Presenting at the MCCA Annual Convention and Tradeshow provides an opportunity to build your professional network and experience lifelong learning with lifelong friends. Presenting a session individually or as part of a team is a wonderful way to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas.
The program will showcase future directions, best practices, stories of successful collaborations, lessons learned, and solutions to community-wide issues within various program tracks.
The program will showcase future directions, best practices, stories of successful collaborations, lessons learned, and solutions to community-wide issues within various program tracks.
Important Reminders
Registration
All accepted presenters are responsible for registering for the Annual Convention, paying the registration fee, and securing and paying for travel and lodging. Please plan and budget accordingly before submitting your proposal.
Sharing Resources
Presenters will be asked to upload related resources (documents or links) prior to their presentation. These resources provide support for the presentation and then become a part of the proceedings so that your valuable information is accessible beyond your session. If your proposal is selected, you will be provided with instructions on uploading your presentation materials.
All accepted presenters are responsible for registering for the Annual Convention, paying the registration fee, and securing and paying for travel and lodging. Please plan and budget accordingly before submitting your proposal.
Sharing Resources
Presenters will be asked to upload related resources (documents or links) prior to their presentation. These resources provide support for the presentation and then become a part of the proceedings so that your valuable information is accessible beyond your session. If your proposal is selected, you will be provided with instructions on uploading your presentation materials.
Important Dates
To be considered, all proposals must be received by 11:59 p.m. (CST) March 20, 2020.
Acceptance notifications will be sent May 2020.
Acceptance notifications will be sent May 2020.
Selection Process
Proposals are selected to ensure the programming offers a comprehensive, non-promotional, objective, and diverse program.
Proposals will be reviewed by the MCCA Advisory Board using the following criteria:
Proposals will be reviewed by the MCCA Advisory Board using the following criteria:
- Relevance of topic
- Proposed topic coverage
- Presenter knowledge
- Engagement strategies
Corporate Participation
Proposers with corporate affiliation are welcome, either on their own or in collaboration with campus partners. Proposals must be transparent in representation of products or services, free from overt marketing, and of wide and general interest to the college and workforce community. Proposals must make clear how the session demonstrates thought leadership, addressing key challenges and themes universal to innovation in higher education. For involvement (outside of the CFP), please contact us, events@mccatoday.org.
Guide
To assist you in making preparations to submit a proposal(s) for consideration for MCCA’s 56th Annual Convention, we are pleased to provide you with this CFP Guide – an outline of the content within the form. This will assist you in collecting all of the pertinent information needed before making a formal submission.
Profile Requirement
A MCCA Memberclicks profile is required in order to submit a proposal and to present. Logging in below will prompt you to create a new profile or proceed with your existing profile. You may want to take some time now before proceeding to ensure all presenters have profiles.
Information
- You will be redirected to https://mcca.memberclicks.net (aka mccatoday.org). Memberclicks is our membership management software and the gateway to our online services for MCCA members, friends, and industry partners.
- It is recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome on a desktop or laptop with the application software. If you experience issues with the application system, please contact the convention team, admin@mccatoday.org.
