Session Guidelines

SUBMISSION PROPOSAL OPENS: OCTOBER 22, 2024

SUBMISSION PROPOSAL DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2025

Education Sessions will take place on March 23 - 25, 2025 in Arlington, VA. All presenters must be available at the scheduled session time during the live event.

The educational breakout sessions are 45 minutes in length and are listed by topic track. The tracks include but are not limited to Business, Drug Testing, International, Legal/Compliance, Tenant Screening, End User and Other. Sessions can focus on foundational information or advanced-level learning.

Additional Information

SUBMISSION PROPOSAL DEADLINE: January 10, 2025
Open to PBSA members and nonmembers
Submissions must be in English
Maximum of (5) proposals per presenter
No fees are required to submit a proposal
PBSA does not pay speaker fees or expenses
Speakers receive a 50% discount on registration
Non-industry speakers are welcome to attend their session at no cost
Your proposal must provide educational content and must not appear to be a sales or marketing pitch for a company, product, or service. A session that is not appropriate and/or educational will not be considered.

Our audience includes

Background screening industry professionals who represent consumer reporting agencies (background screeners)
Partners to the industry who may provide products or services used in the preparation of screening reports
End-Users (i.e. employers)

Please keep all audiences in mind and ensure nothing is presented that would advantage one member over another. We are especially interested in topics with global appeal.

The Education Resource Committee (ERC) Task Force will review all proposals based on:

Relevance to the audience
Experience/expertise of presenters/speakers
Definition and focus of the topic
Timeliness and importance of the topic
Overall quality of the program

Want to Present but need a topic?

PBSA is always eager to encourage member involvement and will offer support to anyone interested in presenting for the first time. If you are new to presenting and have any additional questions, please email education@thepbsa.org . If presenting isn’t your thing, but you know someone you think would be a great presenter, please let us know. We'll reach out.