topics:
3. Sector-based environmental assistance
9. Greening your business
10. Harnessing the power of collaboration on the West Coast
16. Community engagement success stories

Energy Efficiency Track:
Possible Topics:
9. Greening your Business
10. Harnessing the Power of Collaboration on the West Coast
11. International Projects and Models
12. Research and New Technology
13. Resource Efficiency
17. Energy Issues

Policy and Regulation Updates Track:
Possible Topics:
6. Environmental Regulations Update for 2008-2009
11. International Projects and Models
15. Environmental and Chemical Policy

Finance and the Role of the Financial Sector Track:
Possible Topics:
14. Engaging the Financial Sector
17. Energy Issues

Achieving, Communicating and Measuring Sustainable Performance Track:
Possible Topics:
1. Sustainability Projects/Production
4. Measuring and Communicating Sustainable Performance Results
5. Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis as Tools
7. Green Chemistry
9. Greening your Business
10. Harnessing the Power of Collaboration on the West Coast
11. International Projects and Models
13. Resource Efficiency
18. Encouraging Innovation

Climate Change Success Stories Track:
Possible Topics:
2. Addressing Climate Change: Successes and Case Studies
13. Resource Efficiency
16. Community Engagement Success Stories

New, Clean Technology Track:
Possible Topics:
5. Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis as Tools
7. Green Chemistry
8. Clean Technologies: New Industry, Clean and Green, Specific Technologies and Application
9. Greening your Business
12. Research and New Technology
17. Energy Issues
18. Encouraging Innovation

Practical Take-it-Home Tools Track:
Possible Topics:
5. Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis as Tools
8. Clean Technologies: New Industry, Clean and Green, Specific Technologies and Application
9. Greening your Business
11. International Projects and Models

These topic areas are guidelines meant to stimulate, but not limit your imagination. Within this framework, the details will be sculpted from the content of the submissions we receive. For some ideas about possible subject matter please select here.

In sum, there are two dimensions to every breakout session - format and subject material (topic heading category). Our intention is to balance the offerings of the Summit along each dimension. As you contemplate your submittal, look over our website to see what has already been submitted. You can maximize your chance of having your submittal selected by submitting it in a format or topic heading category which has received fewer submittals. After all of the proposals have been received, we will design the highest quality sessions into logically coherent tracks.

The final filter through which we will be considering all submissions is the session's articulated relevance to the theme of this year's Summit: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration. We believe that the subject matter of every session ought to demonstrate how our attendees can take environmental action. We ask that you make this connection very clear in the appropriate question on the form.

For additional background please click here for our call for content instructions. If you have any questions about this form please call Terrachord at (413) 684-2403 or email speakers@environmentalsummit.org.

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