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  • STEMNoire 2025 Wellness Session Proposal

    STEMNoire is soliciting session proposals to provide wellness skill development for Black women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, including senior undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate trainees, graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, faculty, and technical experts. Sessions must advance the wellness practices of Black women in STEM to enhance their personal and professional outcomes.

  • Please use this form to submit your proposal for a Wellness session. In past conferences Professional Development sessions have included:

    • Seminars on Journaling and Mindfulness
    • Coaching/Time Management Workshops
    • Personal Branding Workshops
    • Mental Health Roundtables
    • Financial Management Workshops

    The submission deadline is January 31, 2025, 11:59 PM EST.

    Sessions that are not accepted for presentation at the STEMNoire 2025 conference may be recontacted for a virtual presentation to the STEMNoire community throughout the year. STEMNoire is a program of IdentifySTEM, a non-profit organization. We recommend that speakers wait until notification of session acceptance to register for STEMNoire 2025 because STEMNoire will offer a registration discount to session presenters.

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  • Session Proposal Guidelines

    Please completely review the outlined Session Content Rubric below. These are the metrics that reviewers will use to score your session proposal, so it is imperative that your proposed session aligns with the guidelines requested.

  • Session Content Rubric (40 Points Total)
    Title (5 points) - The title is highly engaging, concise, and fully captures the wellness and holistic essence of the session.
    Abstract (5 points) - The abstract is highly focused, compelling, and clearly articulates how the session contributes to wellness or holistic care. It is highly likely to engage and interest attendees.
    Description (5 points) - The description is compelling, highly focused, and clearly conveys the session's transformative impact on attendees’ wellness and holistic growth.
    Key Takeaways or Learning Outcomes (5 points) - The key takeaways are exceptionally clear, highly relevant, and are highly likely to offer transformative wellness or holistic benefits to attendees.
    Facilitator Suitability or Expertise (5 points) - The facilitator(s) are highly experienced in wellness or holistic practices and exceptionally qualified to lead the session.
    Proposal Quality and Organization (5 points) - The proposal is exceptionally well-written, highly organized, and comprehensive, with a clear emphasis on wellness and holistic care.
    Alignment to STEMNoire’s Mission and Conference Theme (5 points) - The session fully embodies the mission and theme, offering transformative wellness and holistic care benefits that resonate deeply with attendees.
    Innovation and Originality (5 points) - The session is groundbreaking, highly innovative, and offers transformative wellness insights and techniques that are deeply relevant to attendees.

  • Wellness Session Logistics

  • Type of Session

    • Fireside Chat (limited to 2 participants): Conversation between a moderator, guest speaker, and the audience
    • Lecture/Seminar (limited to 2 participants): One or more speakers present on a topic to the audience
    • Networking/Open Layout (limited to 3 participants): Open floorplan event where audience members interact with each other over a common topic
    • Workshop/Technical Lab (limited to 3 participants): Interactive workshop/lab where the speaker/moderator teaches the audience a current technology or skill
    • Roundtable Discussion (limited to 3 participants): Small-group discussion where a moderator/facilitator and audience discuss a topic
    • Panel Discussion (limited to 4 participants): Open discussion between a moderator and a set of panelists. Usually includes audience Q&A.

  • Session Funding Structure

    • Self-funded: This session is not hosted by a STEMNoire 2025 sponsor, and speakers would be interested in receiving a registration discount.
    • Institutionally-funded: This session is not hosted by a STEMNoire 2025 sponsor, however speakers will receive funding for registration, accomodations, and travel from their institution.

    Please note: Registration will only be waived for 2 speakers/session. If a session proposal contains more than 2 speakers, only 2 speakers will receive waived registration.

  • Session Logistics

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  • Participant Contact Information

    Please list ALL session speakers/participants in the fields below, including their title(s), affiliation(s), email(s), and role(s) (speaker, moderator/facilitator, or coordinator). Please remember: 1) Quality over quantity - Please do not select more speakers than needed. Be mindful of speaker quantity: time allocation ratio for your proposed session. 2) Identify & Secure all speakers - All speakers must be identified in this session proposal. Adding additional speakers after submission of the proposal will not be permitted.

  • Please note: Registration will only be waived for 2 speakers/session. If a session proposal contains more than 2 speakers, only 2 speakers will receive discounted registration.

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  • Primary Point of Contact

    If your session contains more than one speaker/participant, or if you would like for someone else to coordinate your session logistics/correspondence, please choose one person to serve as the “Primary Point of Contact”. This person will receive all notifications and will be responsible for all correspondence from the time of submission of this session proposal, up to the conference.

  • Disclamer and Acknowledgment

    • If this session is selected, all speakers will be expected to register and present in person at STEMNoire 2025,
    • Your presentation may be recorded and made available on STEMNoire platforms for attendees to view asynchronously
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