Eileen M. Higgins
President
(732) 683-8850, ext 2111

Allison Spinelli
1st Vice President
(856) 696-5660 ext. 3013

Donna L. Buchanan
2nd Vice President
(973) 285-6875

Donna Todd
Secretary
(201) 329-9600 ext. 5502

Rhonda Lowery
Treasurer
(609) 485-0153 ext. 4804

Amina Bey
Trustee
(973) 733-5995

Patricia Leahey
Trustee
732 240-5995 ext. 227

John Miller
Trustee
856-291-4242

Jeffrey S. Swartz
Immediate Past President
(856) 751-1500

Mailing Address:
145 Wyckoff Road
Suite 201
Eatontown, NJ 07724
www.gseta.org / 2017 Garden State Employment and Training Annual Conference
Call for Conference Presentations
GSETA’s 2017 Fall Conference, Innovation and Opportunity in Action, will feature up to 25 seventy-five minute interactive workshops on October 4th and 5th. The Association is interested in receiving proposals that will engage Conference attendees in learning about current best practices, explore practical workforce tools and solutions, and expand new content knowledge based on experience and research. We look forward to your submissions!

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS DUE

4:00 PM Friday, June 16, 2017

AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT

GESTA will provide a screen, AV cart, screen and easel (if requested) and Wi-Fi. Presenters must bring their own laptop, phone line, and video equipment. If you utilize a MAC computer, please bring appropriate cables. Although there are IT staff available each presenter is responsible for providing all the necessary cables for their equipment.

SESSION MATERIALS

Presenter’s workshop materials are due (via email to ) to the GESTA office by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday August 31, 2017. Please note that unless otherwise noted workshop materials will be posted to the GSETA website after the Conference. Please bring 50 copies of any materials for your workshop.

PRESENTER INFORMATION

All presenters will be automatically registered for the conference for the day (s) of their presentations free of charge, participation on any other day will be at that day’s registration rate. It is expected that Presenter’s will pay for their own travel.

Bio and Picture:

Presenter bios and photos will be provided in the conference materials. Please provide brief bio(s) and a high quality JPEG picture to be included in the program. You can upload your photo at time of registration. The bio should be current and succinct.

Sample Speaker Bio:

"John Doe is a senior web programmer at Company X with experience coding in five languages and a passion for usability and information-sharing." "John graduated with a B.Sc. in computer science in 2004. After graduation, John worked with Start-up Company Y to assist them design and launch their new corporate website. In 2008, John moved into a challenging role with Z Corporation, where he orchestrated the logistics of a major web redesign project and led the Designing for Usability task force.

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Please provide your name, organization, address and phone number:

Name:
First / Last
Company
Address:
Address 2:
City/Town:
State: / Zip:
E-mail Address:
Phone / Mobile Phone:

What is the title of your session as it will appear in conference materials (15 words or less)?

Please indicate how you would categorize your workshop/panel/presentation -select one:

COLLABORATION: As WIOA continues to unfold, collaboration remains the “key” to successful delivery of career and training services. We are interested in programmatic models that have experience designing collaborative procedures such as outreach and intake, performance or indicators of success, resource alignment to best serve businesses and job seekers, business recruitment and services or staff development. / Youth Services: WIOA requires strategic programs to address the needs of a challenging population that can be difficult to identify and engage; share programs that demonstrate the ability to recruit, engage and retain youth, providing them the career and transitions skills necessary to become self-sufficient and independent adults.
SECTOR FOCUS: Initiatives or programs that deeply engage with employers for education, training and/or employment in-demand sectors are critical to the success of all workforce programs. We would like to showcase replicable models of sector strategies. /

WORKFORCE BOARD DEVELOPMENT:

The role and responsibilities of the workforce board are ever evolving. Promising practices that demonstrate how to develop and engage board members and develop the ability to drive strategic action at State and Local levels.
Regionalism: The regional plans have been written how to actualize them. Promising practices that support a regional approach, aligning education and training strategies and services with regional economies rather than with county borders. / EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES: Promising programmatic practices that focus on assisting jobseekers in gaining and retaining employment, including those with significant barriers.
Other: Please describe.

Session Description (150 words or less) to be included in conference program. Please provide and engaging description of your session. For example, name of your program/issue, why it is important, what makes it unique or a promising practice and tangible ideas attendees will learn.

Learning Outcomes (50 words or less) please share the three biggest takeaways attendee will gain from attending your session:

What is the anticipated running time of the presentations?
Will there be Q & A? / Yes / No
What travel costs are you anticipating (train/flight/meals)? GSETA will provide lodging; for more specifics please contact Pat Leahey at

Does this proposed presentation feature a commercially available product or service and/or representatives from a commercial vendor? If yes, sales pitches for products and services are inappropriate for workshop sessions and will not be considered or allowed.

Yes / No

Lead Presenter/Contact Person:

If the proposal is accepted, the contact person is responsible for communication conference information and workshop requirements to all presenters. Individual presenters will not be contacted.

Name:
First / Last
Company
E-mail Address:
Phone / Mobile Phone:

presenter bio (50 words or less for each bio)

Additional Presenter:

Name:
First / Last
Company
E-mail Address:
Phone / Mobile Phone:

presenter bio (50 words or less for each bio)

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