Call for Presentations

A special invitation is extended to you to participate as a workshop presenter at the 12^th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime. Workshop presentations for this conference should demonstrate methods and strategies to improve safety as well as to promote justice for crime victims through cooperation and collaboration between Tribal, Federal, State and private entities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

It is anticipated that the conference will include approximately 750 participants and that there will be approximately 60 workshops. Workshops are 90 minutes and should be highly interactive and relevant to the conference goals, theme and audience described above. Speakers fees will not be paid to workshop presenters. We may be able to provide limited support by waiving registration or providing limited lodging or travel if speakers request scholarships.

The target audiences for the workshops will be individuals who work for or have responsibility to provide services to Tribal governments and/or communities in the following roles: medical personnel, law enforcement, victim services, prosecutors, judges and court personnel, probation/corrections, mental health providers, Tribal leaders, Federal and State workers. We also hope to provide workshop sessions that will promote support and healing for victims in our communities.

The deadline for workshop submissions has been extended to May 31, 2010.

This year's conference theme is, “Walking in Harmony: Honoring Victim Voices to Achieve Safety, Justice & Healing.” The conference goals are:

Honoring and Listening to Victim/Survivor Voices: Putting Victims First; Creating victim-centered/sensitive responses; Being inclusive of victim/survivors to achieve safety, justice and healing; and Promoting peer to peer learning opportunities.
Promoting Safety, Justice and Healing: Highlighting the Resiliency of the Healing Success of our Communities.
Promoting Traditional Values and Incorporating Traditional Skills in Crime Victim Services: Upholding wellness, mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally; Framing victim services around tribal traditions.
Supporting and Educating Tribal Leaders: Educating and supporting efforts of tribal leaders to achieve accountability and responsibility to victims of crime.
Honoring the Wisdom of the Past: Understanding historical trauma as a way to heal; and Enlisting tribal elders as keepers of our tribal histories; and Embracing Traditional Teachings of “Taking Care of Others.”
Working in Harmony: Developing community partnerships to strengthen services, such as partnering with technology experts, and Networking with Native men to address domestic violence and sexual assault.
Sustaining our Legacy: Developing skills and incorporating cultural approaches to enhance sustainability and measurability.
Healing the Healers: Ensuring safety and support for service providers.

Selection Criteria for Workshops will include:

Relevance to Target Audience
Fits into General Conference Theme/Goals
Presenters Demonstrate Expertise in Working with Native American Communities. (Presenters with limited expertise working with tribal communities are strongly encouraged to collaborate with a co-presenter who has Indian Country expertise.)
Encourages Interdisciplinary Coordination and Cooperation
Highlights Promising Practices
Introduces Innovative Strategies
Honors and Supports Victims of Crime
Workshop title indicates clear connection to crime victimization

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Name to appear on conference badge:

Tribal Affiliation:

Job Title:

Agency/Organization:

Street Address: *

City: *

State: *

ZipCode: *

E-mail Address: *

Telephone: *

Biography: Please provide brief biographical information about yourself for the program. *

Names of Co-Presenters (if any).

Co-Presenters Biography: Please provide brief biographical information about your Co-Presenters for the program.

Proposed Workshop Title: *

Workshop Description: In 50 words or less, describe the theme and purpose of your presentation. This information will be published as received so please carefully proof-read your submission. *

Please select a topic area into which you feel your workshop falls. *

Intended Audience: For whom is this workshop intended? *

Learning Objectives: Please list three learning objectives for the presentation. *

Level of difficulty of your presentation. *

Do you wish your presentation to be a day long, pre-conference institute?

Have you or your Co-Presenter presented to a native audience before?

Audio Visual Needs. *

Expenses: Please select a statement concerning funding of your proposed presentation. *

Funding Source: Please list the agency/organization that will be funding your presentation, if any.

Scheduling: Please indicate if there is any day or time during the conference that you cannot present your workshop.

Are you willing to present your workshop more than once?

Special Needs: Please indicate in the space below if you have any special needs.

How to Submit a Proposal
Please take a few moments and complete this online application form — please be accurate and avoid typographical errors.

Form fields with red asterisks are required fields and cannot remain blank. The application form requests the following information:

Contact Information
Contact information and brief biographical information about primary contact person and of co-presenter(s). The primary contact person receives all correspondence related to the presentation and is responsible for forwarding such information to all other presenters.

Proposed Workshop Title
The title of your session.

Workshop Description

In 50 words or less, describe the theme and purpose of your presentation. This information will be published as received so please carefully proof-read your submission.

Topic Area
Please select a topic or category that best describes your presentation.

Intended Audience
For whom is this workshop intended? Is your intended audience multidisciplinary or is it targeted to a more specific audience such as law enforcement or victim advocates?

Learning Objectives
What will participants gain or learn from your presentation? Be sure that your learning objectives (minimum of 3 objectives are required) are related to the conference goals.

Level of Difficulty

Beginner - Participants will have little or no basic information about the topic presented;
Intermediate - Participants will have some knowledge and experience about the topic;
Advanced - Participants work in the topic area and/or have extensive knowledge of the topic.

Pre-Conference Institutes
Please indicate if you wish to present your session as a Pre-Conference Institute. Pre-Conference Institutes will be held 9:00 am ─ 4:30 pm on Wednesday December 8^th. Institute subject matter should be relevant to the conference theme, goals, and audience.

Audio Visual Needs
Indicate any audio visual equipment you will need for your presentation.

Expenses
Please indicate if you require assistance to present at this conference.

Scheduling

Please indicate if there is any day or time during the conference that you cannot present your workshop. Workshops start on Thursday December 9^th at 1:30 pm and end Friday December 10^th at 5:00 pm.

Special Needs

Please let us know if you have any special needs so we can insure the workshop room is appropriate for you.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Please email a copy of your Curriculum Vitae/Resume as well as those of your co-presenter to: presentations@tlpi.org. Please be sure to include your workshop title in the subject line of your email.

We may record selected plenary/workshop sessions. By submitting this presentation application, you are agreeing to the release of your rights concerning audio/video recording of your presentation unless you indicate otherwise in writing.

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