The West Texas HR Symposium and Breakout Session Committee invites HR practitioners, attorneys, and corporate partners to share their insights, knowledge and expertise.
 
Call for Presentations must be received no later than December 31, 2020.

The 2021 West Texas HR Symposium is a regional collaboration in partnership with Texas SHRM.   The symposium will be held at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. We are planning on over 500 in-person attendees.

Speaker Benefits:
- Expand your social media influence and share your speaking engagement through your website and other social media channels.
- Stay in-touch with your target audience and build credibility as a thought-leader in your area of expertise.
- Communicate your insights and strategy through established business methods.
- Act as a change agent by teaching your unique understanding and application of business theory and how, when,  and where to apply it.

As a symposium speaker, you are welcome to attend the symposium for the entirety of the symposium including meals, snacks and receptions.

The theme of the 2021 West Texas HR Symposium is:  Developing Great Organizational Culture Across West Texas. Please incorporate it into your presentation and/or title, if possible.

Selection Criteria:
Practical Application: Sessions conducted by attorneys, consultants and practitioners that include practical, immediately applicable work tools will be given preference. The symposium breakout session committee seeks presentations that will provide our attendees with information that will improve their effectiveness on the job.

Proven Speaking Ability: The symposium breakout session committee seeks experienced speakers with proven speaking ability in front of mid-size to large audiences. Those with a track record of speaking and performing successfully at large meetings and/or conferences will receive preference.

Presentation Design and Format: Presentation format should work to build engagement with the audience; the
program facilitation will allow for exchanges among audience members and between audience members and the presenter.

Clarity and Relevance of Presentation: The session description effectively matches the topic and session outline,
and is relevant to the current business needs of HR professionals and SHRM competencies.
Alignment to SHRM and HRCI Recertification Credits: Sessions that have previously been approved for    
recertification credits by SHRM and/or HRCI are preferred. (See Programming section below.)

We strive to offer a balanced program of educational sessions by selecting proposals that best fit within the framework of the symposium. Members of the Breakout Session Committee will review all proposals. The symposium program organizers will make final selections from those proposals accepted.  Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than January 31, 2021.  

Throughout the symposium, we will focus on in depth education and strategies to provide to HR professionals and Business professionals. Attendees are predominantly HR professionals from a variety of different organizations. From entry and intermediate-level experiences to seasoned senior professionals, participants have a wide range of HR expertise in key functional areas and generalist responsibilities.