Speaker Information Home

Welcome to the Speaker Resource Page! This is your one-stop shop for all the information, dates, and guidelines you’ll need to get ready over the upcoming months for 2018 Realities360.

Here are some quick tips for getting started:

Due Dates

2018 Realities360 is taking place June 26 – 28 in San Jose, California. For speakers, here are some of the most important dates leading up to the event.

  • April 6: Email us your photo (if it’s not already on file) and review your session description and bio
  • April 25: Confirm your audio/visual needs
  • May 4: Co-presenters must have registered and paid for the event
  • May 30: Pre-conference materials are due
  • June 1: Deadline for booking hotel group rate
  • June 6: Concurrent and stage session materials are due

For more details about speaker due dates, visit the Due Dates page

Preparing Your Session

Before you start putting together your presentation, be sure to take a look at the Preparing for Your Session page for tips on the audience for Guild events, what kind of presentation people expect, how many people may attend your session, and more.

Session Materials

Whether you’re a first-time speaker or a seasoned professional, be sure to visit the Session Materials page for information on how sessions work at this event and tips on what we’ve seen resonate with our audiences.

Speaker Registration

If you’re the primary speaker for a session, you’re automatically given a full-conference registration and don’t need to do anything more. Your first co-presenter is given a substantially discounted registration rate, and all further co-presenters must register at the full-conference rate. For more details, including information on registering for pre-conference activities, review the Speaker Registration page.

Hotel Information

2018 Realities360 will be taking place at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. We are offering a special reduced group rate at this hotel. For more information about the group rate and the hotel location, visit the Hotel Information page.

Promoting Your Session

We strongly recommend promoting your session on social media to help build a larger audience for it. For tips and images you can use to do this, visit the Session Promotion page.

This site will answer the most common speaker questions, but if you need information you can’t find here, feel free to reach out to the program team by emailing programs@eLearningGuild.com.

We’re excited to have you as a speaker at 2018 Realities360 and are looking forward to seeing you in San Jose.