Presenter and speaker guidelines
Share your knowledge and promote your work
2022 WORLD TRAILS CONFERENCE
Skiathos | Greece | 26-30 September 2022
Please review the guidelines below for delivering a presentation at the 8th World Trails Conference. We encourage diverse and creative submissions. An emphasis will be placed on short presentations (8min) and the focus will be on dialogue and discussion.
WELCOME – You are in the right place to make a difference for trails locally and globally
Thank you for considering being a presenting attendee at the 8th World Trails Conference. We cannot wait to welcome you and so many other trail professionals and enthusiasts to the beautiful island of Skiathos in Greece. We are working on a programme for our in-person experience that will be inspiring and a unique networking opportunity. You may also attend from your home country if you choose to join the event as a virtual participant.
These detailed guidelines aim to help you navigate your options as a presenter and will help make the conference a success and ensure that all the sessions flow with ease. We ask each presenter to carefully note the content of this document.
PRESENTERS FROM OVER 38 COUNTRIES
We have an incredible selection of presenters already pre-registered from around the world, representing over 38 different countries. Our aim is to make this a conference that makes a difference for trails around the world, by sharing our insights, knowledge and experiences while building valuable friendships as we network, converse and enjoy ourselves.
We have simultaneous translation of certain sessions into Korean, Japanese, Spanish and French. Please note translations will be dependent on the number of attendees registered for a certain language. We cannot guarantee all listed languages will be available if there are under 15 attendees requesting a language.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR GREAT SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS
We are looking for dynamic trail thought-leaders with experience to share their knowledge, insights and inspiration. Speakers and presenters who are confident, knowledgeable and have given deep thought to the topic they plan to present. We are looking for topics that genuinely take trail issues and opportunities into the future.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPEAKERS
Joining the World Trails Conference has multiple benefits for speakers:
- Share your valuable insights for addressing solutions linked to trails
- Engage in meaningful and impactful dialogue with colleagues from across the world
- Tell your trail organization’s story and share your unique trail insights – Presenter Sessions
- Showcase a new technology, tools, marketing ideas or case studies – Presenter Sessions
- Lead a conversation, panel dialogue or problem-solving session – Special Sessions
- Give a short inspiring or informational talk about your trail – Trails of the World Sessions
- Teach a skill or practical approaches to issues in a simple workshop – Workshops
- Network with inspiring fellow leaders, academics and practitioners from around the world
MOST SUITABLE TOPICS TO PRESENT ON
Suitable topics to present on will intersect with the thematic focus areas of the conference:
- Sustainability
- Trail building, planning and design
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Monitoring and maintenance
- Trail Assessments and accreditation
- Sports
- MTB and cycling trails
- Trail running and events
- Multi-use trails
- Nature
- Biodiversity and wildlife
- Nature connection and conservation
- Culture
- Pilgrimage routes, cultural routes
- Spirituality and experiences
- Technology:
- Maps and navigation
- Information apps and monitoring
- Digitizing trails
- Health
- Wellbeing, mental health
- Mainstreaming nature prescriptions
- Knowledge
- Research, insights from academia, working with trail data
- Cities
- Urban trails
- Mobility and green cities
- Finance
- Funding models, community solutions
- Memberships and fundraising
- Climate Change
- Off-sets, reducing carbon emissions
- Restoration projects
- New Trends
- New user demands and needs
- Emerging user groups
- Marketing:
- Build your trail narrative, social influencers, reach new markets
- Communities
- Volunteers, young trail ambassadors
- Inclusion, diversity, equity, education and outreach
- Media
- Storytelling, film, books and photography
- Peace
- Trails linked to peace and transboundary projects
- Tourism
- Destination marketing and tourism trails
- Trail readiness, guides and services
- Trails and Islands
- A special theme for the 2022 conference , inviting all island destinations to participate
- Workshops
- Trail assessments and monitoring, trail signage and planning
SESSIONS TYPES
We have three types of sessions during the conference:
- Presentation Sessions
These are focused on presentations that succinctly share key concepts and information. Each presentation is limited to 8-10min and should share no more than 3 key ideas.
- Special Sessions, Dialogues and Workshops
We all know that the most value in a conference is in the form of dialogues – so we have especially made space on the programme for Special Sessions, that allow for engagement, conversation and dialogue. These sessions are specifically focused on deepening the conversation and to develop specific outcomes from the conference that can form guidelines for international best practice in relation to trails. These sessions are moderated by World Trails Network’s International Task Teams (these are global teams of volunteers working towards common goals to strengthen trails internationally through publications, campaigns and projects). Bring your experience and expertise to these conversations and help shape the future of trails around the world.
- Trails of the World – Information & Promotional Session
This session takes place on the last day of the conference and is open to the public. These sessions are short promotional type presentations taking the Pecha Kucha format – which is 20 slides screened for 20 seconds each on automatic time change. These presentations were very popular at our Conference in Tottori, Japan and resulted in some very creative and impactful presentations in Santiago de Compostela. Guidelines on how to prepare for this type of presentation will be sent to those presenters whose proposals are accepted.
See further details below for each session type.
Please contact us at info@worldtrailsconference.org you have any questions or need further assistance.
PRESENTATION SESSIONS
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Please contact us at info@worldtrailsconference.org you have any questions or need further assistance.
SPECIAL SESSIONS, DIALOGUES AND WORKSHOPS
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Please contact us at info@worldtrailsconference.org you have any questions or need further assistance.
TRAILS OF THE WORLD – PROMOTIONAL & INFORMATION SESSION
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QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about the programme, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee via: info@worldtrailsconference.org