Welcome to all in this
call for presenters for the upcoming Leather
Leadership Conference XIII. The
event is coming to the Southeast,
hosted in Atlanta, and is scheduled for
April 3 5, 2009 in Atlanta,
Georgia at the Crowne Plaza Airport
Hotel.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 30th, 2008. The process for
presenting
classes at LLC, as some may know, is through a submission process
to
the selection committee detailing their proposal. The
downloadable
word.doc submission form is available on the LLC website
at
www.leatherleadership.org click "Call For
" Please send
your
presentation info to llc_atlanta@yahoo.com subject line
"LLC
Presentation". Hard copy address if preferred: LLC, PO Box
33,
Franklin, GA 30217.
When you submit your presentation info, we do
ask that you go on and
please submit a bio (around 75 words) and your picture
which will then
put us ahead of the game in not having to get back with you
for it.
Also, please know that this Leather Leadership Conference will
be
requiring a handout to coincide with your presentation with the
intent
of producing a CD with the info for all participants. We will
need
your handout six weeks prior to the event in order to have time
to
produce the CD.
The tracks for LLC XIII are as
follows:
NEWCOMERS IN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
PRESENTING IN THE
COMMUNITY
EVENT PLANNING FOR THE COMMUNITY
ELECTIVE TOPICS ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY
While the tracks and headings are set, by no means is the list
of
topics limited to those listed below. We strongly encourage
your
participation with other related topics within this framework
we
know there are so many more presentations that have not
specifically
been mentioned.
With the event's theme of TRADITIONS, our
tracks are designed to
coincide with the rooms of a traditional Southern
home.
In the FOYER, we welcome NEWCOMERS and encourage their involvement
in
the community with such related topics headings as
Planning,
Orientation, and Opportunities. Some expected topics would
include
Getting in the Door, Resources in the Community, The Next
Generation,
Finding a Mentor, and Bridging the Gap.
In the LIBRARY,
the intellectual center of the home, we explore the
ORGANIZATIONAL aspects of
the community through such topic headings as
Legal Issues, Tax Issues,
Problem Solving, Group Growth & Management,
and Estate Planning. Some
expected topics would include Non-Profit
Options, the New IRS Guidelines,
Group Responsibilities, Developing
Group Skills, How to Grow your
Organization, Money Management &
Budgeting, Community Benefits for Your
Group.
In the PARLOR, where guests are received, we evaluate OUTREACH
with
such topic headings as Publicity, Promotion, Marketing &
Advertising,
and Media. Some expected topics might include Creating PR for
Your
Group, Media Relationships, Building an Image, Media
Planning,
Composing Ads & Press Releases, and Free Advertising
Possibilities.
In the DRAWING ROOM, where one goes for conversation and
camaraderie,
we explore PRESENTERS/PRESENTING with such topic headings as
Public
Speaking, Self Promotion, Demos/Presentations, and
Communications.
Some expected topics would include How to Grow as a
Presenter,
Effective Title Interviews, Getting Your Name Out There, Handouts
&
Copyright Issues, How to Develop Presenters in Your Group,
and
Increasing Your Audience Skills.
In the BALLROOM, the site of the
home's parties and soirees, we look
at EVENT PLANNING with such topic
headings as Volunteers, Finances,
Venue & Travel, Management, and
Publicity. Some expected topics would
include How to Grow Your Event, Pricing
& Financing Your Event,
Timelines, Realistic Expectations for Your Event,
Before You Sign on
the Dotted Line, Knowing Your Market, and Involving Other
Groups in
Your Event.
Finally, in the KITCHEN, the true heart of the
home and where
everything and everyone eventually ends up, we explore the
range of
topics we call ELECTIVES that don't easily fall into any
category.
This track, which you could also call the kitchen sink, includes
the
headings of Relationships, Personal Growth, History, and
Sexuality.
Some expected topics might include Financially Taking Care of
Others,
Protocol, Growth through Reading, Kink in the Larger
Community,
Labeling Issues/Defining Yourself,
Discovering/Exploring/Accepting,
Mental Health Within our Community, Gender
Issues, and Domestic
Violence in a BDSM relationship.
We, the local
committee in Atlanta, are striving to produce an amazing
conference and we
need you. Thank you for your consideration and we
look forward to hearing
from you.
Please repost freely in total.
Regards,
LLC XIII
2009 Atlanta LOC
CC, Boy David, Dominique, Insatiable,
Saliena
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