Weekend for Rivers

Call for Proposals

At Weekend for Rivers, we want to know what inspires you about your river.

In 2012, we’re trying something new at Georgia River Network’s annual river celebration event.  Not only do we want you to attend – we want you to participate! This is your opportunity to share how you protect, enjoy or honor the rivers and streams closest to your heart.  And we want you to express it in any way you like, with a speech, photography, poetry, music, art…the possibilities are endless!  The only rule: no boring Power Points!

We welcome everybody to submit a proposal to put your ideas, stories and talents on display! Whether you’re interested in the natural or cultural history of our rivers, current political issues, water monitoring, paddling, or if a river or stream has just inspired or shaped you in a significant way, Weekend for Rivers is a positive, exciting, accepting atmosphere to let people know about your experiences. 

Weekend for Rivers will take place on March 31-April 1, 2012 at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, Georgia.  Presentations will take place on March 31^st. Your talk or performance should be between 6-18 minutes in length and the material you’re presenting should be accessible to a general audience—if you’re not sure if you’re getting too technical, imagine trying to explain your topic to the person sitting next to you on an airplane.  We’re modeling this portion of Weekend for Rivers after the popular TED Conferences, so take a look at some of those presentations for an idea of what we’re looking for: www.ted.com.

So, what are you waiting for? Let us know about those stories, songs, ideas and artwork!  To submit a proposal to present at Weekend for Rivers, please send a brief personal biography and no more than 500 word description of the presentation you plan to give.  Let us know how long you expect your presentation to take.  In addition, if there are visual images or music that goes along with your presentation, please feel free to send along images, video, music files—whatever is going to give us a better idea of the substance of your presentation.   And again, be creative! The sky’s the limit!

Registration costs will be discounted to $25 for the whole weekend for presenters.  The weekend includes Saturday presentations, a great party and a day-long on the Chattahoochee on Sunday> For more information on Weekend for Rivers, see the Save the Date below.

Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Proposals will be reviewed by a committee and those selected to present will be notified by January 15.

Submit all proposals to Jesslyn Shields at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

So put Weekend for Rivers on your calendar and look for registration to open mid-January, 2012!