Call for Presentations

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The 2016 GP Solo/GLSA Joint Spring Meeting
Key West, Florida
May 12 – 14, 2016
Call for Presentations
We are reaching out to GLSA and GP Solo members who would like to prepare and present a 60 minute session at
our Spring 2016 Conference in Key West, Florida.
We are especially interested in sessions such as:
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Customer Service
How to Hire Good Staff Members
Improving Office Efficiency, including Disaster Planning
ERISA Review
Ethics (Complying with State Bar Requirements, Social Media and Technology Ethics etc.)
Trustee Oversight Responsibilities
Topics in Estate Law and Management
Identity Theft
Bankruptcy Law
Legal Plan Design
Legal Plans in Comparative/International Perspective
The Future of the Legal Profession
Tech Tips
Masters Courses – something higher level taught by experienced providers
Women/Minorities in the Profession –
Tips on Litigation (cross-examination, deposition etc.)
Business Development (Blogging, Marketing, Website Design and SEO, YouTube video production etc. in
seminar or workshop formats)
Entertainment as Law OR Law as Entertainment (A few possibilities: Courtroom Magic Tricks, Juggling
Clients, The Laws of Molecular Gastronomy, Key West for Law-Abiding Citizens etc.)
If you have some special knowledge and experience in these or any other topic areas, and would like to be a
presenter, please complete the attached proposal form and submit it to Stephen Ginsberg by June 12,
2015 via fax at 416-960-8047 or email to SGinsberg@uniforlsp.com.
Please note the following regarding submitting proposals and being a presenter:
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The GLSA generally does not pay speaker fees, reimburse presenter expenses or waive conference registration
fees, except in cases where a special guest speaker with certain needed expertise or credentials is not otherwise
available.
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Persons who volunteer to make a presentation or otherwise participate in a program at a GLSA conference are
asked to do so without the expectation of registration fee waiver or reimbursement of travel and other expenses.
In recognition of their contribution, such persons who are listed as presenters on the final event program shall
be awarded a $100 appreciation credit to be applied to the registration fee applicable to their fee category.
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The GLSA Conference Committee may at its discretion accept or reject any or all proposals. Selection criteria
will include novelty of the topic, relevance to the lawyers, administrators, marketers and trustees involved in
legal services plans and related legal service delivery activities, nature of the materials proposed and presenter
experience.
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Each speaker is expected to adhere to all deadlines for forms and materials. To receive CLE credit, every
session MUST have written materials. New regulations also require that any course seeking CLE credit must have
at least one attorney presenting.
GLSA 2016 Annual Conference
Call for Presentations Proposal
Submit to Stephen Ginsberg, via
fax at 416-960-8047 or via email
to sginsberg@uniforlsp.com by
Friday, June 12, 2015.
Session Title
Description: (Please be specific as to what subjects will be covered)
Handout Materials You Will Prepare (required for all sessions):
Intended Audience
____ Legal Service Providers/Lawyers
____ Experienced Panel Lawyers
____ Collectively Bargained/Fiduciary Plan Trustees
____ Legal Plan Administrators
____ New or Not Panel Lawyers
____ All Audiences/Plenary Session
Presenter
Title & Organization
City & State
If you propose to have more than one presenter, list their information below:
Additional Presenter
Title & Organization
City & State
Audio Visual Equipment Used:
_____Computer Projector ____Flip Charts
____Internet Connection
Other: _______________________________________
Submitted by
Date:
Title & Organization
Address, City & State
Phone:
Signature:
Fax:
E-mail:
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