General Information:
In our continuing effort to provide the best training and events possible to our members and event attendees, the ACFE invites experienced anti-fraud professionals to provide speaking proposals for future ACFE conferences, events and webinars.

In an effort to facilitate this process we are again soliciting proposals from our membership and fellow professionals through an online form. Please read these pages carefully as they contain all of the information you will need to make an informed decision as to whether you want to submit a topic for consideration.

There are three steps to submit a presentation:

• Provide Information about your proposal, including title, abstract, personal data and contact information.
• Confirm that your contact information is correct and check the proposal for spelling and clarity.
• Submit your information to the ACFE for consideration.

Once received, your proposal will be reviewed by the ACFE. The selection process follows a rigorous review and evaluation. Many more proposals are submitted than can be selected, and it is important that you include all required and relevant information to be properly and fairly considered. If selected, you will be contacted directly by the ACFE.

Events and Date:
The following are the dates, locations and proposal closing dates for our upcoming 2009-2010 events. It is important to note that proposals submitted for one event can also be considered for another conference or webinar at the discretion of the ACFE and approval of the speaker.

ACFE Pacific Rim Fraud Conference: November 15-17, 2009
Submissions Close: July 31, 2009
Speaker Notification: September 1, 2009

ACFE European Fraud Conference: April 2010
Submissions Close: December 1, 2009
Speaker Notification: January 1, 2010

15th Annual ACFE Canadian Fraud Conference: May 2010
Vancouver, B.C.
Submissions Close: December 1, 2009
Speaker Notification: January 1, 2010

21st Annual ACFE Fraud Conference and Exhibition: July 2010
Washington, D.C.
Submissions Close: January 1, 2010
Speaker Notification: February 1, 2010

Each conference session is 80 minutes in length; webinars are 100 minutes in length.

Shortly after you have submitted a proposal, you will receive an e-mail notification with a copy of your proposal confirming receipt by the ACFE.

If selected for one of our events, you will be contacted by the ACFE by the notification date listed above. Please do not e-mail or call to verify that we have received your proposal or to check on its status; you will be notified in due course. If you feel you must contact the ACFE (e.g. to report a change in contact information) use e-mail only and send your message to: speakerproposal@acfe.com.

Selection Criteria:
For full consideration, the proposed session must clearly apply to the identified target audience and be delivered by a speaker with substantial topic knowledge (Subject Matter Expert) and experience facilitating a learning environment and/or speaking to large groups.

Proposals are evaluated using the following criteria:

• Content that is current, practical and cutting edge or innovative as it relates to the anti-fraud profession.
• Programs and best-practices that demonstrate measurable impact and results in the fight against fraud.
• Global issues addressing interests of the international community and multinational organizations.
• Clear, specific and informative content that is directly linked to the learning objectives.
• Application-focused learning objectives that can realistically be met in the time allotted.
• Completeness, accuracy and clarity of the proposal.

Due to the short sessions and the economics of travel, coordination, etc., the ACFE rarely entertains proposals for panels or more than one speaker.

Thank you, and let us know if there is anything we can do to make this process easier. Email: speakerproposal@acfe.com.

Speaker Guidelines and Agreement:
The ACFE requires all speakers who have had their proposals accepted for presentation at one of our events to review, sign and return a Speaker Guidelines document. Sample Speaker Guidelines from the Annual Conference are available for you to review.

Please take some time to review these guidelines. Once you have reviewed these guidelines, click here to proceed to the ACFE speaker submission form.