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Choose and rank sessions on a submission form

Some events build their program first and then ask speakers to apply for the sessions they want to present in. On those submission forms, a question near the top of the session step lists the sessions you can choose from.

Rank your choices

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  1. Search by title or ID, or scroll the list of sessions you can choose.
  2. Select a session to read its details beside the list: its description, track, format, level, tags and anything else the organizers chose to show. Selecting another session replaces the details; your other answers stay as they are.
  3. Click Set as 1st choice. Depending on the form, you can also set a 2nd choice and a 3rd choice; those are optional.
  4. Carry on with the rest of the form. The Review step lists your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices with the rest of your answers, so you can check them before you submit.

Each session can hold only one rank. If you set a session that was your 1st choice as your 2nd, it moves rather than appearing twice. To clear a choice, click Remove next to it.

After you submit

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Your proposal appears under your submissions in the portal like any other. Your choices are saved with a draft, too, and are filled back in when you edit your submission.

Choosing a session does not make you one of its speakers. The organizers see who chose each session, and in what order, and add the speakers they select. Other speakers on that session don’t see your application.

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