The National Education Seminar (NES) is the premier educational opportunity for property management professionals who manage personal property and fixed assets for universities, federal, state and local governments, hospitals, and private industries. We encourage educational sessions that are theoretical or practical in application and address a topic from a managerial or administrative approach, case studies, legislative/regulatory aspects or best practices perspective of property management with introductory, intermediate, or advanced levels of complexity.

Submissions must be received by December 1, 2010 to be considered for inclusion in the 2011 NES program. If you would like to submit multiple proposals, a submission for each proposal is required. Please review the themes and educational tracks proposed for the NES to determine if you would like to be a valuable speaker for NPMA. Suggested topics and the information that will be required for submission can be found by clicking here.

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Submission Guidelines:
Upon notification that a presenter's proposal has been accepted, each presenter is required to comply with the following:

1. If applicable, submit a PowerPoint and/or white paper file of your presentation by June 1, 2011 (instructions on this submittal will be sent to selected speakers)
2. Make a commitment to present at the NES during the assigned session(s).
3. Authorize NPMA publishing authority of all submitted materials.

Conference Attendance:
If your proposal is accepted for presentation at NPMA's 2011 NES, you have a commitment to attend the event and perform your assigned speaking role. If circumstances prevent your participation, you should try to find a substitute to perform your duties and notify the NPMA Education & Event Manager immediately. NPMA policy requires no registration to NES if you plan to only attend the day of your presentation and not participate in any other NES functions or activities; however, if you plan to attend the seminar, you must register and pay on your own. NPMA does not offer complimentary registration or any other form of compensation to speakers.

Presentation Length
There are 4 types of sessions available:

• Standard Breakout Session conducted by speaker-45 minutes
• Interactive Attendee Workshop-45 minutes
• Panel Discussion-45 minutes
• Interactive Workshop with Case Study-1 hour, 30 minutes

Important Dates:
December 1, 2010: All submissions finalized and due
January 2011: Notification of accepted presentations
June 1, 2011: Final PowerPoint Presentations due

NPMA Education & Event Manager Contact Information:
Maria Maggio, CMP
727-736-3788 ext. 302
mmaggio@npma.org