Convention Insider (Conventions.net)

I have been on a speaking run here in the first 5 months of 2009 and it looks like that trend may continue.  I sometimes submit myself as a speaker and other times I am asked by event planners to come and speak to their attendees.  As an event organizer myself I know how it is to get a large number of submissions of speaking ideas and proposals and to have to pour through them to make a decision on what speaker might best fit.

I recently received an announcement by for a call for speakers:

Event Technology Expo (ETE), the National Expo and Conference addressing all aspects of Technology for Tradeshows, Meetings/Conventions, and Special Events, has issued its call for speakers for the upcoming national event. The show will be returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, September 9-10, 2009, as a co-located event with HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings® National.

In order to get the instructions on submission you can go to their site.  The submissions are open until May 25, 2009.  If you are a person that is comfortable speaking in front of an audience, it might be a good idea to submit your own speaking proposal to an event that is in your genre or niche.  It is a good way to help build your own personal brand and get you in front of the people that could help you and your business.

Tags: ETE, Washington DC, Events, Trade Shows, Conventions