Call for Presentations Form

Conference Overview:

REC|CON 2025 will be held May 13-15th in Shediac, NB at the Multipurpose Facilitiy. The conference committee is seeking to recruit presenters for this event which can attract over 100 delegates from throughout New Brunswick and the maritimes. 

Our Focus:

This year's conference theme is Active Communities, Thriving Futures. Presentations related to this theme that showcase community engagement/development and projects that focus on recreation, inclusion, volunteerism, program planning, community assets, physical activity, and parks and green space planning are being sought. 

Who Will Attend:

A mix of both urban and rural professionals, volunteers and elected officials from New Brunswick and surrounding areas, including:

• Municipal and provincial elected officials
• Recreation managers, especially those with an interest in, or who are responsible for parks, culture and planning and operations
• Community recreation programmers
• Students and new professionals 
• Contract staff, consultants and strategic planners 
• Academics
• Public health practitioners
• Professionals from allied sectors including but not limited to: crime prevention, tourism, agriculture, education, health and wellness, outdoor education and inclusion
• Recreation Therapists / Activity Coordinators 

Presenters:

This will be a great opportunity for community organizations to share their work, successes, challenges, and findings. If you are aware of any groups who may be interested, please send them this form. 

Submission Deadline: Deadline for submissions is October 10th, 2024 at 4:30 PM.

(Presenters will be notified on or before October 24th, 2024, regarding the suitability of the proposed presentation and our ability to include the session in the program schedule. )

Call for Presentations Specifics: 

1. Proposals must be received by October 10th, 2024 by 4:30 PM.
2. The conference committee is responsible for the final selection of presentations. 
3. By submitting a presentation proposal, it is understood that the presenter(s) agrees to be part of an evaluation process that encourages conference participants to provide feedback to the conference committee. 
4. By submitting a proposal for consideration, it is understood that you are committing to be present and to participate as proposed, if accepted. Please ensure you list any expected compensation in your submission. Limited compensation for participation is available and will be negotiated during final confirmation and contracting. 
5. Additional information on presentation logistics and conference details will be forwarded to all successful applicants. 
6. The conference committee may choose more than one presentation from a single speaker. This will be decided on a case-by-case basis given the number of speaking opportunities available. 
7. Recreation N.B. | Loisirs N.-B. reserves the right to edit submissions for publication purposes. All content will be subject to use in conference promotional material.