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Call for Participation Submission Form

This form is provided as a sample for you to see what you are expected to include in your submission. You are not permitted to submit this form. An identical form is available for you to submit once you sign in or create an account.


Required fields are shown in red, with an asterisk (*).

Please complete this form to be considered for GHC 22 and other AnitaB.org Programs.

Before you submit, review the submission toolkit here.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT submit this form as complete until you are ready for review. You will not be able to make any changes after you do so. Please submit as a draft to save your progress.

Note: If you want to submit for consideration for the ACM Student Research Competition, you must complete the ACM SRC form.

Should you have any questions, please email us!

Focus Area(s)
Please select the focus area(s) relevant to your topic.

  • You may select up to three (3) focus areas.
  • If you are selecting more than one focus area, rank the focus areas based on the relevance to your topic (one (1) being most relevant)
  • If you are not selecting more than one focus area, select the drop-down and select one (1).
Keywords
Please select keywords that best match your topic. You must select one (1) and are able to select up to three (3). If the keywords listed do not match your topic, select other and a new question will appear so you can provide your own.
Keyword(s)
You indicated "Other" in your keyword selection above. Please provide one to three words that describes your topic.
Preferred Submission Format
AnitaB.org has grouped formats into the following categories. Please review each carefully and select the format that best fits your interests.

  • Listen and Learn: More traditional format. One-way communication and does not involve a lot of audience participation.
    • Examples include: Presentations, Lightning Talks, Featured Sessions, etc.
  • Participate and Share: This format involves the audience in some way
    • Examples include: Posters, Ask me Anything's, Panels, etc.
  • Engage and Connect: This format is designed to share information in an informal setting with high engagement between attendees and speakers.
    • Examples include: Tech Meetups, Level up Labs (Workshops), Mentoring Circles, etc.

Note: If accepted, AnitaB.org will work with you to determine the final format based on our 2022 strategy and the needs of our audience. Examples: Curating a panel from multiple submissions, elevating a poster to a presentation, asking a submitter to facilitate a conversation in context of a mentoring circle or networking session.

Important: If you select Participate and SHare and Engage and Connect, you must inlcude aspects of audience interaction in the outcomes section of this form.
Session Format
Please indicate which of the formats below best fit your topic and speaking preference.

Note: If accepted, AnitaB.org will work with you to determine the final format using your response below, our 2022 strategy and the needs of our audience. You may be asked to consider a format you did not originally select.

Examples: Curating a panel from multiple submissions, elevating a poster to a presentation, asking a submitter to facilitate a conversation in context of a mentoring circle or networking session.
AnitaB.org Programs
Completing this form allows you to apply to participate in various AnitaB.org programs as a speaker. Please review the following and select the opportunities that interest you.

  • GHC 22
  • Future GHCs
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Career Conversations
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Level up Labs
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Regional Monthly Meet & Greets
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Local Topical Events
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Speed Mentoring
  • AnitaB.org Membership- Mentoring Circles
  • Other GHC Events like GHC EMEA
  • Senior Leadership Summit
  • Open Source Day
  • AnitaB.org Elevating Conversations Series
  • Other AnitaB.org Speaking Events

Note: You may select as many opportunites as you'd like. Some of these opportunites will accept speakers year-round. You may be contacted via email at any point if AnitaB.org is interested in you and your content.
Virtual/In-Person
Due to the uncertainty with COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution, we want to respect the opinions of our submitters. Therefore, if accepted what is your projected philosophy on attending GHC from September 20-23, 2022?
Title (Maximum 90 characters)
Enter the title of your submission. Please use standard title capitalization. Use initial-caps for most words except prepositions. Also use initial-caps for both parts of hyphenated words.
Short Description
If accepted, this description will be used in Marketing materials such as agendas and social media posts. Keep this description brief but include enough detail to tell your audience what they can expect.
Detailed Description - Motivation
This description will be used during the review process and is broken into multiple sections to allow you enough space to complete each required section of the detailed description. Only AnitaB.org staff, CFP Co-Chairs, and CFP Reviewers will see this description.

Helpful information to Include: What is the topic and why is it worth discussing. Expand upon the short description.

