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#IOA2021: Call for PresentationsSubmit Your Proposals by Monday, 21 December 2020.The International Ombudsman Association is currently working on plans for 2021 educational events. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are negotiating with the Indianapolis JW Marriot to potentially postpone our in-person Conference to 2023. However, our team is excited to announce that we are planning to provide a fully virtual and immersive program in Mid-March 2021. IOA warmly invites you to submit a presentation proposal or speaker suggestions for our 2021 event, Bridging the Distance: Paving the Way for Equity and Justice. This event is scheduled for 22-24 March 2021 and will be a virtual gathering. Additionally, we are not soliciting proposals for pre-conference stand-alone half or full-day courses this year, although we encourage presentations to include components that could occur before or after the 22nd-24th window. Learn more about the event and the requirements for submissions below.
About the Event & Our AttendeesIOA events draw in attendees from diverse sectors around the world. Participants and presenters represent professionals in academia, corporations, government, non-profits, healthcare, faith communities, the dispute resolution field, and many others. At #IOA2021, we hope to engage with both experts and co-learners in order to share ideas, collaborate, and explore new theories, concepts, and practices. The #IOA2021 event is shaping up to be the most connected and well-attended event the International Ombudsman Association has ever held. To build on our theme “Bridging the Distance: Paving the Way for Equity and Justice,” we invite ombuds and ombuds friends worldwide to propose learning opportunities for a global audience interested in ways the ombuds profession can connect people and be an agent for change. We are looking for inspiring content that engages attendees through creative means and across multiple time zones. Presentations can vary in length and may include live content, recorded material, online content, or a mixture of all three. To support our presenters, IOA will soon be rolling out a sophisticated virtual hosting platform that will be the backbone of #IOA2021. We think you will be excited about all of the possibilities available through this new medium. We promise you, #IOA2021 will not be just another series of video calls. This call for proposals invites you to explore new and innovative ways to “Bridge Distances". Distances to be bridged might include physical, cultural, political, sexuality, gender, ability, ethnicity, neurological, or any other distances perceived in the world today. Proposals should use the theme to help attendees consider:
It is IOA's goal to continually improve the content we offer attendees. Based on evaluations of past conferences and upon feedback received from IOA’s 2020 “Community Connections” series, we have developed a list of requested topics and areas of interest for #IOA2021. Again, we are particularly focused upon innovative, non-traditional formats and offerings to connect with attendees across the world synchronously and asynchronously. Please be sure to review the list of the required information to prepare your proposal. You are welcome to submit more than one proposal and encouraged to share this call for proposals widely in your networks. What are we looking to present at #IOA2021?We are calling for presentations and suggestions related to:
General topics of interest include:
Required Information for Your ProposalPlease prepare this information before completing the proposal form. Lead Presenter & Co-Presenter DetailsAll correspondence/communication will be addressed to the primary contact who submits the form. The following information will also be requested for the lead presenter and co-presenter(s).
Presentation Information
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