Session Proposals
SPARC is actively seeking proposals for sessions at the 2024 National Conference (October 6-9). We welcome content that focuses on any facet of auxiliary program management including summer programs, human resources, marketing, after school programs, rentals, admissions, and other relevant topics.
A full SPARC session is 60 minutes long. A SPARCburst is a 10-minute speed round.
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024
Specific areas that we're interested in for this year's national conference program:
- Strategies to increase non-tuition revenue
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Lasting impacts of COVID on auxiliary programming
- New models for auxiliary program development
- Market trends and future demand for summer and after school programming
- After school program design
- Marketing strategies
- Human resources, personnel models, and staff development
- Auxiliary program strategic planning
- Other topics that would be of value and interest to attendees
Introducing SPARCbursts!
The Vision: An intense hour of non-stop learning, sharing, and SPARCs flying that celebrates our collaborative spirit.How it Works: In one large forum participants will circulate between many tables, each hosted by a presenter who will have 10 minutes to share an ember of an idea that you can carry away. At 10-minute intervals, the signal will be given to fly to another table. Over the course of the hour participants will visit six tables, carrying away six embers–enough to take home and ignite a campfire!
Tend the fire!: The greatest asset we have is each other. By sharing our creativity, ideas, and wisdom we sustain a learning community. As a presenter, the stakes are way lower than doing a full session. Maybe you have one quick thing that you really think others would love to hear about, but it would not fill a full session? Maybe you want to build yourself up to a full session in the future? Consider submitting a proposal for a SPARCburst or indicate whether your full session proposal could be adapted. Or maybe you have a hot ember from your full session proposal that could be shared in this session as well.
Please use this form to complete proposals for 60 minutes breakout sessions as well as our speed round SPARCbursts.
You will be notified by July 1 if your session has been accepted. Please contact us with any questions by emailing info@SPARCnational.