The calls for speaker and poster proposals are now closed.

We review all submissions to ensure that we maintain the highest quality and include the broad range of learning technology research, practice and policy which will be of interest to our conference audience. Each proposal will be reviewed by tertiary education experts prior to being presented to the Going Global Steering Committee who will decide on the content going forward into the conference programme. 

Please review the proposal guidelines prior to developing your proposal in order to ensure that your proposal content meets our criteria. 

The call for proposals, including individual speakers, sessions and workshops, and posters is now closed.  All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their proposal by the Going Global team in due course. 

If you have any questions regarding your proposal please contact the Going Global team.

Type of proposal Description Deadline
Individual contributor A response to the Going Global 2020 themes in order to be placed in one of the sessions as a presenter, panelist, table host, or chair. Proposals can be a maximum of 4,000 characters long. Tuesday 22 October 2019 (NOW CLOSED)
Full session An innovative and interactive session with a diverse range of speakers from around the world. You will be asked to outline your proposal in line with the conference themes (4,000 characters max.) as well as the format of the session and activities which you would run (4,000 characters max.) Tuesday 22 October 2019 (NOW CLOSED)
Workshop facilitator An interactive participant led workshop that encompasses the conference theme or subtheme. You will be asked to give an overview of the topic which will be covered in the workshop (4,000 characters max.), the expertise of facilitators in this subject area and in leading workshops (4,000 characters max.), and finally the suggested activities and format which you would use (4,000 characters max.) Tuesday 22 October 2019 (NOW CLOSED)
Poster The content of each poster should relate to the conference themes. Delegates will be able to vote for the most innovative and informative poster via the conference app – the most voted for poster will have the opportunity to give a brief overview of the content in the closing plenary on Tuesday 30 June. The layout of your poster must be portrait.

Friday 31 January 2020
(NOW CLOSED)

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Contributors including individual contributors, workshop facilitators, those participating as part of a session proposal and poster presenters;

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  3. must be available for all the conference days (29 and 30 June 2020);
  4. are expected to cover their own registration fees, travel, visas and other costs associated with attending the conference.
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