Thank you for your interest in speaking at Shop.org 2012 Annual Summit.

The Call for Speakers is now closed.

Please note that Shop.org does not provide the opportunity to pay for an opportunity to speak for any of our programming for the Digital Retail Boot Camp, Keynote presentations, or breakout (track) sessions. For sponsorship opportunities on the EXPO floor, please contact Tami Sakell, Sr. Director, Exhibit & Sponsorship Sales, or by phone at 202.661.3044.

• The Shop.org 2012 Annual Summit takes place in Denver from September 10-12, 2012.
• Shop.org does provide attendee demographics for the 2011 Annual Summit.
• Shop.org plans to put together: an Digital Retail Boot Camp, 4-5 Keynote sessions, and 16 break outs – all over the course of three days. The format of the three-day event will be very similar to the 2011 event.
• Most sessions are between 30 minutes and one hour long, including Q&A time. Session types are normally single Keynote speaker opportunities (offered to retail CEOs, Authors, Research analysts, etc) as well as speaking opportunities for one of 16 breakout (track) sessions.
• It is recommended that speakers representing our solution providers and technology partners should suggest one retail client that they could have join them to speak about a particular topic. Topics will not be selected if speakers are speaking about specific products or services for a particular technology solution or service.
• Shop.org attendees are interested in a mix of session types including: very tactical “lessons learned”, strategic planning for their retail organization, and as well forward-thinking ideas and technology (to think about or start planning) for in the next five years.

• The Shop.org 2012 Annual Summit Call for Speakers is open from December 1, 2011 – May 20, 2012. 
• Proposals are due by May 20, 2012. However, proposals will be reviewed on an ongoing basis beginning March 1, 2012. Please submit your proposals early. In 2011, we received over 350 proposals to speak at this event and expect that number to grow this year.
• All companies are limited to three proposals per company.
• Please do not complete this form until you have gathered all of the required information. If new information has become available we do ask that you resubmit your proposal.  At this time we do not provide a login to edit your original proposal.
• On the Call for Speakers form, please select one session category that best represents the session topic.
• Shop.org reviews all proposals internally and with representatives from the Shop.org Board of Directors and the Shop.org Content Committee.
• If more information is requested about your proposal, Shop.org will set up a call to discuss this in more detail.
• You will hear from the Shop.org Content team no later than July 2, 2012, if your topic has been selected. 
• For any questions regarding the speaker submission process please contact us at content@shop.org.

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Sponsor/Exhibitor Information
Contact Tami Sakell, Sr. Director, Exhibit & Sponsorship Sales at  202.661.3044.