Education Sessions

Call for Topics

Education sessions are a vital part of the experience at the NRA Show. Planning for NRA Show® 2009 is well under way, and we are pleased to begin accepting proposals for timely, relevant, and exciting topics to be presented. Submit your topic or speaker suggestion today! Please review the following submission guidelines:

Submission Guidelines:

All proposed sessions should be either single, two-speaker, or panel presentation format. Whenever possible, the restaurant or foodservice operator perspective must be represented.

original, never-before-presented

Information contained within the session should focus on providing industry operators with take-home business solutions they can immediately put into action.
Speaker proposals must be strictly educational in nature for a majority of our attendee base, and not contain promotional information of any kind regarding a specific service or product.
Proposal content should fall into one of the four following categories of industry categories:

Profitability and Entrepreneurship — Examples: Low- or No-cost Marketing Strategies, Taking Your Franchise to the Next Level, Food Cost Controls, Controlling Labor in a Tight Economy

Jobs and Career — Examples: Recruiting and Retention Strategies, Attracting Leaders to the Hospitality Industry, Developing Talented Teams

Food and Healthy Living — Examples: Future Menu Trends Forecasting, Healthy Dining Benefits, Culinary Perspective on Menu Development

Sustainability and Social Responsibility — Examples: Diversity in the Workplace, Multicultural Recruiting, Sustainability in the Food Supply, Chefs/Restaurateurs Committed to Sustainable Business Practices

Deadline: Jan. 9, 2009

Questions? Take a look at last year's sessions, or contact John Abels at (312) 853-2545 or jabels@restaurant.org.

Please fill out the form below in its entirety. Fields marked with an '*' are required.

Company Name*
Coordinator Name*
Address*

City*
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Working Title of Presentation
Topic of Presentation*
Speaker Name*
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Audience presentation is directed to:
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Presentation Category: To select more than one, hold down the control key while choosing your selection(s).
Brief description of the program (400 words maximum):
List other events/conferences where this speaker has presented (for reference):
List speaker(s) qualifications/biography:
Does this presentation have the perspective of the operator? Yes No
In what manner is the operator perspective given (case studies, in-person, testimonial panel)?
Has the operator ever presented at the NRA before? Yes No
What year? To select more than one, hold down the control key while choosing your selection(s).

January 9, 2009

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