PTACon 2020 Call for Leaders is now open! 

Showcase your leadership development strategies, mission successes, team-building practices, family engagement efforts or advocacy wins in Louisville, KY at the 2020 National PTA Convention & Expo.  

This year’s Call for Leaders focuses on three primary speaking roles:

1. Spotlight Speakers - Share your best practice or lessons learned in a 15-minute presentation.
2. Workshop Presenters - Develop and present a full 75-minute workshop.
3. Meet-Up Facilitators – Convene a 45-conversation with your PTA peers or like-minded PTA leaders.
4. Learning Lab Facilitators – Facilitate a 45-minute session that delivers a hands-on, how-to experience for PTA leaders to gain a new skill.

You can apply for several roles, however, National PTA limits speakers to two speaking opportunities maximum. No speakers generated through the Call for Leaders process will be compensated in any way.

To apply, you will need to:

• Provide contact information for all speakers
• Submit speaker bios (150 words max) 
• Describe the session as you would like it to appear on the Convention App (150 words max)
• Describe at least 2-3 key audience takeaways for your session (150 words max)

 

Speaker Benefits

Beyond the pride you’ll feel, speakers will receive:

• Registration discount equal to early bird registration (so register early!)
• Special ribbon for each leadership role
• Recognition during a “please stand” moment for our PTA leaders at a General Session
• Access to special social media badges to promote your featured role to others

Application Tips:

• Be specific and share results. Volunteer reviewers rank your submission based on the information you provide.
• Remember National PTA’s audience is made up of mostly PTA council, district, regional or state PTA volunteers. A small fraction of our audience are new local PTA leaders. Many attendees train local leaders.
• Write your bio and session description (each 150 words maximum) as you would want others to see it in the Convention App.  
• Write down your log-in and password so you can save and come back later to finish.
• Use the preview questions link and prepare answers for your application in Microsoft Word first.
• Copy/paste standard answers, such as your short bio, if you are working on multiple applications.
• Keep your bio short (less than 150 words) and write in complete sentences using third person point of view (he/she/we). 
• Apply as many times as you like!
• Send questions to PTATraining@PTA.org.

The application is not suitable for mobile phones. Please complete you application on a desktop or laptop. We recommend using Chrome for the best experience. 

APPLY NOW