Call for Speakers
VAAEYC Annual Conference 2025
3 Apr 2025
5 Apr 2025
The Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children (VAAEYC) is accepting proposals for workshops to be held at the 2025 Annual Conference, April 3 - 5, 2025 in Richmond, VA.
VAAEYC’s Annual Conference brings together early childhood educators from across the Commonwealth and beyond and is seeking talented presenters with knowledge to share!
The conference is held over three days and these are some of the topics the Conference Circle is seeking:
Social Emotional
Empathy - Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Equity and Diversity
Family Support and Connection
Professionalism
Children's Physical and Cognitive Development
Leadership and Administration
Program Management
Inclusion of Children with Special Needs
Observing and Recording Children's Learning
VAAEYC is seeking sessions that can be approved for CEU and are offered in 60 or 90 minute time blocks. There is a possibility of 2 hr in-depth sessions being offered if you have an excellent workshop to propose.
Please note that VAAEYC does not provide honorarium for workshops, but we do offer complimentary conference registration for the lead presenter.
We invite you to submit a proposal for consideration.
Call for Speakers
10 Jun 2024
15 Sep 2024
This submission form collects a great deal of information and must be completed in full to be considered. Please make sure to have the information below available prior to beginning your online submission.
Information needed to submit a workshop proposal:
Session Title
Session Description
Session Format
Topic Areas/Track
Presentation Areas/Focus
Workshop Target Audience - Level and Area of Work
Length of Session
Specific Dates Available
Willingness to Repeat Session
Preferred Room Set
Speaker Contact Information
Biography
Experience Presenting
Any Co-Presenters
Modifications may be made to online submissions only until the deadline date of Friday, September 1, 2024. Acceptance notification will be made on a rolling basis through November 1, 2024.
Incomplete proposal submissions will not be considered. All information is required to have workshops approved for CEU. All lead presenters are given complimentary registration to attend the full VAAEYC Conference, but no other honorarium or reimbursement is offered. Officially listed co-presenters are given a modest discount on advanced registration.
We are excited to see your proposals - thank you!
VAAEYC Conference Planning Team
event fee
Registration is complimentary for lead presenter