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Call for 2025 Seminar Submissions

Tiffany Soles
Tiffany Soles
August 27, 2024
call for 2025 speakers

The United States Bartenders' Guild (USBG) is seeking Presenters to share best practices, ideas, and innovations that will benefit attendees from the bar, beverage, and hospitality industries during the 2025 Bar Summit. The educational seminars offered during USBG Conferences remain one of the top reasons our members attend each year.  

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

The 2025 USBG Bar Summit will take place May 18-21, 2025 in Atlanta, GA. Seminar submissions are being accepted for the following categories:

  • Advanced Bartending & Techniques
  • Leadership (General and Chapter Operations)
  • Other – (General Professional Development, Health & Wellness, Social Responsibility, etc.)

Presenter Benefits:

  • Speaker Honorariums of $150 - $600 per seminar are based on experience and need. Requests exceeding $600 will need to acquire sponsorship before the seminar can be confirmed.
  • The USBG will provide one (1) night at the host hotel if needed. Travel expenses may also be covered. The USBG will confirm the approved reimbursement amount (not to exceed $500 per seminar) once seminar has been selected.
  • Complimentary Conference Pass

What is Needed for a Seminar Submission?
To ensure you are ready to submit, please have a brief synopsis of your seminar/workshop/topic, a detailed draft of your presentation, know your audio-visual needs, and estimated cost/fees for reimbursement (if applicable). Each speaker will have up to one hour to present their topic, including Q&A.

  • Presenter Contact information
  • Seminar Title
  • Brief synopsis of your seminar
  • Detailed draft of main speaking points and key takeaways or presentation slide deck
  • Brief Presenter Bio
  • Presenter Headshot
  • Presenter Social Media Handle

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***Please note that any seminars that include a tasting component MUST be sponsored (At least a Gemstone Level Sponsor + $1500 per seminar add-on). For more information about sponsorships, please click here to schedule a call with Sheila Rosario, Director of Development.

Submissions are requested by Friday, November 1, 2024.

You will be contacted after January 6, 2025, to let you know if your submission has been accepted and to confirm that you are still available to present over the conference dates.

Do you want to sponsor a seminar, but don't have a topic to present? Please contact Sheila Rosario at srosario@usbg.org, or click here to schedule a call to discuss this option further.

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