Call for Papers / Workshops / PD Sessions
Submission deadline extended to February 28, 2021
Notifications will be sent out by mid April 2021
SAVE International will once again be hosting a Virtual Value Summit June 5-9, 2021. We invite all interested parties to submit a paper for presentation, a pre- and/or post-Summit workshop and/or a 1-2 hour Interactive Professional Development Session at the 2021 Virtual Value Summit.
Here is your chance to share your innovative approaches, new technology advances, lessons learned and value enhancements to your peers and professionals in the value industry as well as helping SAVE to support the professional development initiative for certification through our core competencies.
We are looking for topics that support our mission of improving value to a project, product or process. Examples might include:
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New technology to improve value
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How is emerging technology affecting VM?
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Business process improvements
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Value in transportation
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Value enhancement tools that support value management
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Value improvement approaches in manufacturing
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VM improvement approaches and process improvements
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Improving value in government
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VM and systems engineering
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Enhancing core competencies
Papers must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time, February 28, 2021. All papers and presentations will be reviewed by the Paper Review Committee and changes may be requested. Early completions and submissions are greatly appreciated. Submissions will only be accepted through the SAVE 2021 Virtual Value Summit Paper Submission Site.
Click HERE to download a copy of the Paper Submission Guidelines.
Calling All Instructors
SAVE is now organizing the training program for the 2021 Virtual Value Summit. Our training sessions, to be held prior to or after the Summit, will be geared to the needs of our members and other attendees interested in value-related education. This includes possible SAVE approved Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 (VMF 1) and Value Methodology Fundamentals 2 (VMF 2) courses. As an instructor, SAVE will compensate you for conducting a workshop.
Please note, proposals will only be accepted through the online submission portal. The submission deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 28, 2021.
Interactive Professional Development Sessions
SAVE is once again providing interactive professional development sessions during the 2021 Virtual Value Summit. The purpose is to provide our membership with hands on skills, training and additional experience in the core competencies. These interactive professional development sessions will be held as a track or tracks during the Summit. These sessions are to be 1-2 hours in duration and must address one of the Core Competencies.
These sessions are different from the pre- and post-Summit workshops and there is no instructor reimbursement associated with these sessions.
When submitting your proposal to provide an interactive professional development session, you must provide an outline for your session as well as a sample of the session material. Please provide a brief abstract of your interactive professional development session as well.
Please note, proposals will only be accepted through the online submission portal. The submission deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 15, 2020.