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Call for proposals
Invitation
The International Leadership Association is the professional home of a global community of leaders and leadership researchers, educators, and development specialists from a wide array of sectors and disciplines who believe that leadership is the key to a just and thriving future for all people. For more than 25 years, the ILA has advanced the study and practice of leadership by creating opportunities like our Global Conference for people to connect and engage with one another to explore innovative ideas, create new resources, and multiply our collective impact.
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We invite you to submit a proposal for this year’s Global Conference, “Architects of Change: Leaders, Followers, and Communities,” which will take place 7-10 November in Chicago, located on lands that are the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe, or the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations.
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Questions?
If you have any questions or need assistance with the CFP, please contact us. Email: info@dtdenterprises.com or call +1 (443) 267-8783.
Important Date
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1 March Call for Presentations Submissions Portal Opens
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15 March Call for Peer Reviewers Form Opens
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31 March, 11:59 PM EDT, Call for Presentations Portal Closes
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5 April Peer Review Recruitment Closes
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12 April – 29 April Peer Review Period
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3 May – 20 May Stream Review Period
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Early June Acceptance Notifications are emailed.
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24 June Presenter Registration and Edits Deadline
What You Can Submit to the Global Conference
For complete descriptions of presentation format options, download the 2024 Call for Presentations Guide.
Cafecito, or “little coffees,” is often used as an invitation to a chat over coffee. A Cafecito roundtable is a conversation or dialogue on a question a submitter proposes to convene and host as a roundtable. This is a time to connect and converse with curiosity over questions of leadership.
Cafecito Roundtable
An informed 60-minute dialogue or debate by panelists moderated by a chairperson, with time reserved for audience participation, questions, and comments. Short opening remarks by the panelists set the stage for robust discussion with each other and the audience.
Panel
Chit-chat in Japanese, Pecha Kucha is a unique presentation style consisting of 20 slides that are each displayed for 20 seconds, automatically progressing to the next one. This results in a total presentation time of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
Pecha Kucha
A visual display of a paper, a research project, a developing idea, or a program or practice that is set up and hosted by the creator(s) during a poster session. Posters will be set up and displayed during the conference poster session (and potentially earlier).
Poster
A concise, oral presentation (typically 10-15 minutes) that shares best practices, model programs, case studies, theory building, research findings, pedagogy, etc. Upon acceptance, presentations/papers are grouped together with two other submissions to form one 60-minute session.
Presentation/ Paper
An interactive 60-minute demonstration or experiential session on a leadership-related topic that is rooted in audience participation and active learning. Half or more of the time must be dedicated to experiential learning and innovative, active audience participation.
Workshop
Conference Streams
All sessions have a stream corresponding to an ILA member community or a topic of interest to the conference. Explore the streams below or in the 2024 Call for Presentations Guide.
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We extend a sincere thank you to our stream leads who lend their time and talent to make ILA’s Global Conference the must attend event for all those interested in expanding what we know about and how we practice leadership for a better world for all peoples.
Being In Community With One Another
When we enter into the trusted space of the ILA, we are making a commitment to be in community with a diverse group of learners from around the world.
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The most powerful lever for change is in how we relate to, and connect with, one another, especially across differences.
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Connections are created and nurtured as we share our experiences and learn from the experiences and perspectives of others. This engenders a feeling of belonging that nourishes our creativity and advances our collective purpose of advancing the practice and study of leadership for a just and thriving future.
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Being in community with one another at ILA’s Global Conference is not just a vision, it is a leadership practice. Each person who enters this trusted space shares the responsibility to create an environment where everyone is respected and valued
Conference Policies
Conference Registration is Required. If your submission is accepted, all listed presenters and co-presenters, including those later designated as chairs, are required to register and pay the published conference fees by the deadline noted in the acceptance email. Accepted submissions will not be scheduled until registration is complete. Registration rates vary according to student status, member status, and time of registration.
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IMPORTANT: The ILA does not pay honoraria, reimburse expenses (e.g., travel, lodging, copying, poster production, etc.), or waive or discount conference registration fees for presenters or chairs.
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Consent of Presenters. All participants listed in a proposal must give their consent to be part of the proposal prior to submission. It is the responsibility of the submitter to adhere to this rule for all individuals listed in the proposal. It is also the responsibility of the submitter to make sure participants are aware of the conference registration requirement (see above) prior to submitting.
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Scheduling Requests. The ILA does not take scheduling requests. If you submit to the conference, please be prepared to present at anytime from the start of the conference on 7 November through the conclusion on 10 November. By submitting a proposal, submitters are confirming the availability of all presenting participants during the conference.
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Rule of Two. All presenters may only appear on up to two submissions as presenters and up to two submissions as chairs. People who violate this policy create a lot of extra work for reviewers and the conference team who then have to weed out their excess submissions. Please be considerate.