2024 NCASLA Conference Proposals Requirements

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Proposals for all conference and continuing education sessions must include the following elements to be considered.

1. Each presenter’s contact information and biography

  A. Contact information: Please provide the following information for every presenter. If there is more than one presenter, please start with the one who will serve as contact person for the group. All proposal-related communication will be between NCASLA, and the first individual listed.

   · First name and last name, firm or agency affiliation and presenter’s title.

   · Telephone

   · Mailing address

   · Email address

   · NCASLA member? (yes/no)

· Headshot

B. If additional presenters, each presenter‘s biography: Provide a brief statement that includes each presenter’s qualifications, expertise and experience related to teaching the proposed topic (Limit each to 150 words. Anything over 150 will be cut) These biographies will appear in marketing materials for the event. Each additional presenter’s headshot.

2. Working Title: Choose a title that accurately reflects the content of the proposed session. Clever or catchy titles are great, as long as they are not misleading.

3. Presentation Level

 A. Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced

4. Presentation Length/Type

  • 60 minutes/Classroom, Panel Discussion, Workshop, or Field Session

  • 2 hour-deep dive/Classroom, Panel Discussion, Workshop, or Field Session

  • Field Sessions or workshops in excess of 2-hours will be considered on a case-by-case basis

5. Abstract

 A. Session Description: Describe your session content in no more than 250 words. Your description will appear in the national LACES database, promotional emails and event program.

6. Learning objectives: List three bullet-point-style objectives participants will accomplish as a result of this session that will expand their knowledge, skills, or abilities in the field of landscape architecture. For example, below are sample learning objectives from a presentation on Green Codes:

Participants will:

  • Acquire a basic understanding of these codes, the policy drivers behind them and how they can work synergistically to create a greener built environment.

  • Learn how to take a lead on design teams to implement these codes.

  • Interact with the local government leads responsible for these codes, to explore barriers and solutions to effective implementation.

  • Understand the resources that are available to help learn and implement these codes in their professional practice.

7. Audience Engagement: Please describe the format for how you intend to present the information, such as lecture, panel discussion, workshop, if you will include break-out groups, etc. We encourage you to consider the needs of all learning types including audio, visual and kinesthetic as you think about the format of your presentation.

8. AV/Room Needs: Speakers provide your own laptop, but all rooms will have a complete LCD package (large screen, dress kit, LCD projector, cart and cables). One microphone will come standard in each room for the presenter. Additional equipment, such as:

  · Internet Access

  · Flipchart

  · Additional # of microphones (for panelists, etc.)

  · Other needs will be coordinated by the Conference Program Chair with selected presenters. Note, the presenter is responsible for bringing laser pointers or other similar devices.

9. Promo Pics: If you would like an image related to your presentation or a presenter photo potentially included in the program, feel free to send it along .tif or .jpg files below 2 MB in size. Pending available space and/or program costs, we may choose to include it.

10. Health, safety, and welfare (HSW) qualification: State whether the presentation meets the LA CES definition of Health, Safety, and Welfare.

11. Describe the activity's relative importance to a practitioner of Landscape Architecture as defined by GS § 89A.

12. LACES Qualifying Subjects: Please list which LACES subjects apply to your presentation. Qualifying subjects include:

Accessibility/ADA Agriculture/Local Food Production

Business Practices/Contracts/HR Campus Planning & Design

Design-build Development Trends

Energy Conservation/Renewable Energy Green Roofs

Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Historic Preservation

Horticulture/Plants Housing & Community Design

Parks & Recreation Project Management

Remediation/Brownfileds Residential Design

Rural Landscape Security Design

Site Planning Sustainable Development & Design

Technology/CADD/GIS Transportation

Urban Planning & Design Water/Stormwater Management

All proposals will be acknowledged once received. We anticipate acceptance notices to be sent by Mid-March 2025.

NCASLA looks forward to receiving your proposal.

Thank you for your support of NCASLA.