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PAYMENTS
2008
Call for Presentations
MAY 18-21, 2008
MGM GRAND
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Hosted by:
NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association
PAYMENTS 2008,
the premier payments industry conference, will offer
the most comprehensive, in-depth, and timely
information on the issues, trends, developments,
challenges, and opportunities confronting
stakeholder. NACHA strives to deliver the most
value-rich program as possible, featuring expert
speakers representing organizations on the
leading-edge of progress and critical thinking. You
will not want to miss this exciting opportunity to
present your organization as a major presence in the
electronic payments field.
HOW TO SUBMIT SESSION PROPOSALS
Use the online form below to submit your proposals.
If you are unable to submit your presentation
online, please submit it via eMail to
conferences@nacha.org. If you submit by eMail,
please be sure to include all required information
as requested on the online form, and enter “PAYMENTS
2008 PROPOSAL” in the subject line.
WHAT YOU GAIN AS A CONFERENCE SPEAKER
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Recognition of being associated with the premiere
payments industry event
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Visibility and credibility within the industry for
you and your organization
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A complimentary conference registration
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Excellent networking opportunities
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Concurrent Sessions – Typically 60 minutes in
length; a limited number of sessions may be 75
minutes in length. Concurrent sessions allow
speakers to present information on a wide variety of
topics. Attendees are particularly interested in
case studies and original research results.
Proposals should offer tangible, meaningful
take-away value to the audience, including customer
perspectives, lessons learned, best practices, and
performance metrics. Financial institution and
vendor/service provider submissions are expected to
include an end-user/customer or an unbiased,
industry expert as co-presenter.
Workshops – 120 minutes in length;
pre-conference workshops are offered on Sunday on a
variety of electronic payments and eCommerce related
subjects. Workshops allow the speaker to reach a
limited audience on a topic in depth, using a
variety of interactive training techniques. Speakers
are expected to provide tangible, meaningful,
take-away value to the audience, such as checklists,
resource papers, or other tools.
LEVEL OF PRESENTATIONS
The level of presentation is identified by the
submitter(s) and is based on expected audience
experience and knowledge. Session attendees evaluate
the presentation by the appropriateness of the level
and the ability of the speakers to meet the
described objectives. It is very important to
accurately identify the level of your session. The
Conference Planning Committee reserves the right to
modify the level and will instruct submitters
accordingly so that they may meet audience
expectations.
Fundamental sessions require little or
no previous knowledge of the topic material by
attendees and should emphasize the definition of
terms and description of key concepts. These
sessions take the “who, what, when, where, why and
how” approach.
Intermediate sessions requite a basic
knowledge and some experience in the topic area by
the attendees. Brief emphasis on terms is
recommended. The focus should be on “How does it
work?” and the user benefits, and should include
detailed examples. Some evaluation of alternative
methods would be appropriate. Key words could
include execute, perform, apply, accomplish, and
measure.
Advanced sessions require a working
knowledge and considerable experience in the topic
area by attendees and may further require basic or
working knowledge in one or more related areas
outside the specific topic area. The focus should be
on “Can I apply this to my organization?”, “How do I
implement it?”, “How to evaluate it?”. Key words
could include: integrate, conceptualize, strategy,
analyze, evaluate and implement. Examples and
calculations may be fairly complex and only new
technical terminology should be specifically
defined. Also included in sessions of this level are
in-depth evaluations of alternatives.
CONFERENCE TRACK DESIGNATIONS
Concurrent sessions are assigned to
one of six program track designations. The track
designations for PAYMENTS 2008 are as follows:
Submitters must designate the
appropriate track designation when submitting
session proposals. For a full description of the
conference program tracks, please visit
http://www.nacha.org/conferences/Payments2008/P2008Tracks/p2008tracks.htm
REVIEW PROCEDURES
Proposals submitted for PAYMENTS 2008 are reviewed
by the Conference Planning Committee, which is
comprised of payments professionals from across the
industry, selected for their experience, area of
expertise, and organizational perspective. The
Conference Planning Committee members review and
critique session proposals according to specific
evaluative criteria, including:
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Relevance to the electronic payments industry.
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Originality of material.
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Overall perceived quality of session content.
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Timeliness of topic.
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A well-defined focus.
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Completeness of presentation proposal.
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Appropriate inclusion of customer/end-user or
unbiased, industry expert co-presenter.
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Perceived take-away value for attendees.
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Speaking experience of presenters.
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Participant evaluations of presenter at previous
NACHA events, if applicable.
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Uniqueness of approach to the topic or of
presenter perspective.
HOW TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF
ACCEPTANCE
The PAYMENTS 2008 Conference Planning Committee will
work from an extremely selective set of guidelines
for reviewing and rating this year’s session
proposals. To ensure that your presentation ends up
at the top of the “accept” pile, please take a few
moments to ask yourself (and a colleague, if
appropriate) whether your proposal meets the
following requirements:
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Originality — Information that is easily
accessible elsewhere and presentations that have
been delivered at other events likely will be
declined.
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Compelling Content — Get beyond pedestrian,
uninspired content. Salient messages, thought
provoking concepts, and controversial issues have
great appeal to attendees.
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Co-Presenter Recruitment — If you are from
a financial institution or a vendor/service
provider, you are expected to bring a
customer/end-user or an unbiased, industry expert
to co-present.
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Educational Value Proposition — A clear
session title and specific benefits to the
attendee. Be sure to relate tangible benefits to
specific market stakeholders and segments.
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Direct, Bottom-line Implications — Business
relevance, ROI, metrics, and results that can be
measured.
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Use Clear, Concise Language — Avoid
hyperbole, jargon overload, and superfluous
phrases. Communicate the focus and relevance of
your proposal so its value is readily understood.
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Avoid Sales Pitches — Sessions should not
be construed as conveying commercial pitches for
particular companies, products, or services.
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Take-Away Value — A concrete technique,
tool, practices or information that attendees can
take back to their organizations and apply.
DEADLINE
Proposals must be received by close of business on
Friday, August 10, 2007.
REVIEW PERIOD
Proposals will be reviewed by the PAYMENTS 2008
Conference Planning Committee in late August 2007.
NOTIFICATION TO PRESENTERS
Submitters will be notified by October 31, 2007
about the status of their proposals. NACHA reserves
the right to grant or refuse, at its sole
discretion, speaking opportunities to any submitter.
Compliance with NACHA’s Code of Conduct, which is
available online at
http://www.nacha.org/code_of_conduct.htm, is a
condition of presenting at PAYMENTS 2008.
QUESTIONS?
Please call 703-561-1100 or Email either Bill
Sullivan
(bsullivan@nacha.org) or Stephanie
Prebish
(sprebish@nacha.org) at NACHA.
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