Call for Proposals
Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world's largest educational association for professional pet-sitting businesses, has opened its Call for Speakers for the association’s 2020 conferences.
PSI is currently seeking speakers for:
- PSI’s Pet Sitter World Online, March 4: A one-day online conference for professional pet sitters and dog walkers
- PSI’s Pet Sitter World Annual Educational Conference, October 2-4, 2020: An in-person conference in St. Louis, MO
The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2019.
Specifically, PSI is looking for sessions that:
- are targeted to professional pet-sitting and dog-walking business owners and the specific challenges they face as small business owners within the pet-care industry.
- offer tangible, applicable tips that can be implemented by attendees for their pet-sitting businesses.
- include demonstrations, visual aids and/or specific examples and case studies, when applicable.
- are not a sales pitch. Authors and company representatives are encouraged to submit proposals, but the presentation cannot be a sales pitch for a specific book, DVD, business or program.
We are looking for presentations—targeted to our professional pet-sitting audience—for the following content categories:
- Marketing, Advertising, Business Strategy and Branding
- Animal Health, Wellness & Behavior
- Technology for the Pet-Sitting/Pet Industry
- Professionalism, Networking and Client Relations
- Day-to-Day Business Operations, Staffing and HR
- Top Issues in the Professional Pet-Sitting Industry
We welcome additional topic recommendations.
Please note: This form is for speakers to complete and submit proposals. The form should not be used to share speaker suggestions.
When submitting your proposal, please note:
- Print/save a copy of your submission for future reference.
- If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation within 3 business days, please re-submit or follow up with PSI (beth@petsit.com).
How Will You Know if You Are Selected?
- Selected speakers will be contacted no later than December 31, 2019.
- A presenter’s agreement outlining the date, time, and place of the presentation, the agreement terms, the deadlines for session descriptions, audiovisual requirements and presentation material submissions will be provided upon selection.
- If you are not selected for 2020, you will receive notification by January 31, 2020.
Please note: PSI receives a large number of presentation proposals and can only select a small number of speakers each year. Due to limited speaker slots, we receive many excellent proposals each year that simply cannot be accommodated in the conference
