Call for Education Session Proposals

GBTA Conference 2021 - Wiesbaden in Partnership with VDR | 13-15 October

13-15 October, 2021 | Wiesbaden, Germany
Submission Portal Opens: 25 January 2021
Submission Portal Closes: Extended to 8 March 2021

Planning Starts NOW!

GBTA is seeking industry professionals to contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront the European travel industry. Our highest-rated presenters have challenged conventional wisdom and have been willing to share real “lessons learned.”

GBTA Conference 2021 - Wiesbaden in Partnership with VDR attendees include corporate travel managers, travel buyers, consultants and industry suppliers from the airline, hotel, car, card, agency, and travel technology communities. Please note the audience also consists of travel buyers and suppliers new to the travel industry (0-3 years), mid-career managers/directors (4-10 years) and seasoned, strategic industry professionals (11+ years).

IMPORTANT DETAILS AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Proposals must be submitted via the online Attendee Interactive platform.
• Sessions will be scheduled between 13-15 October, 2021 Please do not submit a proposal unless you will be able to appear on any of the days.
• Sessions MUST be industry neutral and may NOT be sales pitches for products or services. Content perceived as commercial, which includes examples of client tools are NOT acceptable.
• GBTA requests permission to rebroadcast speaker image, printed materials, and/or voice and video recording(s) in connection with the GBTA Conference 2021 - Wiesbaden in Partnership with VDR and on-demand gallery. Speakers maintain presentation content copyrights.
• Presenters MUST use the approved GBTA template when submitting their final PPT.
• All accepted presentations must adhere to the established GBTA Conference 2021 - Wiesbaden in Partnership with VDR deadlines.
• Presenting at a session will earn you 3 GTP® Recertification credits.
• All presenters must register for GBTA Conference 2021 - To GBTA Conference 2021 - Wiesbaden in Partnership with VDR. Registration instructions and discounted fees will be communicated to accepted presenters.
• Accepted speakers, co-speakers, presenters, moderators, panelists are responsible for ALL related expenses including; travel, lodging and meals etc. GBTA Europe is NOT responsible for any speaker expenses.
• GBTA Europe will NOT pay any speaker fees for any presenters, nor will GBTA Europe promote any particular company for providing a session or presenter.
• GBTA Europe reserves the right to edit presentation titles, descriptions, length and content.
• The lead speaker, moderator or session designer is responsible for communicating all GBTA Europe event information with co-speakers or panelists. This includes session time, expectations, AV requirements, room locations, arrival times, deadlines etc.