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Guidelines for Committee Program Proposal Submissions:
Road Shows, Webinars, and other Online Events


Committee programs and events are valuable resources for members and advance the Association's mission. These guidelines are designed to provide insight on the process for successfully designing and submitting a Committee educational program that will receive approval for the following Association year. Committee leadership should keep in mind the many conflicting requests for programming across the entire Association and that limited headquarters’ resources and available calendar dates dictate that not every event can be approved. The information provided in response to the questions below will assist the Immediate Past President and staff in prioritizing which events will be approved to proceed forward.  

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  All proposals for the following fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) must be submitted by March 31, decisions about programs for the coming year will coincide with the Budget review process in May.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:  Committee Leaders should submit a single proposal for each program each year by the March 31 deadline.  Proposals are submitted through the form below.

SELECTION CRITERIA: Programs are approved based on many factors including anticipated attendance, schedule, cost of production, estimated impact to members, past program performance, and necessary staff resources. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  For in-person events and online events - a minimum of 30 paid registrants is required.  More than 50% of registrants should be regular attendees and not speakers. If attendance and participation falls below projections, consideration will be made on what other format may be appropriate (such as altering the content, converting it to a virtual event, holding it on an every-other-year basis, etc.)

 

AIPLA: the American Intellectual Property Law Association

Please use the form below to submit your Committee
program proposal for consideration.



PROPOSED DATES & TIMES

When submitting proposals, please explain the timing of the proposed event and how it compares within the context of other proposals for the program year. For example, is this a one-time event; is it one of a series of other online events of the same type (webinar); is it one in a related series of events addressing the same subject (a multi-part series); is it a Road Show or other recurring program?

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, VALUE, & AUDIENCE:

RESOURCES:

What resources are needed in order to present an excellent, high-quality program, consistent with AIPLA’s focus, mission, and purpose?

ATTENDANCE:

Please Note:  For in-person events and online events - a minimum of 30 paid registrants is required.  More than 50% of registrants should be regular attendees and not speakers. If attendance and participation falls below projections, consideration will be made on what other format may be appropriate (such as altering the content, converting it to a virtual event, holding it on an every-other-year basis, etc.)

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