Did you know that the content of NASW's annual professional development workshops is entirely volunteer and member-driven? Are you interested in proposing a session of your own? We still need more proposals to ensure topic diversity so please consider submitting your idea.

The meeting will be in Gainesville, Florida, November 1-5, and we need your help making sure the professional development workshops reflect the broad range of member interests. Proposals are due Thursday, March 7.

Submit a workshop proposal

Make your ideas heard: Workshops proposal deadline extended until March 7

Each year the NASW workshop committee, which is composed of a diverse group of NASW members, works hard to develop a slate of professional development sessions that reflects the broad and varied interests of our membership. They are, however, limited by the number and diversity of proposals that come in. The chosen NASW workshops, which are part of the annual ScienceWriters™ meeting, directly reflect the depth, breadth, and quality of proposals received.

We need your help to ensure that educators, staff writers, freelancers, public information officers, students, writers, editors, early career, late career, new members, and veterans find something to fit their needs among the workshops. Workshops can be targeted at a specific group, e.g. a master class or newbies, or creatively crafted in such a way as to be applicable to the larger mission and themes of NASW.

To submit a proposal for the 2013 NASW Workshops, email your proposal(s) by March 7, 2013, to workshops@nasw.org with subject line "Workshop Proposal 2013." Include the following in the text of the email:

• Name and affiliation of organizer
• Email address
• Telephone
• Description of the proposed workshop and format (maximum 300 words)

This is your pitch to the committee.

While we realize that applicants cannot pre-book speakers, preference will be given to those proposals with clear thought toward, and connection to, proposed speakers. Applicants are encouraged to think broadly about of speakers, seeking the best possible experts within and outside the sources field of science writing. Some funding is available for speaker travel in cases where there is a need.

Successful proposals will be notified by May 1, 2013. Details of the session and confirmed speaker list are due by mid-June. Questions? Email workshops@nasw.org.