Submit a Presentation Proposal for 

CUPA-HR’s 2023 Spring Conference

April 23-25 | Sheraton Boston Hotel | Boston, Massachusetts

The submission deadline has passed. 

Who Should Submit a Proposal?

• Higher ed HR professionals with a story to tell or expertise to share
• Subject matter experts who have unique insight into the challenges facing higher ed HR

We are looking for presenters to share their how-tos, best practices, case studies and lessons learned on timely and relevant topics of importance to higher ed HR. While we encourage all interested presenters to submit proposals on any topic(s) relevant to higher ed HR, our members have identified the following as key topics of interest:

• Recruitment and retention 
• Diversity, equity and inclusion
• HR data and analytics

Getting Started

• Learning Framework — Review the CUPA-HR Learning Framework. All CUPA-HR learning is connected to the Learning Framework.
• Exploratory Questions — Fine-tune your session idea even further by answering these questions:
  • How does your proposed topic relate to the CUPA-HR Learning Framework?
  • Why is the topic of interest to higher ed HR professionals of varying institution sizes and types — small public, large public, small private, large private, two-year, four-year, etc.?
  • What challenges will your session help others to overcome?
  • Could you co-present with a professional from another institution to give your session more depth?
• Proposal Guide — Use this guide to draft your presentation proposal submission prior to entering the information in the online form. Please be aware that the online proposal submission form cannot be saved and returned to later. Additionally, some fields in the form will have character limits, and spelling/grammar checks are not available in the online form.
• To see examples of accepted sessions, check out the Annual Conference 2022 session lineup.

Before You Decide to Submit a Proposal

• Review Important Dates and Deadlines — If you will be unable to meet these deadlines or do not have support from your institution or employer to present, please reconsider your decision to submit a proposal.
  • Proposal Submission Deadline: January 13
  • Selected Speakers Notified: January 26
  • Speaker Agreement Due From Selected Speakers: February 2
  • Final Presentations Due for Upload: April 6
  • Delivery of Presentations: April 23-25
• Review the Indirect Costs of Presenting — In the spirit of camaraderie in which CUPA-HR was founded, presenters are asked to share their knowledge without compensation and are responsible for their own travel and conference registration costs. However, presenters do receive a discounted registration fee of $425-$750 depending on your affiliation with a higher ed institution or corporate organization.