Deadline for Submissions: Monday, August 9th at 5:00pm

Thank you for your interest in submitting a session proposal for SPARX 2021, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia's annual conference, taking place virtually from October 6th-8th. Sessions will be 45 minutes in length and scheduled between 9:00am - 12:00pm.

This year's theme is Moving in Solidarity: Blazing a Path for Progress. Before you submit your proposal, please review the call for sessions background document to see how your proposal can connect to the conference goals and themes. Your proposal must include both a short (max 2-minute) video describing your session and a brief written summary.

https://bit.ly/SPARX_Guidelines

You will be notified by Monday, September 6th if your session proposal has been selected. If you have any questions please reach out to Mariah Casias at Mariah@Philanthropynetwork.org.

This form is divided into six sections which must be completed in order for your submission to be considered. If you are only volunteering to serve as a small group discussion moderator, you will be allowed to skip the session specific sections:

SECTION 1 (this section):
Email

SECTION 2: Contact Information
Name
Organization/Affiliation
Job Title/Role
Mobile Number

SECTION 3: About You
Short bio (max 270 characters)
Anything else you would like to share

SECTION 4: Submission Guidelines
Confirmation you have reviewed the guidelines

SECTION 5: Session Proposal
Session Description (no more than 150 words)
Video submission URL (max 2-minutes)
Proposed session moderator and speaker(s)
Session format (multiple choice)
What level of change or learning is the focus of this session? (checkbox)
Select the main theme/issues areas you think your session discusses (checkbox)
Conference tags (checkbox)
Availability during conference (checkbox)

SECTION 6 - OPTIONAL: Small Group Discussion Moderation
Availability (checkbox)
Topics interested in facilitating (checkbox)