Call for Presenters 2025 OST Conference

Ohio's 2025 Out-of-School-Time Conference

Open Doors Academy, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, the University of Cincinnati's Evaluation Services Center, and Extra Step Assurance, is hosting a two-day conference at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The conference is on February 11th and 12th from 9:00a.m-4:30p.m each day and is for all of Ohio's 21st Century Community Learning Center grant recipients. This year’s theme is "Unlocking the Magic’" and will include break-out sessions both days.

Presenters are needed for the following topics: Workforce Readiness, Summer Learning, Grant Writing, Marketing and Staff Management/Development. If you are interested in being a presenter along one of these tracks, please complete this survey by November 15th, 2024.

By requesting to be a presenter at this state-wide conference, you are committing to being available and flexible from 9:00a.m-4:30p.m for both Tuesday, February 11th and Wednesday, February 12th. This will ensure that we are able to fill all breakout sessions. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding!
1.Please select the topic most relevant to your proposal(Required.)
2.Title of Presentation(Required.)
3.If the material of the presentation is geared toward grantees that serve specific grade levels, please indicate which grade level(s) below.(Required.)
4.List 3-5 learning objectives for this presentation in the box below, numbering each objective on a separate line.(Required.)
5.Please provide a description of the content of your presentation including the format (ie: hands on, lecture, small group). Please use 500 words or less.(Required.)
6.Please provide a short description of your presentation that would attract conference attendees to it. This description, in part or in whole, may be used in conference promotional materials.(Required.)
7.First Name of Presenter(Required.)
8.Last Name of Presenter(Required.)
9.Email(Required.)
10.Phone number(Required.)
11.Address(Required.)
12.Professional Title(Required.)
13.Organization(Required.)
14.Biography up to 250 words(Required.)
15.Please include links to your profiles on all social media platforms such as Linked In, Facebook and others.(Required.)
16.Please provide a link to your website if you have one.(Required.)
17.Are you willing to do your presentation more than once, if needed?(Required.)
18.Full Name of Additional Presenter
19.Title and Organization of Additional Presenter
20.Full Name of Additional Presenter
21.Title and Organization of Additional Presenter