Call for speakers

*** Our call for speakers is now closed ***

We're pleased to announce the call for speakers for UNLEASH 2011! Your participation in our annual gathering of Mediasite users is what makes this event a success year after year.

UNLEASH 2011 provides several opportunities to share your expertise through application sessions, technology sessions or strategy sessions. Plus, this year, we're trying something new — Pecha Kucha or Lightning Round sessions, a fast-paced and fun presentation alternative.

Pick a format that best suits your experience with Mediasite, and feel free to submit more than one speaking proposal. For an idea of previous UNLEASH sessions, check out catalogs of select 2010 and 2009 presentations. Plus, the best part, one complimentary conference registration is provided for each accepted session ($595 value), and a $150 discount is provided for Pecha Kucha participants. Since speaking slots are limited, we strongly encourage you to submit your proposal early.

Deadline for submission: February 15, 2011
Presenter acceptance notification: February 28, 2011
Accepted presenter registration deadline: March 15, 2011

Mediasite in Action sessions

Showcase how your organization uses Mediasite for elearning, training, communication or outreach:

What challenges has Mediasite helped you address?
What examples can you show to highlight your implementation? Attendees love seeing actual content or samples of real-life implementations.
What lessons learned or best practices can you share?
What value or return on investment does your organization experience with Mediasite?
What's in store for your future plans with Mediasite?

Tech Talk sessions

Demonstrate your best practices, tips and tricks for implementing or integrating Mediasite. Here are a few topic ideas, but don't let these limit you. Be creative and share your successes! Again, attendees love seeing actual content or virtual tours of your actual implementation.

Streamlining and managing multi-room/multi-Recorder content capture
Integrating Mediasite with a course/learning management system or other content portal
Mediasite in a Web 2.0 world — integrating Mediasite with social tools
AV production tips, tricks and tools of the trade
Planning and executing a large-scale Mediasite deployment
Integrating Mediasite with videoconferencing
Webcasting on a budget — economic AV and technology solutions for Mediasite
Planning and executing successful live events
Virtual tour of well-designed rich media studios or learning spaces
Integrating Mediasite with testing or assessment tools
Resource and staffing considerations for Mediasite
Integrating Mediasite with e-commerce

Strategies that Work sessions

Share your strategies for planning and expanding your Mediasite implementation. We've listed a few topic ideas to get you started, but the possibilities are endless.

Promoting and broadening Mediasite use to new groups of users
Proving the value or ROI of Mediasite to expand adoption
Your own research results associated to learning outcomes, student retention, classroom attendance, faculty adoption and more
Strategic planning and funding for long-term webcasting/lecture capture initiatives
Evolving traditional teaching or training practices to take advantage of rich media
Mediasite's role in green or sustainability initiatives
Generating new revenue/funding streams with Mediasite content

Something new! Pecha Kucha or Lightning Round sessions

This popular new format delivers focused presentations that share many ideas quickly. The fast-paced and fun format features several presenters, each sharing 20 image-oriented slides in 6-7 minutes, centered around a specific theme or topic. Learn more about Lightning Talks and Pecha Kucha.

Deadline for submission: February 15, 2011
Presenter acceptance notification: February 28, 2011
Accepted presenter registration deadline: March 15, 2011