Call for Proposals 2017 –– JUSTICE 2017 Call for Proposals –– JUSTICE Please note that this form does not save in progress applications. We highly recommend that you prepare your responses using a separate word processing application and copy and paste your responses into the fields below. PLEASE WATCH YOUR CHARACTER COUNT. Please note that this application form is exclusively for proposals to the thematic JUSTICE category. All proposals intended for consideration under the category of Continuing OE or the Open Platform category must be submitted separately using the appropriate form. Click here for Application Guidelines Proposals are due at 11:59pm on October 31, 2016. Please do not wait until the last moment to submit; computer glitches happen and late applications will not be considered. First Name* Last Name* If you are applying as a collaboration, group, or organization, the name listed here should be the SOLE contact person for Open Engagement who will be responsible for all communications related to your proposal. I am applying as a:* Individual Group/Collaboration Organization/Institution Group/Collaboration or Institution name* This is the name that will be printed in all of our conference materials. Institutional Affiliation / Title* Position Title if applying as part of an institution and want to be identified as such. How many individuals in your group will be present at the conference?* Names* Please list the full names of all individuals in your group. You must list all of the people in your group who will be present at the conference. If they are not included on this list they may not be able to be included at a later date. Biography* 300 characters max. Biography written in third person to represent either the individual or group submitting. 300 characters maximum (approximately 50 words). Web Address (if applicable) Email Address* Please indicate here the main email for this submission, as this will be the email address used for all communications related to your submission. Phone Number* Mailing Address* Street AddressAddress Line 2CityState / Province / RegionZIP / Postal Code Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Sudan, South Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Country PROPOSAL FOR OE 2017 –– JUSTICE Title* 80 character limit. Please write in third person. 80 character maximum (approximately 14 words). Session Type* Workshop -- hands-on activity or discussion; can be proposed as 45 min or 90 min session Panel -- a small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or debate a particular subject; can be proposed as a 90 min session Presentation -- an informative short talk about a particular subject or past work; can be proposed as a 45 min session Project-- original project created for Open Engagement; can include performances, tours, exhibitions, installations, or others; can be proposed for a specific time, day, or for the full length of the conference Only one category may be selected. Please be very considerate about this selection and select the category that you think would suit your submission best and that you would like your submission considered for. Session Time Length* 30 minutes (Presentations only) 45 minutes (Presentations only) 60 minutes (Presentations only) 90 minutes (Workshops or Panels only) Ongoing (Projects only) Please select the time slot length you will need for your proposed session. Sessions may be scheduled in time slots with another session of the same theme. We reserve the right to suggest a different time slot if scheduling requires. Please Specify OPTIONAL. Please note if there are any specific category or time requests or considerations associated with your submission. How many participants? OPTIONAL. Please note the maximum number of participants for your workshop, ONLY if this is applicable. Otherwise the number of participants will be dictated by the space and time slot assigned to your session. Equipment Needs Standard Audio-Visual (computer, monitor/projector, sound) White board or flip chart (availability limited) Internet connection Other Which, if any, of these do you anticipate needing if selected. Other Please list. Brief Description* 600 character limit. Please write a stand-alone, brief description of your panel, presentation, project, workshop etc. that if published in the program would clearly communicate the content and purpose of your session to the attendees of OE 2017. Third person; 600 characters maximum (approximately 100 words). Expanded Description* 2250 character limit. This expanded description will be considered internally by the selection committee, and will not be published. Third person; 2250 characters maximum (approximately 500 words). Would you be willing to modify your proposal to present as part of OE's Open Platform series? * Yes No Open Platform presentations are 10 minutes in length followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with the audience. This line of programming will be located in an open central space in order for conference goers and non-conference goers alike to drop in and out of this space at their leisure throughout the weekend to accomplish the goal of open dialogue and the sharing of many ideas, strategies, projects, actions, and efforts within the field. Open Platform presentations are completely self-contained and have fixed technology (a laptop and projector). Support Materials You are welcome to submit up to three items of support material to be considered by the Selection Committee. These three pieces of support material can come in the form of images (Jpeg format files, 0.5 - 1.0MB max) and/or video or sound clips ( 60-seconds, sent as links to vimeo or soundcloud.) Image 1 FileTitleCaptionDescription Image 2 FileTitleCaptionDescription Image 3 FileTitleCaptionDescription Audio/Visual Support Material 1 Link to Vimeo or SoundCloud file. 60-second maximum. Audio/Visual Support Material 2 Link to Vimeo or SoundCloud file. 60-second maximum. Audio/Visual Support Material 3 Link to Vimeo or SoundCloud file. 60-second maximum. Applicant Information Open Engagement is committed to access, diversity, and inclusion. We are working towards being the best allies that we can be, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming for our attendees. We ask that you please fill out the following questions about your personal identities. For those applying as a group/collaboration/institution/organization, please fill out for the contact person only at this stage. Are you a Chicago/surrounding area resident?* Yes No Would you be UNABLE to attend the conference without some form of housing support from April 21-23rd? Yes No Open Engagement will be working with WooLoo's Human Hotel to offer a low-cost housing option for those with extreme need. This is not a guaranteed placement; just an indication of need. Would you be interested in housing out of town presenters? Yes No I am personally unable, but I might know people who are interested in hosting guests during Open Engagement Offering a couch, spare bedroom, air mattress, etc. could make all of the difference for a fellow presenter who would otherwise not be able to afford to attend the conference. OE will be partnering with WooLoo's Human Hotel to offer support and make comfortable matches between hosts and guests. I identify as: * Female Male Transgender Transman Transwoman Transsexual Genderqueer Gender Neutral Agender Genderless Non-binary Third Gender Two-Spirit Bi-Gender Gender-fluid Other/Unlisted Prefer not to answer OE honors that people have many identifiers. Please select as many of these as apply. My pronouns are:* They/Them Ze/Zie She/Her He/Him Other/Unlisted Prefer not to answer I identify as a member of the LGBTQIA community: * Yes No Prefer not to answer I identify as: Non-Hispanic White or Euro-American Black, Afro-Caribbean, or African American Latino or Hispanic East Asian South Asian or Indian Middle Eastern or Arab Native American, Alaskan Native, or First Nations Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other/Unlisted Prefer not to answer OE honors that people have many identifiers. Please select as many of these as apply. Are you currently a student? Yes No Have you presented at a previous Open Engagement? Yes No Do you need accessability accomodations during the conference? * Yes No Please let us know what you need and we will do our best to provide it:* Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
