Call for Presentations

Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter of Community Associations Institute is pleased to invite you to share your expertise with the membership through various educational programs for homeowners, community association boards and association managers. Please complete this submission form and return it to the attention of the Executive Director in the chapter office. All submissions will be forwarded to the appropriate program committee for review and selection of presentations.

Submission Guidelines

The following items must be explicitly addressed in the Call For Presentations submission and may be submitted via fax, mail or email:

Program Topic: The presentation description must convey the basic theme of the presentation. For example, does it address maintenance, financial, or management aspects of the industry?

New or Innovative Information: Each presentation should attempt to focus on new insights, methods, technology or legislation relevant to community association living.

Length of Presentation: Proposals must include an estimated length of the presentation, including time for a question and answer period.

Speaker’s biography: education, experience and credentials of the speaker

Selection Criteria

Presentations that market specific products and/or services will not be approved. Presenters who violate the spirit of this or other policies may be precluded from participating in future programs.

Members must be in good standing with CAI National and with the Chapter and must abide by the CAI Speakers Policy.

Presentations by non-members are eligible. For purposes of this policy, members includes non-dues paying managers who are extended CAI member benefits through their management companies or associations. Note: The Chapter does not pay speakers nor does it pay or reimburse travel expenses of luncheon or managers’ program speakers, but those expenses may be sponsored.

Presenters may sponsor the program at which they are presenting, but this does not influence the selection of speakers. Presenters do not have approval rights over program sponsors.

Presentation Guidelines

Manager Education Programs – PA and NJ
The Tuesdays with CAI Manager Education Series consists of six programs throughout the year that are three hours in length, with a twenty (20) minute break. The programs are held in locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Poconos Mountains Regional Council (PMRC)
PMRC dinner programs consist of a forty-five (45) minute presentation with a question and answer period at the end. Program time includes registration at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:00 PM, and the presentation at 7:00 PM. Programs are held at the Best Western Pocono Inn in Stroudsburg, PA.

Chapter programs
The chapter will also accept submissions for chapter programs that address homeowner education and other topics of interest to the general membership. Presentations should be one to two hours in length, including time for audience questions.

Audio Visual Needs
Multi-media presentations are encouraged. However since the chapter provides significant promotion to speakers and presentations, presenters must provide their anticipated A/V needs at the time of proposal. Any specialized presentation needs other than LCD projector and screen must be supplied by and/or paid for by the presenter (i.e. slide projectors, VHS player, audio cassette or CD player.) Power outlets, screen, and microphones are provided.

Handouts
Take-away handouts are encouraged and presenters are expected to provide their own handouts at no expense to the chapter. Handouts may be reproduced on company letterhead.