Submit Your Session Proposals!

Conference Overview:

The County Leaders Conference, hosted by the Washington State Association of Counties, brings together elected/appointed officials and department heads from all of Washington's 39 counties for a 3-day event focused on networking, skills development, and collaborative learning related to county government. This annual meeting of leaders includes County Commissioners and Councilmembers, County Executives, County Administrators, Engineers, Solid Waste Managers, and other county stakeholders. 

If you have relevant information to provide to these audiences, please submit a session proposal by July 10, 2026.

Guidelines for Submission:

We invite you to submit a proposal for a 15-50 minute session to be offered at our 2026 County Leaders Conference. These sessions will provide opportunities for knowledge transfer, skills development, and collaborative learning related to county government. We encourage you to be creative, innovative, and interactive with your session idea.

WSAC Staff will review all proposals. Because we anticipate far more proposals than available sessions, not every proposal can be included in the conference agenda. 

For additional information or technical assistance with submitting this form, please contact us at info@wsac.org or call (360) 753-1886.

 

Please Review Carefully:

• Complete applications with clear descriptions are more likely to be accepted.
• Presentations are scheduled for November 18 and 19. 
• These are unpaid sessions. 
• All presenters must be in-person. 
• Presenters are responsible for their own travel costs. 
• Presenters attending the conference only on the day of their session may attend that day for free. Presenters attending multiple days should plan to register and pay as normal.
• Presentation rooms will be set-up in classroom style with a panel table, podium, projection, audio, microphone, and slide progressor. 
• If accepted, final presentation title, description, and speaker information will be due no later than October 2, 2026. 
• If accepted, final presentation slides must be received by November 10.

Session Contact

Draft Session Title:

Important Tips:

• Consider writing the title after identifying the workshop description/summary and learning objectives.
• Keep your proposed workshop title short (10 words or less).

Draft Session Description:

The session description provides an overview of what an attendee can expect to learn. Good descriptions raise interest and generate excitement about the session. To write an engaging session description, use 200 words or less. Remember, the best proposals are clear, concise, and easy to understand. 

Session Issue Area and Audience

This section is very important as it will allow WSAC Staff to strategically narrow down the topics to ensure a diverse and engaging conference agenda.

Session Learning Objectives:

A learning objective establishes what session attendees should be familiar with or able to do by the end of the session. Please prepare up to three (3) learning objectives.

Important Tips:

• A learning objective makes clear the intended learning outcome.
• Valuable learning objectives focus on the application and integration of the knowledge and skills attained.

You may propose a presentation in any of the following formats:

Traditional Model and Application Session (50 minutes)
Formal or informal presentations that include opportunities for audience participation.

Power Session (30 minutes)
Short, focused, specific interactive presentations that focus on modeling and application and need little introduction. 

Lightning Round Presentation (15 minutes)
Mini-sessions designed to connect individuals with shared interests and provide an interactive exchange or provide an update on a program or showcase a product ro service. 

Panel (50 minutes)
Designated moderator provided by you, facilitating a discussion among two or more panelists on a particular topic.

Final format will be determined based on space availability.