Preparing a Session Submission
As you prepare your submission, ensure your session proposal:

• Will fill a knowledge gap and/or provides information needed by colleagues
• Answers a question or offers a solution to a problem
• Is succinct, uses proper grammar and spelling, minimizes jargon, and uses concrete/specific language
• Identifies core competencies, learning outcomes, and all other questions posed in the submission form
• Reflects a session you can commit to creating and presenting

Additionally, you must comply with all the the eligibility requirements and language policies listed below. 

Eligibility Guidelines
Every presenter at the ACUI Annual Conference must be registered for the conference. Additionally, all presenters must meet at least one of the following qualifications:

• All individual members, employees or students at an institutional member in good standing, and retirees are eligible to present educational sessions at the annual conference.
• ACUI nonmembers representing not-for-profit organizations are eligible to present educational sessions. Nonmembers are encouraged to present with ACUI members whenever possible.
• Every corporate presenter at the ACUI annual conference must sponsor at a $2,500 level. If the session does not include a co-presenter from a member institution, a conference sponsorship at a minimum level of $5,000 is required. 

Inclusion

ACUI is committed to providing welcoming, safe, and inclusive learning environments at its conferences and events. During our programs, we want all participants to share ideas, network, and enjoy the company of others, and we recognize that our ability to create this experience depends on the behavior of all in attendance. 

Event  speakers are expected to conduct themselves according to ACUI’s core values, and the ethical standards of the profession. All members of the ACUI community are to be considerate; refrain from any demeaning, harassing, or discriminatory behavior or speech; and immediately comply with any requests to discontinue objectionable behavior. The following are examples of unacceptable behavior:   

• Offensive, hostile, or derogatory comments.  
• Disruptive actions unrelated to the intended purpose of the event. 
• Conduct that demonstrates a lack of professionalism or respect for another individual.  

We ask that all presenters at ACUI conferences be mindful that our audiences include students and professionals from all types of campuses and educational institutions, as well as corporate and nonprofit members and partners. Every effort is expected of presenters and speakers to include appropriate language, material, and examples for the Association’s target audience and membership. 

Technical Standards

To successfully deliver your content virtually, we will require each presenter to:

• Participate in a  training session to discuss technology and logistics. Some sessions may be pre-recorded.
• Use a desktop or laptop computer with hard-wired internet connection, webcam, and adequate lighting and microphone for the duration of the session.
• Inform ACUI with more than two weeks' notice if an unavoidable conflict arises, making every attempt to record or substitute a presenter.
• Be accessible during another means in case of emergency. 
• Grant ACUI permission to record, stream, broadcast, distribute, and subsequently utilize all session content without any expectation of rights, remuneration, or interest unless otherwise specified and agreed upon in writing by ACUI.
• Be publicly listed as a session presenter.