Workshop Request for proposals
Workshops are the core feature of nearly every conference. The FORGE Forward 2007 Conference hopes to receive workshop proposals that reach a wide variety of individuals in our community, from highly specialized workshop topics that interest small slices of our community (who are often underserved), to workshops that are broad in scope. Be creative. Be bold. Dare to propose workshops that you are passionate about.
[Please copy and past questions into an email or word processing file and submit RFP to workshops @ forge-forward.org or PO Box 1272, Milwaukee, WI 53201]
Due Date: October 31, 2006
Presenter Demographics: Tell us about yourself
Name:
Name, as you would like it to appear in the Program Book and website:
Organizational Affiliation/Title:
Address/City/State/Zip:
Telephone number(s): Website:
Email(s):
Have you attended other national transgender conferences (such as Gender Odyssey, True Spirit, Southern Comfort, IFGE, etc.)? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, please list:
Have you presented at transgender conferences in the past? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, list some of the topics you gave presentations on:
Optional Information: Identity and other personal information
FORGE Forward Conference strives to be as diverse and inclusive as possible. To help us get a better feel for who you are, as a presenter, check as many boxes as apply.
___ Youth
___ Person over 50 years old
___ Person of Color
___ Differently abled/physically challenged/disabled
___ Urban dweller
___ Rural dweller
___ SOFFA (Significant Other, Friend, Family member, Ally)
___ Genderqueer/butch/non-transitioning FTM
___ FTM or transmasculine
___ FTM+/genderqueer/trans-masculine person who has chosen to not take hormones and/or have surgery
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___ MTF or person assigned male at birth who has a feminine identification some or all of the time
___ Queer sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bi, queer, other non-straight)
___ Straight/heterosexual sexual orientation
___ Working class
___ Professional who works with transgender clients
___ Stealth and/or “post-trans”
___ Transitioned 20+ years ago
___ Other: __________________________
___ Other: __________________________
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Workshop Information (All fields required)
1. Workshop title:
2. Type of programming format (check only one):
___ Presentation / panel / lecture format
___ Experiential training (“hands on” or group dynamic format)
___ Open Forum / Caucus (discussion)
___ Hybrid (please describe):
3. Tell us about the workshop. What topic(s) or content will be covered? What do you expect participants to get out of attending? (Note that due to space limitations, we expect to receive more worthy workshop proposals than we will be able to accept. Therefore, feel free to try to convey to us how exciting, important, unique, and/or compelling your workshop will be.)
4. Describe the type(s) of conference attendees you hope to attract to this workshop. (Note that official FORGE Forward 2007 Conference workshops are open to ALL participants. Your description of your expected audience simply helps us better understand how you approach your topic.)
5. Please give us a 100-150 word description of your workshop suitable for publication/publicity.
6. Number of presenters:
___ Solo presenter or facilitator
___ Multiple presenters, panelists, or facilitators
7. Brief bio(s) of all presenters. (2-3 sentences/under 150 words each, please attach)
8. If you have more than one presenter, please attach the full names and contact information (email, phones, snail mail address) of all other presenters/facilitators. (Note: If you would like other panelists and would prefer FORGE Forward Conference staff to connect you with other panelists, please note so here.)
9. Do you have additional audiovisual (AV) needs (all rooms will be supplied with a flip chart and markers)?
___ Slide projector
___ Laptop projector
___ VCR/DVD player
___ Overhead projector
___ Other
10. Schedule Preference:
___ Saturday ___ Sunday ___ Either
11. Sample handouts (if available) (please attach) (Optional)
12. To help create FORGE Forward 2007 Conference’s sense of being a welcoming community, we are putting not only presenters’ names and their workshop descriptions on the Conference website, but also presenter pictures. We believe in putting a face to trans experiences. If you are comfortable having your picture on the web (associated with your name and workshop), please attach a digital picture of yourself.
13. Is there anything else we should know?
Pleased return completed workshop proposals to FORGE Forward 2007 Conference, PO Box 1272 Milwaukee, WI 53201 or by email (preferred) at workshops @ forge-forward.org.
Due Date October 31, 2006
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