Becoming a workshop leader
The EPDC welcomes proposals from EMWA members for potential new workshops. A workshop leader must have experience of and actually work in the field of the topic for their workshop. Generally, a new workshop leader should have attended at least three EMWA workshops before they develop a workshop of their own.
Please use the Workshop Proposal Form when you submit new proposals. EMWA workshops are the intellectual property of the person who develops them. Note that you are not asked to assign them to EMWA.
Workshops should not be promotional. EMWA allows workshop leaders to have a company name and a logo on the first workshop slide, but does not allow promotional-type content in handouts (e.g. company URLs, images, brochures, pens).
The EPDC will review your workshop proposal, and if it is accepted you will be assigned an EPDC liaison/mentor who will help you develop the workshop according to EMWA format and standards, and coordinate its review and approval. A non EPDC person may be appointed as a mentor if more competence on the subject is needed than that within the committee. Your mentor will guide you through the process of submitting materials and information to Head Office and meeting deadlines.
Workshop leaders should decide in conjunction with the EPDC whether a new workshop is more suited to the advanced or foundation level. Advanced level workshops have fewer participants and therefore enable more intense and interactive sessions; a lower limit for number of participants may also be appropriate for some other workshops, at the discretion of the EPDC.