Step 1. Imagine yourself as chair of the planning committee for a two-day national conference for your preferred professional organization.
Step 2. Develop an original and relevant theme for your national conference related to the organization’s mission statement.
Step 3. Create a mind map or blueprint of your ideas. The conference idea should include the keynote speaker’s topic and all the topics to be covered in the breakout meeting sessions. Be sure to include a session on governance and policy, roundtable discussions, and individual speakers.
Step 4. Propose a topic to select appropriate speakers. Include the speakers’ names and a short biography containing credentials and experience under each main section heading.
Step 5. Cite and Reference Submit your mind map or blueprint of your ideas, including the following:
-Conference title
-Conference theme
-Keynote speaker topic
-Breakout session topics
-Names and bios of presenters
Use APA format for the title and references pages. Use APA in-text citations.
