CALL FOR SPEAKER PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN!

 

Call for Proposal Submissions 

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We are excited to announce the call for proposal submissions for the 2025 Building Resilient Communities Conference in Penticton, BC.  

This year's theme is "Building Bridges," focusing on fostering connections, collaboration, and partnerships to create stronger, more resilient communities. 

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Presentation Topics: We invite submissions that align with the following topics: 

• Establishing and Embedding Resilience Initiatives: Topics may include guidance around multi-jurisdictional emergency management organizations, enhancing resilience through priority setting and strategic investments, integrating response and continuity programs across the organization, culture and change management, and working at different scales. 

• Training-Oriented Sessions: We invite professional trainers to submit abstracts for full or half day training sessions.  Topics could include: crisis communication, business continuity planning, Incident Command System, storytelling, or exercises. Other relevant focus areas are welcome. 

• Risk Assessment Methodologies and Approaches: Explore methodologies, approaches, and experiences conducting risk assessments for one or more of the following: Community, Enterprise, or Climate. 

• Perspectives on Resilience: Insights from communities, community groups & related disciplines. for example: indigenous viewpoints and experience, municipalities and regional districts, insurance, human resources, engineering, finance, health, executive, and youth. 

• Mental Health & Disasters: Experience, impacts, research, or training on the mental health impacts of  disasters, and climate change.  We are particularly interested in sessions that focus on discussing and supporting response personnel and organizational leaders. 

• Fostering Resilience in Our Communities: Topics related to accessibility, envisioning the future, mentoring young professionals, and case studies. 

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Expectations of Speakers: 

• Presentations should appeal to different learning styles and be well-rehearsed and professional in delivery. 

• Any audio-visual tools used should supplement the presentation, not be the focus. 

• Presentations should be evidence-based, innovative, and applicable across organizations and organization types. 

• Content should clearly convey how it relates to and can be applied by delegates. 

• Presentations should not be a sales pitch of a service or product. 

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Logistics: 

• Presenters will have access to a screen and WiFi in their presentation space. Additional requests can be submitted but are not guaranteed. 

• Most sessions will be one hour in length. 

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Fees and Expense Reimbursement: 

• With some exceptions, speakers should be willing to share their knowledge and experience without the expectation of financial compensation. 

• Presenters will receive a discounted registration fee, copies of their session evaluations, and a speaker bio and presentation summary in the program. 

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Submitting a Session Abstract: 

• Abstracts are being accepted via a Microsoft form. Click to Submit. 

• Abstract submissions will close at 5pm on April 15, 2025. 

Questions: If you have any questions, please submit them to info@BRCconference.ca. 

We look forward to your submissions and to building bridges together at the Building Resilient Communities Conference!