Thanks for your interest in presenting at the second annual Civic Design conference—a global gathering of people interested in design in the public sector. It takes place virtually November 16-18, 2022. We look forward to learning about your ideas.
Civic Design 2022 Call for Proposals
How We Support You
If your idea is selected, we’ll pay you an honorarium (if permissible),
give you a free ticket to all three days of the conference, and provide subject matter and professional speaker coaching—so whether
you’re new to speaking, or a seasoned speaker, you’ll have the
benefit of ample support. Our goal is for you to feel ready and confident about your participation. Also, please note that we take our Code of Conduct quite seriously.
Our conference presentations are developed iteratively and collaboratively in the months ahead of the conference with fellow speakers and the curation team. As a presenter, you would commit
to working together with this group and participating in multiple preparation calls and practice sessions.
Developing Your Proposal
To support your proposal development:
- Read about last year’s conference and our curation process
- Attend the Everything You Need to Know about the Civic Design 2022 Call for Presentations Community Call on May 17 at 11am ET.
For inspiration:
- Read the 2021 session details to see examples of what worked well.
- Check out themes and insights from our 2022 Civic Design Community Survey.
- See case studies and resources in the Civic Design Library.
2022 Conference Themes
- Theme 1—The Decade Cycle: 10 years back, 10 years forward
- Theme 2—Power Structures: Shifting how and by whom design gets done
- Theme 3—Balancing Time Horizons: Shifting entrenched systems while chipping away at near-term change
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 11:59pm ET
- Accepted speaker notification: late June 2022
- Speaker kickoff: July 2022
- Speaker prep sessions: September – November 2022
How We Curate
Civic Design Curators Ariel Kennan, Kara Kane, and Sarah Brooks start with an “identity-hidden” review meaning no names, organizational affiliations, or geographies are visible to the curators. As they evaluate each submission, curators are determining if the proposal will resonate with our audience (based on the community survey), have replicable takeaways, and express a unique point of view. With the finalists in hand, curators then set to work crafting a narrative across the three days of the conference and ensuring a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds.
Any questions? Contact civicdesign@rosenfeldmedia.com
In the form below, required fields are marked by an asterisk—and the more information you provide, the better. You may submit more than one presentation proposal.
If you’d like to work on your submission outside of the form, please download this text file.
Civic Design Curators Ariel Kennan, Kara Kane, and Sarah Brooks start with an “identity-hidden” review meaning no names, organizational affiliations, or geographies are visible to the curators. As they evaluate each submission, curators are determining if the proposal will resonate with our audience (based on the community survey), have replicable takeaways, and express a unique point of view. With the finalists in hand, curators then set to work crafting a narrative across the three days of the conference and ensuring a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds.
Any questions? Contact civicdesign@rosenfeldmedia.com
In the form below, required fields are marked by an asterisk—and the more information you provide, the better. You may submit more than one presentation proposal.
If you’d like to work on your submission outside of the form, please download this text file.
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Speaker Diversity and Inclusion
We seek to include speakers with a broad range of identities, perspectives, and experiences. We use this data to analyze the diversity of our proposers and speakers. We may publicly share aggregate data—with no personally-identifying information— about the diversity of our speakers. We do not share the identifiable information with other organizations or sponsors. If you have feedback or questions contact civicdesign@rosenfeldmedia.com
We seek to include speakers with a broad range of identities, perspectives, and experiences. We use this data to analyze the diversity of our proposers and speakers. We may publicly share aggregate data—with no personally-identifying information— about the diversity of our speakers. We do not share the identifiable information with other organizations or sponsors. If you have feedback or questions contact civicdesign@rosenfeldmedia.com
Data Definitions
Our speakers include people from around the world. We have utilized and linked to a few different taxonomies to build an inclusive set of definitions. Please get in touch with any suggestions.
Race/Ethnicity
Central Asian
People having origins in any of the original peoples of Central Asia and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source
East Asian
People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source
South Asian
People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Indian subcontinent and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source
Southeast Asian
People having origins in any of the original peoples of Southeast Asia and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source
West Asian or North African or Middle Eastern
People having origins in West Asia and North Africa including Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen. Also referred to as WANA or MENA.
Black or African or African American
People having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Source
Hispanic or Latinx or Latin American
People having origins in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin. Source
Pacific Islander or Melenesian or Micronesian or Polynesian
People having origins in any of the original peoples of Fiji, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, or other Pacific Islands. Source
Indigenous
Peoples and nations that have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, and consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories, or parts of them. Examples include American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, First Nations, Metis, Inuk, and Aborigional. Source
White or European
People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe. Source
Two or more races or ethnicities
People having more than one strong racial, ethnic, or cultural identity or ancestry. Source
Gender Identity
Gender identity
One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth. Source
Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation
An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Source
Our speakers include people from around the world. We have utilized and linked to a few different taxonomies to build an inclusive set of definitions. Please get in touch with any suggestions.
Race/Ethnicity
| Central Asian | People having origins in any of the original peoples of Central Asia and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source |
| East Asian | People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source |
| South Asian | People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Indian subcontinent and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source |
| Southeast Asian | People having origins in any of the original peoples of Southeast Asia and who identify with the cultural traditions and practices of that region. Source |
| West Asian or North African or Middle Eastern | People having origins in West Asia and North Africa including Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen. Also referred to as WANA or MENA. |
| Black or African or African American | People having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Source |
| Hispanic or Latinx or Latin American | People having origins in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin. Source |
| Pacific Islander or Melenesian or Micronesian or Polynesian | People having origins in any of the original peoples of Fiji, Guam, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, or other Pacific Islands. Source |
| Indigenous | Peoples and nations that have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, and consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories, or parts of them. Examples include American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, First Nations, Metis, Inuk, and Aborigional. Source |
| White or European | People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe. Source |
| Two or more races or ethnicities | People having more than one strong racial, ethnic, or cultural identity or ancestry. Source |
Gender Identity
| Gender identity | One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth. Source |
Sexual Orientation
| Sexual orientation | An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Source |
