Proposal Review Process & Timeline
Review and Acceptance Process
Each workshop proposal will be reviewed by three Early Childhood Education professionals. All reviews are confidential. Criteria for acceptance will include, but is not limited to the following:
- Workshop timeliness and relevancy of content
- Educational value of content
- Workshop objectives and do the learner outcomes meet the objectives
- Is the proposal thorough and professional
- Presenter qualifications
- If the presenter is commercially vested in the product did he/she provide a clear understanding of how they will present their workshop without giving the audience a sales pitch
- Equal representation of presentations among the topic tracks
All proposal submitters will be notified of their presentation's status starting in late November 2022.
Proposal Submission and Notification Timeline
September 25, 2023 - Deadline to submit proposal (by 11:59pm PST)
October 31, 2023 - Reviews of proposals completed
December 8, 2023 - Accept and decline notifications will be sent to all presenters
December 22, 2023 - Notifications to all accepted proposals will be sent with date assignments (no times until January)
January 31, 2024 - Time assignments completed
March 13, 2024 - Presenter registration deadline
April 19-21, 2024 - CAAEYC Annual Conference and Expo - Pasadena, CA