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Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference Opens Call for Speakers

Friday 28. May 2010 - GOA 2011 being held in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 24-26, 2011

The Printing Association of Florida, producer of the annual Graphics of the Americas (GOA) Expo & Conference, is accepting speaker submissions now through July 31, 2010 for next year’s event. GOA 2011 is being held in Orlando, Florida, on February 24-26, 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center (North Hall).
Renowned for its world-class educational sessions in both English and Spanish, GOA 2011 reaches out to industry professionals and executives for feedback and speaker submissions in order to build the most relevant, current and sought-after educational tracks to offer attendees and exhibitors.
 
Are you the industry’s next best speaker? 
GOA is looking for both veteran and newer speakers alike, as long as candidates possess comprehensive technical training, intriguing insight, and industry-relevant material to share with peers. If you are looking to discuss success stories, captivating case studies, etc. – we want you!
 
Speakers have represented every facet of the industry; including designers, brand owners, print buyers, prepress specialists, printers, marketers and business strategists.  GOA aims to focus session content that helps navigate conference attendees through the current state of the industry; and seeks those who can offer innovative new strategies, tips, techniques, and best practices that speak to emerging markets, cultivation of new prospects, customer retention, and many other hot topics.
 
Proposals may be inspirational, practical, or both; and should derive from the speaker’s first-hand knowledge and experience. All proposals are subject to review and are selected based on relevance. Presentations of a commercial nature, or promoting a particular product or platform, will not be considered.
 
George Ryan, GOA President, says, “GOA is proud to offer one of the most renowned educational seminar tracks in the industry. Our annual call for speakers allows us to receive feedback and ideas straight from industry leaders and professionals as to what they’d ideally learn during next year’s show; so that we can build our program accordingly.”
 
Submissions for sessions in Spanish
GOA is pleased to offer seminars presented in Spanish for the third consecutive year. As 40% of GOA attendees come from Latin American countries, GOA is also looking for exciting speakers and suggested content for sessions in Spanish.  
Call for speaker content due July 31
GOA invites all suggestions for seminar topics and speakers submissions. Please email submissions containing the following required information, by July 31, 2010:

Suggested session title
50-word description
List of targeted attendees
3-5 sentences about what attendees will learn
Short speaker biography 
Please also include complete contact information with the submission, including: name, title, company, phone, and email. Submissions may be emailed to: Kathryn Stuart, PAF Director of Education, Events and Programs, at: kstuart@pafgraf.org.
 
For more information about GOA 2011 or to register, please visit: www.GOA2011.com.