Call for Speakers

PESTWORLD 2023 CALL FOR SPEAKERS

The Call for Speakers closed Friday, February 3, 2023. Thank you for your interest in PestWorld 2023.

NPMA is looking for your assistance to help identify the most innovative and exciting speakers for PestWorld 2023. Please help NPMA identify speakers and make decisions regarding the content of the program. Feel free to provide multiple speaker names and topics. NPMA welcomes both technical and business-related sessions.

Speaker suggestions may include, but are not limited to:

1. Academics
2. Business owners
3. Technical experts
4. Entomologists
5. Consultants from within and outside the industry
6. Subject matter experts in sales, marketing, information technology, and human resources
7. As well as other "outside the box" ideas that no one has seen in the past.

Speaker Submissions:

Submit your speaker suggestions via NPMA’s new speaker submission portal. All submissions must be submitted by Friday, February 3, 2023. 

 

 Submit Speaker/Topic Suggestions

 

Instructions for Using the Call for Speakers Platform

Any additional questions not addressed below, contact speakers@pestworld.org.

 

Sign In

To submit your recommendations for speakers and topics, or to submit your own proposal, you'll use NPMA's new submission portal. Upon entering the portal, you will log in by selecting "Speaker" regardless of whether you submitting as a speaker yourself. You will then be redirected to the NPMA site to log in or create your new account. You do not need to be an NPMA member to submit a suggestion, but do need to have an account to log in.

Dashboard

Once you have logged in, you'll be sent to your dashboard. If you are a speaker wishing to submit your own proposal, please complete the “My Profile” and “Bio/Photo” sections below. Once completed, you may then continue to “Proposal Submissions” to complete your proposal.

If you are suggesting other speakers or topics, please select “Proposal Submissions” to continue.

My Proposal Submissions

You are now ready to begin a proposal submission.

To submit your proposal, or to suggest a speaker or topic, please select “Submit a New Proposal”

If you are a speaker submitting your own proposal, please ensure your submission is complete. Only completed proposals will be sent for review.

 

Submit Proposal

You will now complete each tab in the submission process. If you are a speaker, please make sure every section is completed thoroughly. To suggest other individuals or topics, please complete each section with as much detail as possible:

• Title: Please provide a brief title for your suggested presentation.
• Speaker(s): If you do not have a speaker to suggest for your topic, please identify yourself as the speaker. Otherwise, please search from the directory or add a name to recommend.
• Proposal description: Please provide a brief outline of the topic for consideration.
• Categories: Select Business or Technical

You will then preview your proposal and press submit to finalize.