NEW!! Deadline for submissions: Extended to August 1st.

Notification Process Begins: August 15th.

SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL:

To submit a proposal, please email the following information to the TIC Committee at tic@uvm.edu.

• Preferred Name
• Name to be Used for Contact Purposes
• Preferred Pronouns
• Specific Accessibility Needs
• Affliation
• Email
• Phone Number
• Address
• Preferred Method of Contact (email, phone, mail)

• Session Title
• How many times have you presented the workshop you are proposing?
• How many people will be presenting with you? (Please include all of the above information for each individual proposing with you.)
• Session Description (Please submit a 100-150 word abstract stating what your workshop is, who your intended audeince is, and what your objectives and rationale are for proposing your session. This abstract is not for publication but will help us better understand and review your proposal.)
• Brief Session Description to be Published (If your session is accepted, we will need a brief 50-75 word description of your session to be published in our conference program.)
• AV Equipment Required? (Please list any AV equipment you may need for your workshop. Example: projector, video, audio, etc.)
• What is your Scheduling Preference? (Example: morning, afternoon, any)
• Brief Bio (Please give us a brief bio of yourself in the third person to be published in our conference program.
• Have you attended TIC in the past? (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Spring, 2007 Fall)
• Would you like to be added to our mailing list?

All workshop and panel proposals will be reviewed by members of the TIC selection committee. Everyone is invited to submit a proposal for a presentation, panel or workshop. All submissions will receive a response. Affiliation with the university does not guarantee that your proposal will be accepted. Free to Be reserves the right to reject any proposals that do not support the mission of the student organization, the conference planning committee, or the university.

Conference Priorities

• Raise awareness and advocate for the needs of the transgendered and genderqueer communities
• Promote and increase visibility of the transgendered and genderqueer communities
• Strengthen the political skills of gender rights advocates and activists
• Make connections across the diverse communities affected by gender civil rights

Review of program proposal include consideration of:

• Relevance to gender politics, policy, strategy and organizing
• Content and panelists dealing with diverse groups and communities
• Presenter qualifications and experience
• Diverse race/gender/class/age representation among panelists and presenters
• Overall strength of the submission

Presenter Responsibilities
TIC will be held on the University of Vermont campus. Although we ask for a donation, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Presenters are asked to volunteer their time and services. Due to financial constraints, TIC, regretfully, cannot guarantee assistance of any kind to presenters. TIC is currently spearheading strong fundraising efforts to provide compensation in any way possible to the conference's presenters.