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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