Annual Conference
King’s Fund, London, 3 November 2011
Session proposal form
Please complete the form below and email to:
Mike Wright: mwright@bond.org.uk
Deadline: 7 July 2011
Name of session proposer:
Contact details of session
proposer:
(email address / phone number)
Title of session:
Session description
Please provide an overview of the session you are proposing (max 200 words). Please include:
 what content will be covered in this session, what issues will be raised and discussed
 who do you think will attend
 what they will learn from the session
Session format
Please tick the format that best describes your session
(See below for guidance on session formats)
Panel discussion
Debate
Case study
Other (please specify)
Workshop
Audience participation:
Please outline how the audience will be involved and what opportunities they will have to participate
in your session
Session speakers (preferably limited to two speakers)
Please provide details of your session chair and speakers. Please provide their name, job title and
the organisation they work for. Please ensure that the Chair and speakers are from different
organisations and represent a diversity of views.
Chair
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Guidance on session formats
Details of suggested formats are given below. You can choose to use a different format but if you do
so please include an explanation of it and why you have chosen it. All slots are timetabled to last
75 minutes. You must allow at least half an hour of the session for delegates to engage with the
issues raised in the session. Preference will be given to proposals based on formats other than the
panel discussion.
Panel Discussion
Consists of a chair and no more than three speakers who explore one topic from different angles.
Speakers discuss issues arising from the presentations with each other and with the audience.
Debate
Consists of a chair moderating the discussion of two speakers contesting each other’s point of view.
Works best with well-drawn arguments and a controversial topic over which opinion in the audience is
likely to be divided.
Case study
Consists of a chair and no more than three speakers. The speakers, not necessarily colleagues in the
same organisation, briefly illustrate how they went about a project or an aspect of their work. They
then offer advice on what they learnt and how colleagues elsewhere can apply the lessons in other
situations. Works best when speakers not only ‘show and tell’ but draw insightful conclusions with
general applicability.
Workshop
Consists of facilitators getting delegates in groups to engage with each other, sharing experiences
and ideas to produce collective insight into problems or issues.
More information
If you would like to discuss any ideas for proposing a session please contact Mike Wright:
mwright@bond.org.uk
020 7520 1040