If your proposal qualifies for Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit, please see the CLE deadlines. If your proposal does not qualify for CLE credit, please see the non-CLE deadlines. If no one on your panel knows whether your proposal qualifies for CLE, then it almost certainly does not qualify. But if you have questions about whether your proposal qualifies for CLE credit, please reach out to us at info@spielconference.net.  The typical presentation timeframe is 75 minutes, but we will have a few "skinny" sessions of 45 minutes.   Please the list  time frame you are planning for in your propasal. 

 

To receive priority consideration for the inclusion of your presentation on the schedule, be sure to apply by the priority deadline. Applications received by the deadline for non-priority consideration will be considered for inclusion in the schedule, but will be less likely to be accepted or receive a priority timeslot on the schedule.

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Priority CLE presentation proposal deadline: Friday May 30

Deadline for non-priority consideration of CLE  proposals: Friday June 13

Priority non-CLE presentation proposal deadline: Friday June 27

Deadline for non-priority consideration of non-CLE  proposals: Friday, July 11

Deadline for SPIEL to notify panelists whether their panel has been accepted: Wednesday, July 31

 

A committee will vet proposals for factors like relevance to the mission of the conference, clarity, and in the interest of presenting a broad selection of topics.

 

The scope of topics covered at this conference includes any compelling topic that provides information that is useful to public interest environmental advocates. Academic researchers are encouraged to present on any findings or publications that would be useful to our movement’s work.  Experienced conservationists are also encouraged to submit work, and as SPIEL is a place to bring together people across disciplines,  team presentations by people from two or more fields  are certainly encouraged! Examples of topics covered include impacts to aquatic ecosystems, air pollution, new research on forest ecology; public lands defense; mining; pipelines; imperiled species; agricultural policy; transportation policy; climate justice; environmental justice; and hot litigation topics.   Check out the 2024 SPIEL Schedule for examples of successful proposals. 

 

SPIEL provides flexibility of presentation formats, including lecture/discussion, roundtables, hands-on workshops both indoors and out.  

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Your presentation proposal should include a description of the topic you intend to cover, a list of presenters on your panel, how the topics will be split up between the presenters on your panel (including how many minutes will be allotted to each speaker), and whether you intend to pursue Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit for your panel. Generally, only lawyers can give presentations that provide CLE credit. In the “Biography” field, you do not have to submit a resumé or CV, but can instead provide a written description or list of the qualifications of each of the proposed speakers on your panel for giving this presentation.  

 

Presenters who submit separate but related proposals may be encouraged to team up on the same panel. This may result in your participation on an interdisciplinary panel, which is exactly the kind of cross-pollination that SPIEL aims to foster. 

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We will be curating presentations long-term for those who request it in a mixture of print and multimedia formats for those who would like this service.   Also, let us know if you are interested in a presentation qualifying for CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credits.