Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability

2012 Conference and Training

August 21-24, 2012
Boston, Massachusetts

Pre-Conference Workshops: August 21 & 22, 2012
Full Conference: August 22-24, 2012

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Plan to join us in Boston, Massachusetts for the 2012 LEAD Conference on August 21-24. Check back for updates on conference events and programming in early 2012!

Submit a Session Proposal

The LEAD network is accepting session and pre-conference session proposals for the 2012 LEAD conference.

Selected sessions will be on topics relevant to the mission and goals of the LEAD network and be of interest to ADA/504 Coordinators, Accessibility Managers, Arts Administrators and other cultural professionals. Sessions will be selected by and at the sole discretion of the LEAD Content Committee under the supervision of the Kennedy Center.

Conference Sessions

Conference sessions will be between 60 and 90 minutes in length. A list of previously offered sessions is included in the proposal form (see link below).

To submit a proposal:

Please fill out the proposal form and send it via email to access@kennedy-center.org. Proposals must be submitted to the Kennedy Center Accessibility Program by February 10, 2012. Sessions will be selected by the LEAD Content Committee, and notification of acceptance will be sent by March 5, 2012.

Please contact the Accessibility Program at access@kennedy-center.org to request proposal forms in alternate formats.

Pre-Conference Workshops

LEAD pre-conference workshops are extended, in-depth and interactive sessions that focus on a specific topic of interest to ADA/504 Coordinators, Accessibility Managers and Arts Administrators.

Pre-conference sessions may be between four and eight hours long. Accepted sessions will be advertised in the 2012 LEAD conference brochure and on the LEAD conference website. The Kennedy Center will set and collect fees and registrations for all pre-conference workshops. Pre-conference presenters will be compensated based upon the number of people who register for their session.

To submit a proposal:

Please fill out the proposal form and send it via email to access@kennedy-center.org. Proposals must be submitted to the Kennedy Center Accessibility Program by February 10, 2012. Four to eight proposals will be selected by the LEAD Content Committee, and notification of acceptance will be sent by March 5, 2012.

Please contact the Accessibility Program at access@kennedy-center.org to request proposal forms in alternate formats.

Contact Us

(202) 416-8727 (voice)
(202) 416-8728 (TTY)
(202) 416-8802 (fax)

access@kennedy-center.org