Seminar RFP Maine Fishermen's Forum 2025
About the event
About the application
We are no longer accepting proposals for the 2025 seminars.
The Maine Fishermen's Forum is accepting proposals through November 30th for educational seminars held over the three days of the Forum taking place at the Samoset Resort from February 27 - March 1, 2025.
We welcome proposals that:
• Address new or hot issues facing the wild harvest fishing or aquaculture industry
• Promote information sharing among industry, scientists and managers
• Promote audience engagement and interaction
• Bring contrasting perspectives and encourage respectful dialogue among participants
• Strengthen networks and collaboration
• Provide replicable models for success.
The deadline for proposals is November 30th. Proposals will be vetted by our board of directors and all submitters will be notified of placement or rejection, by December 20, 2024.
Association Meetings at the Forum
If you wish to apply for space for an association meeting, or to use meeting space for any reason, please use this application. Meetings will be placed on a space available basis, with priority given to educational seminars.
Travel Requests
Travel may be supported in exceptional circumstances only. Please contact executive director, Kathleen Gilbert at forum@mainefishermensforum.org ifyou wish to request travel funds.
Terms & Conditions
All applications must identify a primary contact person for the seminar submission, and it will be that person's responsibility to use this platform to revise the detailed description for the program as necessary, as well as update all presenter names and contact information before February 1, 2025.
Updates to the printed program cannot be made after February 1, 2025.
Final decisions on seminars, meetings, and scheduling are at the sole disretion of the Maine Fishermen's Forum board of directors.
Questions on the application
User information
- First name
- Last name
Additional information
- Descriptive Seminar Title
- Primary Contact (First and Last Name) for this proposal.
- Primary Contact Organization
- Primary Contact Street Address
- Primary Contact City, State
- Primary Contact Zip Code
- Primary Contact Phone
- Primary Contact email address
- Seminar Moderator (Name, Title, Organization, Email)
- Panelist One (presenter name, title, organization or affiliation, email) Please enter with commas between.
- Panelist Number 2 (presenter name, title, organization or affiliation, email) Please enter with commas between.
- Panelist number 3 (presenter name, title, organization or affiliation, email) Please enter with commas between.
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- Panelist Number 7 (presenter name, title, organization or affiliation, email) Please enter with commas between.
- Panelist Number 8 (presenter name, title, organization or affiliation, email) Please enter with commas between.
- Preferred Seminar Day
- A/V Requests and setup requests
- Seminar Description. 250 words or less
- Additional info or special requests
- Maine Fishermen's Forum Host Director
- Seminar Host Confirm that you reviewed this seminar and all info is ready for publication
