Post date: Feb 19, 2020 10:11:13 PM
This notice is to let you know that TRB webinar proposals are due by March 15, 2020
Do you have an interesting idea for a webinar? Webinar proposals are open to anyone, and are due by Sunday, March 15, 2020. Please submit webinars sponsored by TRB Standing Committees by this date. The deadline applies to webinars that TRB will host between May-August 2020.
TRB will review forms and respond to proposers in April 2020 regarding scheduling the webinar, or will provide reasons why the proposal was not selected. Next, TRB will contact the listed panelists, coordinate schedules, and select dates for practice and live webinars. TRB will do its best to honor requested timeframes while accommodating an estimated 100 webinars in 2020. We ask that webinar proposers do not schedule any specific date with their panelists before hearing from TRB staff.
While webinar suggestions do need approval from chairs or co-chairs, anyone may submit webinar proposals, so please spread the word.
Tips for successful webinar suggestions for Standing Technical Committees:
Proposals that meet the following criteria have been selected and well received by webinar attendees:
1. Focus on practical messages. On average, 60 percent of attendees are employed at state departments of transportation. Therefore, webinar proposals should target methods, techniques, and practices that can be applied on-the-job.
2. Complete the full webinar form without placeholders. Do not use "to be determined" or placeholders for any information in the form. Only completed webinar suggestion forms will be considered, including presenters' names and contact information, an outline, learning objectives, and a one-paragraph description of the session. Plan to spend at least 45 minutes on the proposal form.
3. Receive approval of the proposal by Committee Chair. If the webinar proposal is organized by a friend or member of a TRB Standing Committee, then the chair must review the proposal.
4. Avoid proprietary information. Most TRB webinars provide credits for continuing education. If a proposal appears to be commercial in nature, it will not be eligible for education credits, and thus TRB is unlikely to accept it.
A committee or individual's past track record of organizing well-received webinars will also be considered. Committees that have not previously proposed webinars - particularly in the freight, rail, aviation, transit, marine, or pedestrian/bicycle topic areas, as well as those that focus on underserved populations, including those in rural and tribal areas -are encouraged to apply.
To suggest more than one webinar, the Bulk Webinar Suggestion form may be submitted. Contact Elaine Ferrell at EFerrell@nas.edu to receive the Bulk Webinar Suggestion form.