Innovation - Ontario Grand Valley Regional Conference
February 3, 2012
Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre

 

Be a part of Innovation!

 

The call for papers has begun! Submit your topics by October 31st and be part of a group of industry experts who will be sharing their experiences at the conference. The theme of this year's conference is "Celebrating 50 years of Innovation", to highlight APICS Ontario Grand Valley Chapter's golden jubilee.

Please note: Topics that have been presented at previous Innovation conferences will not be considered for selection.

 

Click here to open the Call for Speakers form.

 

Speaker selection will be finalized by November 15, 2011.

 

Call for Speakers

 

A conference is only as successful as its speakers. We are looking for speakers whose topics pertain to one or more of our three tracks:

• Supply Chain Management
• Professional Development
• Panel of Experts

Sessions are limited to one (1) hour's duration.

We will have a projector and a laptop with Microsoft PowerPoint available in all session rooms. We regret that we cannot support any other presentation software.

If you wish to submit a topic for consideration, please complete and submit a Call for Speakers. We will accept applications until October 31st, and will finalize speaker selection by November 15th.

 

An explanation of the form:

About You
Name	Your name, as you would want it to appear in the conference program and proceedings.
Location	Your location, as you would want it to appear in the conference program and proceedings.
Company	Your company name, as you would want it to appear in the conference program and proceedings. If this is left blank, we will use "Independent"
Position / Title	Your position, as you would want it to appear in the conference program and proceedings. If this is left blank, we will also leave it blank.
Professional Designations	Any current professional designations you hold, such as CPIM, CSCP, PMP, etc.
APICS Member	If you are a current APICS member, please check this box.
Chapter	If you checked the previous box, what chapter are you affiliated with?
About Your Presentation
Title	The Title of your Presentation
Pertinent Track	Indicate which track(s) are pertinent to your topic. You are free to select multiple tracks. Supply Chain Management: Topics specific to operations, manufacturing and distribution. Professional Development: This track can include motivational topics, career enhancement, team building, management issues and opportunities, etc. Panel of Experts: Are you a CEO or a senior manager who would be willing to answer audience questions in an interactive session? Are you an alliance partner leader and want to sit on with a panel of your peers to field audience questions about the regional job market?
Brief Outline	Please provide a brief outline of your topic. This will be included in the conference program. If you wish to be part of a panel of experts, please indicate which panel as your outline. No further information is required.
Other
I would be willing to present the same topic more than once during the conference	While we have 3 topical tracks, we will have up to 4 concurrent sessions. In order to make all topics available to all attendees, it is our intention to repeat topics at different times during the day. This is completely optional.
I am a CEO, executive or senior management within my organization. I would be interested in participating in a Round Table discussion about professional development.	Our student chapter has indicated a desire for open discussion with local professionals. As a result, we are planning on hosting an open forum during the noon break. Everyone is welcome, and the focus will be on professional development - primarily preparing to enter (or re-enter) the workforce. This is completely optional
I have read the speaker guidelines(found on the conference web site) and agree with its contents.	The Speaker Guidelines are outlined below. Your agreement is needed.

 

 

 

Speaker Guidelines

 

If selected as a speaker, you agree that:

• As a token of our appreciation, your fees for the conference (only) are waived.
• Any travel and accommodation expenses are your responsibility, and will not be reimbursed by the conference.
• You will be notified prior to the conference of your presentation's scheduled timeslot and will arrive at least 60 minutes prior to your scheduled presentation.
• You will provide a brief bio that will be included in the conference program. A picture (in jpeg or gif format) is appreciated but is not mandatory.
• You will use the PowerPoint template provided by the APICS Ontario Grand Valley Chapter for your presentation
• You will provide us with an electronic copy, in pdf format, of your final presentation no later than December 31, 2011.
• You are the author of your presentation, and that you have obtained any required permissions if you have included copyrighted material.
• You allow the APICS Ontario Grand Valley Chapter to publish your presentation in its conference proceedings, in pdf format.
• You allow the APICS Ontario Grand Valley Chapter to print and distribute copies of your presentation at, and during, the conference.
• You will have a portable electronic version of your presentation (CD or memory stick) that can be loaded onto the room's laptop.
• You will allow the conference committee to take still photographs during your presentations to be used to promote the 2012 Innovation Regional conference.
• Video recordings of your presentation will not occur unless specific permission has been requested, and granted, by you. We have no current plans to record any sessions.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

 

 

During the Conference

 

You, the speakers, are a vital part of our conference's success. As such, we have taken every measure to make your conference experience a positive one.

 

Room Monitors

Each session room will be hosted by a room monitor. They are there for you. They will help you load your presentation onto the room's laptop and ensure that it runs. They will greet attendees, ensure that any handouts are distributed and will collect feedback forms at the end of your session. They will act as timekeepers, discretely letting you know if you are nearing the end of your allotted time.

In short, they are your go-to person.

 

Speaker Ready Room

If you wish to test your presentation prior to your session or just want some quiet time, a Speaker Ready room is available to you. The equipment in the Speaker Ready room will be the same as that found in the session rooms. Again, you have a room monitor available to you should you need help with anything.

 

Presentation Feedback

The room monitors will collect feedback forms from your audience at the end of your session. These feedback forms will be processed immediately, and a summary of this feedback will be made available to you one hour after your presentation has ended.

This feedback information will be available in the Speaker-Ready room.

 

Business Centre

The hotel has a very small business centre that is available to everyone. Because of its size, we would advise against relying on its availability. However, there is free WiFi access everywhere in the hotel that will be made available to you.

 

Stay Informed

 

As details are finalized, we will update this web site. Feel free to visit often and watch our progress.

If you prefer, join our conference mailing list, and we will let you know when updates occur.

Click here to join the conference mailing list.

 

How can we help?

 

Let us know how we can help. Contact us any time. Our email address is conference@apicsogv.org

 

See you at the conference!

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