Call for Presenters

Society of Health and Physical Educators - Michigan

Annual State Convention

November 12-13, 2026 | Lansing, MI

Call For Presentations – Program Proposal

We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2025 SHAPE Michigan. Convention programming is based primarily on this annual Call for Presentations, bringing practical and relevant information to HPERD  professionals and students. By featuring you and your peers as presenters, SHAPE Michigan provides convention attendees with the strongest forum for information exchange, problem solving, and networking.

Selection Criteria

Proposals received by the deadline will be forwarded to the Convention Manager and program planning committee. Your proposal will be evaluated on the following:

●     overall quality and innovation; 

●     significance and relevance to health, physical education, recreation, or dance education disciplines;

●     well-defined focus;

●     sound research/theoretical basis; and

●     practical applications of materials.

Call for Presenters forms are due September 1, 2026.  Notification of acceptance and a detailed confirmation letter with your arranged time will be mailed approximately September 1, 2025.

Program Scheduling & Length

Sessions are usually 1-hour (50-55 minutes) in length, but can be arranged for longer increments such as 2, 3 or 4 hours. Workshops and presentations over 1 hour MUST be pre-approved and confirmed by the Convention Manager.

Primary Contact Person

The person whose name is first listed on the proposal will serve as the lead contact for the program and information will be sent through that contact. Please do not list individuals as co-presenters unless you have a definite commitment that they will be able to appear on the program with you on any of the convention days. 

Note: Group presentations: It will be Primary contacts’ responsibility to inform other members of presentation details.

Program Description

Each proposal should be as specific as possible, especially in the title and description of your program.

The title should be concise (10 words or less) and descriptive of the program content.  The 50 to 100-word program description will be used in the final Convention program book (subject to editing).  This description provides the basis upon which attendees select their sessions. Explain what the audience will learn from your session, the focus of the session, what information can be implemented in their schools, etc.

Click the link - for the Form: CALL FOR PRESENTERS

Please email [email protected]  with any questions. Thanks!