2013 Steering Committee

Dr. Deborah Ballard-ReischKansas Health Foundation

Distinguished Chair in Strategic Communication

Wichita State University

Trisha GottInstructor of Leadership

StudiesKansas State University

Matthew LindseyPresidentKansas Independent

College Association & Fund

Sandra MarlatteInstructor of Social and

Behavioral SciencesOttawa University

Dr. April MasonProvostKansas State University

Rick McNaryAdvisorStop Hunger Now

Kelly NuckollsCenter for Civic

Leadership Student Coordinator

Fort Hays State University

Dr. Doug PennerFormer PresidentKansas Independent

College Association & Fund

Karen SiebertPublic Policy/Advocacy

AdvisorHarvesters-The

Community Food Network

Dr. Jackie ViettiPresidentButler Community College

Supporting Partners

Kansas Board of Regents

Kansas Independent College Association & Fund

INVITATION TO SUBMIT A CONCURRENT SESSION PROPOSAL

Submission Deadline: October 1, 2012

We invite your participation in the 8th Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, March 2-4, 2013 in Overland Park, Kansas. The summit will bring together individuals from across the globe to “Raise the Volume: Building Awareness, Advocacy and Action about Hunger” through the sharing of research, best practices, model programs. Through this call, we encourage submission of panel proposals, workshops, research posters, and visual & performing arts that emphasize the conference theme.

Specifically, five emphasis areas within the summit theme have been identified:

1) Developing campus initiatives2) Policy & activism3) Existing, successful academic-practice partnerships4) Community models: How can universities engage?5) Open emphasis: As the landscape of hunger globally and locally is constantly changing, this area allows for the submission of relevant proposals outside the above noted themes and emphasis areas.

SUMMIT OBJECTIVES

Consistent with the mission of Universities Fighting World Hunger, this summit will create a learning environment where intellectual discovery and social responsibility converge in pursuit of a sustainable world – a world that protects our natural environment and enhances human health and well-being for present and future generations. Specifically, in partnership with the UN World Food Programme, Universities Fighting World Hunger and this summit will serve as catalysts that advance the UFWH goal of mobilizing universities across the nation and around the globe to make fighting hunger a core value of higher education institutions worldwide with a mission to create an academic hunger model that is suitable for replication or adaptation by universities in the US and abroad.

CONFERENCE AUDIENCE

Conference attendees will include learners and educators from diverse constituencies: faculty, students, administrators, government officials, and representatives of community agencies and partners interested in eradicating hunger locally, nationally, and globally.

CONCURRENT SESSION GUIDELINES

A variety of proposal types are encouraged for the summit, including panel presentations, workshops, research posters, and fine and performing arts presentations. Concurrent sessions will be one hour and 30 minutes in length – anticipate approximately 15 minutes questions/dialogue at the end of presentations sessions.

Presentation proposals:Presentation proposals can be for individual papers / presentations or full panels, workshops, research posters, or fine or performing arts presentations. Conference organizers will group individual papers into panels.

Kansas Campus Compact103 Leadership Studies Bldg.Manhattan KS 66506Phone: 785.532.6896Fax: 785.532.6542www.k-state.edu/kscc/worldhunger

Submissions should contain the completed conference proposal form

1) For individual papers:a. a title

b. author contact information including: name(s), address(es), position(s)/title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (if appropriate), email address(es), contact phone number(s)

c. a 300 word summary/abstract describing the substance of the paper d. the conference theme emphasis area to which you are submitting

2) For panel proposals:

a. a title for the panelb. a 300 word summary of the substance of the panelc. a title for each individual presentationd. a 300 word abstract for each individual presentation outlining the contribution to the

panele. name(s), address(es), position(s)/title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (if appropriate), email

address(es), contact phone number(s) for presentersf. the conference theme emphasis area to which you are submitting

3) For workshops:

Workshops are one and 30 minutes in length (longer workshops may be accommodated based on their compelling contribution to the summit and as they fit into the time schedule). Workshops should result in a concrete product that participants take away with them. For example, an action plan, a project outline, a social media plan, etc

a. workshop titleb. proposed timeframec. target audience(s) including number of participants anticipatedd. objectives: what, specifically will participants get out of this workshop?e. a 300 word abstract of the content of the workshopf. presenter(s) - name(s), address(es), position(s)/title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (if

appropriate), email address(es), contact phone number(s)room arrangement request (theater, round tables)

g. indication of the theme /emphasis area to which you are submitting

4) For research posters:

Academic faculty and students are invited to submit 500 word abstracts outlining research results from their work on hunger. Abstracts should include: an introduction to the project, hypotheses/research questions, methods and a brief overview of results. If the project is not completed, but will be prior to the conference, an indication of data analysis procedures should be outlined.

Posters will be displayed throughout the summit and highlighted at the March 3 luncheon.

a. a title for the posterb. a 300 word summary of the substance of the posterc. author name(s), address(es), position(s)/title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (if appropriate),

email address(es), contact phone number(s)d. the conference theme emphasis area to which you are submitting

5) For visual, fine & performing arts submissions - Hunger has many faces. We are interested in proposals for photography, fine arts, and performing arts exhibits/presentations that offer insight into hunger issues.

It is our intention that this will be a juried event (as appropriate). We encourage the submission of photographs, video, slide shows, audio, poetry, short stories, etc. that are consistent with the conference theme and/or offer insights into hunger issues. Materials will be displayed and

performances scheduled throughout the summit and highlighted at the reception before dinner on March 3.

a. a title for the submissionb. the visual/fine arts medium submittedc. a photograph or description of the item, work or art, etc. submittedd. author name(s), address(es), position(s)/title(s), institutional affiliation(s) (if appropriate),

email address(es), contact phone number(s)e. the conference theme emphasis area to which you are submitting

Process and Selection Information: A committee of faculty, students and community partners will review and select the proposals for presentation. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by email by December 15, 2012.

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL FORM Submission Deadlines: October 1, 2012

PRESENTATION TITLE (25 word limit):      

TARGET AUDIENCE (check all that apply): Faculty Students Campus Administrators Community Collaborators

SELECT THE CONFERENCE THEME EMPHASIS AREA TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING (Select only one):

Developing campus initiatives Policy & activism Existing, successful academic-practice partnerships Community models: How can universities engage? Open emphasis

SELECT DESIRED PRESENTATION TYPE (Select only one): Paper Panel Research poster Workshop Fine or performing arts submission

PRIMARY PRESENTER INFORMATION:Name:      Title/Position:      Institution/School:      Mailing Address:      Phone:       E-mail Address:      Special Accommodations:      

Please repeat the above information for each co-presenter

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL individuals who will be presenting at the Summit are expected to pay and register to participate in conference activities.

ABSTRACT (300 words maximum):

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SUMMIT ORGANIZERS WILL PROVIDE AN LCD PROJECTOR AND SCREEN WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ALL ROOMS. PRESENTERS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING THEIR OWN LAPTOP AND ANY MAC/PC ADAPTERS THEY MAY REQUIRE.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:Please submit all information online at www.k-state.edu/kscc/worldhunger.