Are you interested in speaking at the Farwest Show?

Speaker Guidelines

Topic Categories Include (but are not limited to)

  • Pesticide application and integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Wholesale grower-focused information
  • Marketing, merchandising, retail, and business tactics
  • Landscape design and architecture ideas
  • Mechanization, technology, and innovation
  • Horticulture and plants
  • Climate change
  • Climate resilient plants
  • Practices that mitigate climate change

Timeline

Thanks for your interest in speaking at the Farwest Show.

November 2023: Speaker recruitment begins
February 12, 2024: Deadline for speaker submissions
April 2024: Speaker contracts due

Speaker Requirements

  • Session information must be factual, delivered to educate the audience, and refrain from selling any products or services.
  • Speakers agree to comply with all deadlines for session content, travel arrangements, and A/V requests set by the OAN.
  • Speakers authorize the OAN to use their name, likeness (photo, video, etc.), and background information in marketing materials to promote the Farwest Show and its education program.
  • Presentations and session content must not violate the proprietary rights of others, including trademarks, privacy, or copyrights.

Selection Process

There are two types of sessions offered at the Farwest Show: One-hour seminars hosted in the room tracts and 30-minute sessions at the Solution Center stage on the tradeshow floor.

All presenters and topics submitted are reviewed by the OAN’s education committee before approval. Sessions will be selected based on their timeliness, ingenuity, and relevance to the green industry. Our goal is to create a balanced education program to inspire and educate leaders in the green industry today and in the future.

Are you interested in speaking at Farwest?

Thanks for your interest in speaking at the Farwest Show. We are no longer accepting speaker submissions for 2024.

Submissions received by February 12, 2024 will be considered for the 2024 show. Submissions received after that will be considered for future shows.

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