2027 Presentation Proposals
The 2027 Institute is being planned! Please keep watch for the call for proposals
2027 Call for Presentations
Call for 2027 proposals pending. Keep checking back for updates when they open!
NOTE: ALL in-person sessions may be live-streamed for real time remote participation. All sessions will be recorded for later on-demand viewing. Recordings will be available a minimum of 3 months following the close of the in-person activities.
Track Session Information
Tracks are longer sessions intended to provide depth into a topic as a concentrated training and/or instructional workshop. Track sessions are a total of four hours of instruction broken into four, 1-hour blocks. All four hours of a track are taught within the same day and will be scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. There are no tracks on Sunday or Thursday. Attendees will attend a different track session each day and typically attend all parts of a given track topic. There will be a maximum of seven concurrent Track sessions.
The schedule for all track sessions will be the same whether scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday:
- Part 1 of 4: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
- Part 2 of 4: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Part 3 of 4: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Part 4 of 4: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Compensation: $400 total ($100 per instructional hour) or complimentary registration for the full conference.
Special Topic Session Information
Special Topics are shorter sessions intended highlight a breadth of topics with less depth than the track sessions. Special Topic sessions are a total of 1 hour and will be scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. There are no Special Topics on Sunday. Attendees will attend a different session each day. There will be a maximum of seven concurrent Special Topic sessions.
The schedule for all Special Topic sessions is as follows:
- Monday: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
- Tuesday: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
- Wednesday: 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
- Thursday: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Compensation: $100 or complimentary daily registration.
Track Proposal
Track presenters will be required to provide the following:
- Resume or CV for each presenter
- Track title
- 3-5 sentences explaining relevance to rural audiences
- Track description (up to 300 words)
- Up to three track goals
- Title and description of parts 1-4, each up to 150 words
- Objectives for parts 1-4 of the track
1. Recognition as an in-kind sponsor, with logo recognition on the website, in the printed program and in the conference brochure/application
2. Full complimentary registration for ONE presenter
3. $400. You must submit a W9 to the University of Wisconsin-Stout no later than May 8, 2026. Failure to provide a W9 may lead to forfeiting payment in lieu of another honorarium option.
Special Topic Proposal
Special Topic presenters will be required to present the following:
Special Topic Presenter Requirements
1. A one-day complimentary registration instead of financial compensation
2. $100. By selecting this option you must provide a W9 to the University of Wisconsin-Stout no later than May 7, 2026. Failure to provide a W9 may lead to forfeiting payment in lieu of another honorarium option.
Presenters for Special Topic sessions will be required to provide the following:
- Resume or CV for each presenter
- Special Topic title
- Session description (up to 300 words)
- Up to three session goals
1. A one-day complimentary registration instead of financial compensation
2. $100. By selecting this option you must provide a W9 to the University of Wisconsin-Stout no later than May 7, 2026. Failure to provide a W9 may lead to forfeiting payment in lieu of another honorarium option.