February 23-26, 2026 • Long Beach Convention Center • Long Beach, CA
Log into the website to access your Presenter Portal. Each listed presenter has their own portal where they can edit their contact information, provide their bio, upload their headshot, view their schedule, upload materials, access the presenter toolkit, and view session evaluations. During the call for proposals open period, proposals are submitted through the online Presenter Portal.
If a presenter does not remember creating a profile, there is a Forgot password feature on the login. If a presenter does not have a profile, they can create one through the login page.
The Presenter Portal is also linked on the website Dashboard when you first log into the website.
For deadlines and important dates, please see this page here.
Typical presenters at CCSA’s conference are individuals or groups of:
No. CCSA membership and/or exhibiting at the conference are not requirements for submitting a proposal to present.
Standard Breakouts are 60 minutes. Long Forum Breakouts are 75 minutes. Please select the format you’d like to be considered for during the CFP submission process.
Proposals will be reviewed by a committee made up of CCSA staff, advised by CCSA members when needed, with specific knowledge of the programming strands.
Reviewers are looking for proposals that meet the breakout session strands and topics expectations and are responsive to the criteria outlined in the CFP Guidelines. See “tips for presenters” page as well.
CCSA does not pay per diem, honoraria or expenses for breakout session speakers. Approved presenters are offered a discounted presenter registration rate when their presentation is accepted.
All presenters must be registered for the conference but are offered a discounted rate.
Discounted full conference registration:
| $500 Early Bird rate |
| $550 Standard rate |
Approved presenters can register at the discounted presenter rate by logging in with the email used on your presenter record. If you register prior to announcements and your proposal is accepted, we will honor the presenter rate and adjust your registration upon request; please email to make this change. For any registration questions, you can contact 800-280-6218.
Exhibitors: If you have not registered, please contact your Booth Manager to facilitate registration.
See Important deadlines and dates for Presenters.
Year over year, attendees are consistent in for asking for presenter’s materials and providing feedback when they do not. Please upload your slide deck, handouts, and materials two weeks prior to the conference to ensure attendees have time to review as they are preparing their conference experience.
Once you have provided your initial presentation, you can continue to upload additional or updated files or URLs. Attendees will have the ability to download session files through the online program search on the conference website prior to and post conference.
To upload materials: Log into Presenter Portal and click the "Upload Materials" tile. Follow the instructions there to upload your file(s) or provide URLs. Files must not exceed 3MB. For files larger than 3MB, we encourage you to save these to a shared online folder and share the URL with attendees. Please be sure your URL has the appropriate share permissions.
You can continue to upload or replace uploaded files at any time, even after the conference. We also encourage presenters to bring at least 75 hard copies of your session materials to your presentation.
Breakout rooms will typically be set with some classroom style seating (a narrow table with two chairs) and the rest theater (chairs), with a podium and head tables at the front, and a material table at the back.
CCSA provides the following audio-visual equipment for breakout session presentations:
Please note that the conference does not typically cover audio-visual fees beyond the standard set described above.
There is no dedicated internet in breakout rooms. Please be sure to download large files prior to arriving at the conference if you plan to share videos or large presentations during your session.
This 2026 Conference will feature a bookstore and a stage in the exhibit hall. If you plan to reference a book in your breakout session and would like attendees to be able to purchase it at the bookstore, please email conference@ccsa.org with your name and session title as well as the relevant book information by December 1st. Also, we plan to host a limited number of 15-min. author talks on the exhibit hall stage, followed by author signings in the bookstore. If you are a published book author and have interest in doing an author talk and book signing, please email conference@ccsa.org as soon as possible – we have a limited number of slots available.
To help you share the exciting news with your network, we’ve created a Marketing Toolkit filled with ready-to-use resources. The toolkit includes social media templates, email announcements, visual assets, and more to make it easy for you to promote your session and encourage others to join you.
By sharing information about your session, you can help spread the word about this incredible event and inspire others to participate in the conversation, shaping the future of education. Let’s make your session one to remember! Check out the toolkit and start sharing today. Together, we’ll ensure this year’s conference is our best yet! Access your toolkit in the Presenter Portal.
Please encourage your breakout session attendees to complete the survey for your breakout session in the CCSA Conference mobile app. These survey evaluations help us determine what content and which presenters we will feature in future events.
You will be able to review your evaluations within the Presenter Portal by March 5, 2026.
Participants must add your session to their schedule in mobile app before it ends to access the evaluation.
