HOW TO SUBMIT MEETING PROPOSALS
Use the form below to submit your proposal online. If you are unable to submit your presentation online, please submit it via email to meetingproposals@tmane.org. If you submit by email, please be sure to include all required information as requested on the online form. INCOMPLETE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Meetings are held the third Wednesday afternoon in January, March, May, July,
September and November in the greater Boston area.
Sessions – 50 minutes in length. Sessions allow speakers to present information on a wide variety of topics. Proposals should offer tangible, meaningful take-away value to the audience, including customer perspectives, lessons learned, best practices and performance metrics. It is helpful if financial institution and vendor/service provider submissions include a user/customer co-presenter.
Workshops – 100 minutes in length (split by 10 min. break). Workshops allow the speaker to present to a limited audience on a topic in-depth, using a variety of interactive training techniques. Presenters are expected to provide tangible, meaningful take-away value to the audience.
LEVEL OF PRESENTATIONS
The level of presentation is identified by the submitter(s) and is based on expected audience experience and knowledge. Session attendees evaluate the presentation by the appropriateness of the level and the ability of the speakers to meet the described objectives. It is very important to accurately identify the level of your session. The Board of Directors reserves the right to modify the level and will instruct submitters accordingly so that they may meet audience expectations.
Fundamental sessions require little or no previous knowledge of the topic material by attendees and should emphasize the definition of terms and description of key concepts. These sessions take the "who, what, when, where, why and how" approach.
Intermediate sessions requite a basic knowledge and some experience in the topic area by the attendees. Brief emphasis on terms is recommended. The focus should be on "How does it work?" and the user benefits, and should include detailed examples. Some evaluation of alternative methods would be appropriate. Key words could include execute, perform, apply, accomplish and measure.
Advanced sessions require a working knowledge and considerable experience in the topic area by attendees and may further require basic or working knowledge in one or more related areas outside the specific topic area. The focus should be on "Can I apply this to my organization?", "How do I implement it?", "How to evaluate it?". Key words could include: integrate, conceptualize, analyze, evaluate and implement. Examples and calculations may be fairly complex and only new technical terminology should be specifically defined. Also included in sessions of this level are in-depth evaluations of alternatives.
REVIEW PROCEDURES
Meeting Proposals are reviewed by the TMANE Board of Directors. The members review and critique session proposals according to specific evaluative criteria, including:
NOTIFICATION TO PRESENTERS
All those submitting proposals will be notified of acceptance 45-60 days prior to the meeting.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Maureen Rubel, (800) 958-6263, mrubel@tmane.org.