ILYM Workshop Proposal

Sessions Theme: Living Our Faith

The theme, Living Our Faith, focuses on the ways in which Friends are actively living out Quaker testimonies.

Workshops that support this theme are being sought for 2026 ILYM Annual Sessions. All-ages or multi-ages workshops are of great interest. Proposals for additional topics will also be considered. Annual Sessions will be held Wednesday, June 17 through Sunday, June 21, 2026. Workshops will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 3:15-4:30 p.m. Annual Sessions is held on the Illinois Yearly Meeting campus in McNabb.

The workshop proposal form should be submitted by Monday, April 20.

Title of Workshop

Under 110 characters

Name and Affiliation of Workshop Leader(s)

ILYM monthly meeting or organization

Description*

Under 90 words. What is the format? Why should people attend?0/90

Preferred day(s) workshop will be presented:

ThursdayFridaySaturday

If offering only once, please indicate your preferred presentation days. Rank by number only the days you would be willing to present (ex: Fri 1; Thu 2):

If offered multiple days:

Continuous (offering after the first is a continuation of the first)Independent (offerings are different, the first offering is not needed to attend the next offering)Repeating (all offerings will be the same)

Notes for Those Attending

All Ages/intergenerational? Recommended minimum age? Only a specific affinity group (race, gender, sexuality)? Do participants need to bring anything with them? Is there a limit on the number of participants? Etc.

Equipment and Logistical Needs

Are tables, AV equipment, flipchart, electricity, an indoor location or any other equipment needed for this workshop? Note: there are very limited meeting spaces with electricity as well as indoor spaces, you may need an alternative plan if one of the few spaces with electricity or indoors is not available—usually there are more requests for electricity than can be accommodated).

Hybrid offering

The ILYM campus currently set up for only one hybrid workshop. If offering multiple days, it is likely that only one of your sessions would be hybrid.
The workshop facilitator needs to be accompanied by an in-person Zoom assistant, who serves as the host of the Zoom component and helps coordinate participation of virtual attendees.

Would you be interested in presenting this workshop in a hybrid format (some attenders in-person and other virtually via Zoom?

YesNo

Would you be providing a Zoom assistant or should ILYM find one for you?

I will provide a Zoom assistantILYM should find a Zoom assistant

Anything else we need to know?

Contact information for (primary) workshop leader

Name*

First NameLast Name

Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Email*

example@example.com

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