  • Provide context to orient readers who are less familiar with your topic and establish the importance of your work/experience.
Detailed Description - Problem Statement
This description will be used during the review process and is broken into multiple sections to allow you enough space to complete each required section of the detailed description. Only AnitaB.org staff, CFP Co-Chairs, and CFP Reviewers will see this description.

Note: If you complete the Motivation section above, you do not need to provide additional information in this section.
Detailed Description - Methodology
This description will be used during the review process and is broken into multiple sections to allow you enough space to complete each required section of the detailed description. Only AnitaB.org staff, CFP Co-Chairs, and CFP Reviewers will see this description.

Helpful information to Include: Summarize your work/experience for readers. This section is important for providing insight into the validity and reliability of your work/experience.

  • Tell the reviewers how the submitter(s) gained the experience as it relates to the topic
  • Detail the processes, procedures, or research done as it relates to the topic
    • What methods were used
    • Surveys, interviews, experiments, etc.
Detailed Description - Result/Conclusions
This description will be used during the review process and is broken into multiple sections to allow you enough space to complete each required section of the detailed description. Only AnitaB.org staff, CFP Co-Chairs, and CFP Reviewers will see this description.

Helpful information to include:

  • Explain the outcomes/results/conclusion of the methodology/experience you detailed
  • Demonstrate the importance of your idea.
    • Highlight key points in your work/experience
    • Answer why your topic is important with supporting evidence
    • Elaborate on the significance of the outcomes/results/conclusion
    • Convey the larger implications of your experience/work
Detailed Description - Implication(s)
Outcomes
Describe 2-5 skills and/or learning outcomes of your submission.

These outcomes should relate directly to what attendees should expect to walk away with. Include what attendees can expect to gain from your session and how your session would benefit them.

Note: If you select Participate and Share or Engage and Connect submission formats, audience interaction of some form should be included in the outcomes.
Content Level
Please select the audience level that best fits your content.
Submitter Information
Please use standard name capitalization, neither ALL CAPS nor all lower case.

*If you are submitting this form on behalf of someone else, enter their information below. Do not enter your information if you are not a speaker.
People entered here will be given access to this submission like the original submitter.
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The information in this section will be used to help us improve GHC content and program offerings. Responses will not impact the review of your submission.
Additional Speakers
Identified Speaker(s)
Speaker Matching
You indicated that if invited you would want a co-speaker or speaker(s), but have not identified them yet. Are you interested in AnitaB.org matching you with a CFP submitter that has a similar topic to present together?

Note: If you select no, you will proceed with one (1) speaker only. If invited, you will not be able to add speakers at a later date.
Additional Speakers Information
People entered here will be given access to this submission like the original submitter.
Additional Speakers 1:
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The information in this section will be used to help us improve GHC content and program offerings. Responses will not impact the review of your submission.
Paper Upload
Upload your paper in PDF format, up to 12 pages.

New for 2022: This is not required to submit your form. If you have a paper that is relevant to your topic and would like to provide it as additional review material, please do so.

If you do not have a paper and would like to provide additional context, please use this template.
Videos
Do you have any videos relevant to your topic that you'd like to provide as additional evaluation resources for AnitaB.org and reviewers?

If yes, please select the format you wish to provide.
Video Links
Please provide the relevant video links below. You may provide links to multiple videos.
Video Upload
Acknowledgement
Important Notes
  • When you submit the form, wait to see if any errors are reported. If errors are not fixed, it will not be counted as submitted.
  • When this submission has been received, a confirmation email will be sent to each additional speakers and submitter entered above. These emails should be kept as receipts. If they do not get this email, it is likely that the submission has not been received. They should verify that they can see it on their "My Submissions" page, and if not, resubmit. It is your responsibility to confirm that the submission has been received.
  • You can save a draft of this submission with the "Save as Draft" button below. Drafts can be updated until the submission deadline. You must eventually press the "Submit as Completed" button before the deadline in order for your submission to be evaluated.
  • If you submit as completed then the submission can no longer be updated. If an additional speakers and submitter entered above will need to update it, save it as a draft.

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