Important Dates

12/1/2024 – Request for Proposal

1/31/2025 – Deadline to submit

2/10/2025 – Selection decision

2/14/2025 – Winners announced

Submit your proposal here

County Exclusive: Best Practices Workshop

Help shape the 2025 FAC conference experience! Florida’s counties are constantly finding new ways to do things better and developing best practices for the challenges facing county government.  This is your time to shine!  The Florida Association of Counties invites proposals from Florida counties (only) for a 90 minute workshop to be held during the 2025 FAC Annual Conference.  Workshops will be held on either the afternoon of June 24 or during the day of June 25. Teach what you have learned!  Show other counties how your solutions are saving time, money, improving government function and benefiting the lives of our citizens!

Workshop Scoring Rubric

Relevance: Proposals will be evaluated according to their applicability to all of Florida’s 67 counties; exploring critical and/or urgent needs, challenges, and opportunities in counties.

Clarity: Be sure to be clear in your sessions description and objectives.

Impact & Applicability: How will your session provide concrete takeaways, data, research or short/long-term practical application.

Uniqueness: Is your workshop unique in either subject matter or approach?

Audience experience:  Will your presenter(s) demonstrate a commitment to using best-practices during their session through interactivity, inspiration, technology, etc.

County Inclusion:  Proposals must be submitted by a Florida county and at least one of the presenters must be an employee of a Florida county.

 

 

Workshop Logistics

  1. All workshops are in person and will be 90 minutes long.
  2. Audience will be Florida county commissioner, administrators and other senior level county staff. Expected audience size is between 50-150.
  3. Each room will be equipped with a screen, projector, AV tech, riser, podium and table with three seats. Rooms are typically set in a classroom or theater layout.  Any additional equipment needed will need to be coordinated through FAC staff; any additional hard costs will be the responsibility of the county/presenter.

Submission Details

Click on the ‘form’ below to complete the application. 

Any additional documentation should be submitted as a .pdf in the form.  Additional documentation should not be more than 2 pages long.

Before accessing the form, please be prepared to complete the following answers:

Workshop Proposal Form

Florida Association of Counties Annual Conference

Thank you for your interest in hosting a workshop at the FAC Annual Conference. Please complete the form below to submit your proposal. All proposals must be received by midnight on January 31, 2025

Section 1: County Information

County Name:

Primary Contact Name:

Primary Contact Title:

Phone Direct Number:

Email Address:

Are you or one of your presenters a member of a FAC administered affiliate?

If so, which one?

Section 2: Workshop Details

Proposed Workshop Title:

Workshop Description:

(Provide a brief summary of the proposed workshop, including its relevance to counties, purpose and key takeaways)

Section 3: Presenter Information

Presenter(s) Name(s):

Presenter(s) Title(s) and Affiliation(s):

Brief Biographies:

(Include relevant experience and qualifications for each presenter.)

Has this presenter delivered similar workshops before?

 Yes

 No

If yes please provide details and if possible a link to presentation recording:

Section 4: Logistics and Support

Other Technology Needs (projector, screen, microphones and internet access will be provided)

Additional Support Required:

(Indicate any special requests, such as room setup or materials.)

Additional documentation:’

Attach any additional documentation (limit 2 pages in .pdf format) that may help in evaluating the workshop proposal.

Section 5: Submission Agreement

By submitting this form, I acknowledge that:

This is a proposal, and submission does not guarantee selection.

If selected, the presenters will be responsible for preparing workshop materials and adhering to FAC conference deadlines.

Signature:

[Enter name]

Date:

[Enter date]

Submit your proposal here!