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Call for Speakers The 2016 Landscape Expo - Long Beach is now accepting proposals for seminar presentations. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge and expertise at TLE-LB, to be held October 19th & 20th, 2016 at the Long Beach Convention Center, please submit a prospectus as stated in the Seminar Submittal Guidelines. The Landscape Expo Seminar/Workshop Submittal Guidelines Preferably, speakers should have a background in academia. Vendors with field experience are also encouraged to submit; however, all vendors must be an exhibitor for consideration (a fee may apply). Seminar Proposal Topics Presentations should include what's new, innovative and/or significant within the following general topics: Business Management Design Equipment Operation Equipment Selection Hardscape Installation Irrigation/Water Management Lighting New Construction Technology (Building Information Modeling, Drones, Virtual Reality...) Ordinance Compliance Pest Control Plant Selection Soil Management Water Feature Design Tree Care Turf Care Worker's Comp You may submit a request to speak on any of these topics, or any topic you feel might be of interest to landscape contractors, installers, or maintenance professionals. Each session should be 1.5 hours in length, but it is recommended covering content for approximately 80 minutes, to allow for 10 minutes of valuable Q & A. To Submit Your Prospectus All proposals must be submitted in their entirety for consideration. Please send your seminar proposal in either docx or PDF format. • Identify General Topic: Turf Care, Tree Care, etc. • Seminar title and a paragraph describing the course. • Learning Objectives: Identify 3 learning objectives attendees will gain. • Brief biography including contact information, professional accomplishments and degrees. • Headshot image (this does not need to be professionally done, but needs to be at least 500 pixels). • Any travel or honorarium request must be made with the submittal. Selection Process You will receive a confirmation receipt after you have submitted your seminar proposal, and later will be notified of our decision. Each selected speaker will be sent a Memorandum of Understanding to sign and will agree to promote the Expo and his/her seminar by two of the following: Banner ad on your company website, e-blast to industry contacts, social media post or by providing The Landscape Expo your email list in Excel. Compensation Each speaker will be publicized and their affiliation, institution or company will receive publicity through profiles, press releases and course descriptions on LandscapeOnline.com, LandscapeOnline Weekly, and LC/DBM magazine. All travel and honorarium requests will be considered - must be submitted with proposal. The deadline to submit a seminar proposal is Friday, January 29, 2016. Click here to submit a seminar proposal. Please call if you have any questions. We look forward to reviewing your proposal. Amy Deane Event Production The Landscape Expo - Long Beach (TLE-LB) The Landscape Expo - Long Beach (TLE-SAC) 714-979-5276 x142(ph) adeane@landscapeonline.com |