The 2020 UC-CSU Learning Support Conference will be postponed until 2021 due to the concern of the spread of COVID-19.

Please reach out to ltapke@ucsc.edu or lss@ucsc.edu if you have any questions or concerns!

Proposal Submissions open February 24th!

Deadline: March 20, 2020

Announcement of Acceptance: March 30, 2020

 Conference Registration Opens March 2nd, 2020

The Conference Committee is seeking proposals that address the following conference tracks:

• Building equity
• Serving students
• Assessment
• Partnerships

Breakout Session Types:

• 40-Minute Interactive Workshop
  • During a 40-minute interactive workshop, presenters are expected to engage their audience in a topic and promote a collaborative discussion. This workshop should go beyond a stand and deliver presentation and include facilitation activities. Presenters should allot time for questions if they see fit. 
• 40-Minute Presentation
  • During a 40-minute presentation, presenters are designated 40-minutes to engage their audience in a topic or showcase their campus' programs. If presenters wish for a question section at the end of their presentation, the conference committee will leave this allotment up to the presentee's discretion. 
• 20-Minute Presentation
  • During a 20-minute presentation, presenters are designated 20-minutes to engage their audience in a topic or showcase their campus' programs. If you sign up for a 20-minute presentation, the conference will pair two submissions so that there are two 20-minute presentations back to back. After both presentations are over, the conference will leave 20-minutes at the end for questions where the audience will be able to ask questions to both presenters. 

Students are encouraged to also submit proposals.

Proposal Guidelines: 

• Information on breakout session type (listed above)
• Presentation Title (10 word limit). This information will be printed in the conference program.
• Presentation Learning Outcomes (75 word limit) – A brief description of the learning outcomes for your presentation/workshop.
• Presentation Plan (50 word limit) – An overview of the presenters faciliation plan which includes audience involvement. Interactive presentations are highly encouraged.
• Presentation Summary (250-300 word limit) – A detailed description of the proposal. This description will be used to determine which proposals are selected by the conference committee. This description will also be printed in the conference program. Proposals will be reviewed for relevance to 2020 conference tracks (listed above), thoroughness, clarity and expected learning outcomes. The committee reserves the right to edit summaries of accepted presentations for inclusion in the conference program. 
• More than one proposal may be submitted.
• Presenters name and email 
• Primary contact name and email (if different from the presenter)
• If your proposal is accepted, you are required to register for the conference and attend. 
• There is no discount for conference presenters.  General conference registration is $295 (student price is $120) and is due by April 24, 2020.