FAQ

Q: If I am a speaker, do I still need to register for the conference?

A: Yes. All speakers are required to register for the conference. This ensures that we have a name badge for you upon arrival and that we have all the correct contact information for you. Speakers that do not choose to participate in the conference beyond their presentation will not be required to pay a registration fee. However, speakers that wish to register and earn CPE are invited to register attend the conference at the AGA member rate.

Speakers will receive a special conference registration form from AGA’s meetings department before the conference.

Q: If I am a speaker can I earn CPE credit?

A: Instructors, discussion leaders, or speakers who present a learning activity for the first time should receive CPE credit for actual preparation time up to two times the number of CPE credits to which participants would be entitled, in addition to the time for presentation.  For example, for learning activities in which participants could receive 8 CPE credits, instructors may receive up to 24 CPE credits (16 for preparation plus 8 for presentation).  For repeat presentations, CPE credit can be claimed only if it can be demonstrated that the learning activity content was substantially changed and such change required significant additional study or research.

Q: I am interested in speaking at this conference. What should I do?  How are speakers selected?

A: Each AGA conference agenda is developed by a group of AGA member volunteers, known as the Technical Committee. The Technical Committee is responsible for determining the conference theme and selecting speakers and topics for the conference.  There is no Call for Presentations, and members of the Technical Committee usually already have specific speakers in mind.

However, if you wish to be considered as a speaker, please submit a proposal describing your presentation and it will be passed along to the Technical Committee. Please note that sessions are identified and selected approximately 10 months prior to conference. Historically, proposals have only been accepted for AGA’s Professional Development Conference & Exposition, not the NLC.

To help you prepare your proposal, please note that all sessions must meet strict requirements in order to be placed on the agenda. Some of these criteria are:

The presentations must fit into the conference theme.

The presentations must be educational in nature in order to comply with NASBA's standards for earning Continuing Professional Education.

Presentations must not be used for selling products or services.  If a session is proposed by a corporate entity, the presentation must be given (or co-presented) by a government client. Sessions are limited to four presenters.

If you have a presentation that you believe fits this criteria, please send a summary of the session (identifying potential speakers) to Ada Phillips at aphillips@agacgfm.org.  Thank you.