If you have been selected as a facilitator or assistant facilitator for a interactive technical session, please download the Facilitator Guidance Packet.

Facilitator Info Session

WEF Staff will be providing guidance for facilitators on how to prepare for your WEFTEC session, during a one-hour zoom training session. Training will be held via zoom on Monday, July 10^th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please make sure to register and reserve the time on your calendar.

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Unlike moderators, facilitators are only assigned to interactive sessions. For more information on interactive sessions, please download our Interactive Session Guidance.

Interactive Session Training

For the facilitators and speakers taking on the challenge of having interactive sessions, this training will prepare you for what to expect during your session at WEFTEC. During this training, WEF Staff will go over each interactive format, best practices on how to implement the activities in each format, and how to prepare for different challenges you may run into while working with attendees. Training will be held via zoom on Wednesday, September 6^th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please make sure to register and reserve the time on your calendar.

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FACILITATING/MODERATING TO BUILD CONNECTIONS

If you are facilitating a technical session during WEFTEC 2023, use this training session to learn how to prepare for your session, work with speakers, warm up the audience, keep the energy high, handle Q&A, and create strong openings and closings for your sessions. In addition, we will be covering best practices to keep your speakers on track and your audiences engaged from start to finish.

WEF’s goal is to encourage as much audience participation as we can in our technical sessions, especially during interactive sessions. As we look to attract more people to the industry, it is important for everyone feel welcomed and able to ask questions.

Facilitating/Moderating to Build Connections Recording

Presentation Slides

If you have been invited to speak during a technical session, please download the Author & Speaker Guidance Packet.

Speaker Info Session

Speakers invited to the WEFTEC program may choose to write technical papers for the conference proceedings. Training to help guide you through this process will be held via zoom on Thursday, June 1st from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please make sure to register and reserve the time on your calendar.

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If you have been selected as a moderator or assistant moderator for a traditional technical session, please download the Moderator Guidance Packet.

Moderator Info Session

WEF Staff will be providing guidance for moderators on how to prepare for your WEFTEC session, during a one-hour zoom training session. Training will be held via zoom on Monday, July 10^th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please make sure to register and reserve the time on your calendar.

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If you were unable to attend the Author and Speaker Info Session, please find the recording and presentation slides below. 

Info Session Recording

Presentation Slides

For follow-up questions, email speakers@wef.org. 

If you were unable to attend the Speaker Portal Orientation, please find the recording and presentation slides below. 

Orientation Recording

Presentation Slides

For follow-up questions, email speakers@wef.org. 

If you were unable to attend the Workshop Info Session, please find the recording and presentation slides below. 

Info Session Recording

Presentation Slides

For follow-up questions, email speakers@wef.org. 

If you have been selected to participate in a WEFTEC workshop as a speaker, facilitator, chair or vice chair, please download the Workshop Guidance Packet.

Workshop Info Session

Workshops require a large amount of preparation before arriving on-site at WEFTEC. If you are a workshop participant (chairs, vice chairs and speakers) training will be held via zoom on Tuesday, June 6^th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Please make sure to register and reserve the time on your calendar. 

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Each workshop provides a workbook for all of the workshop’s attendees. Speakers and chairs will need to work on developing their workshop’s workbook together. For guidance on how to prepare your workbook, please download our Workbook Guidance Document.

All finalized workbooks are due to WEF Staff by July 26th.