Call for Sessions
Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2025 Annual Conference
Planning for the 2025 CML Annual Conference is in full swing, and we invite you to be part of it! This is your chance to inspire and engage with over 1,200 municipal leaders from across Colorado as we gather in the beautiful backdrop of Breckenridge, Colorado, June 24-27.
The CML Annual Conference is the premier training event for municipal officials in Colorado. Whether you have a story of success, an innovative solution, or expertise on emerging issues, your insights can empower municipalities to thrive.
Complete this form to submit your session proposal by Nov. 3, 2024. We’ll notify selected presenters by December 20.
What we're looking for:
We’re seeking engaging, interactive sessions that deliver 1-3 actionable takeaways participants can implement immediately. Whether you're sharing cutting-edge research, offering leadership tips, or showcasing novel solutions, we want to hear from you!
We love creative, out-of-the-box presentations. Whether it’s a workshop, TED-style talk, panel discussion, or roundtable chat, interactive sessions are a must! Help your audience leave with a fresh perspective and practical tools they can apply right away.
Session ideas for the following formats will be accepted:
- Preconference Workshops: 2-3 hours; A deeper dive into critical issues in a longer, hands-on session.
- Standard Sessions: 1 hour; A 45-minute information share with time for small discussion or Q&A.
- Pecha Kucha Presentations: 5 minutes; Show your expertise in a fast-paced, visually driven 20-slide format where each slide is only shown for 20 seconds. It's all about storytelling in a punchy and memorable way.
Collaborative/Panel Presentations: We strongly encourage joint submissions between multiple municipalities, CML Associate Members, or other government agencies, which focus on solutions that serve both small and large communities. These partnerships can offer unique perspectives and share successes that span different sizes and challenges of cities and towns.
While we're open to a wide range of topics, here are some key areas of interest:
- Effective governance/what is good governance
- Leadership and professional development
- Water, transportation, and infrastructure
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
- Opportunities and issues that small and rural municipalities face
- Affordable housing
- Staff recruitment and retention
- Technology and innovation
- Public Engagement
- Homelessness
- Current trends and emerging issues in local government
Please note: We will not consider any session designed for direct promotion of a speaker’s product, service, or other self-interest.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
If selected to present a session, CML will provide deck templates, polling application, and other tools. CML staff can also assist you with presentation rehearsals or coaching assistance. If needed, we will help round out panels or identify paired presentation opportunities.
Don't want to present, but have an idea for a session?
Contact CML Engagement & Communications Manager Denise White, dwhite@cml.org or Meetings and Events Planner Karen Rosen, krosen@cml.org. You can also send us any questions you may have.