The professional association for organizational ombuds is seeking proposals for its seventh annual conference in Houston, Texas on April 15–18, 2012.  The IOA Conference Committee is accepting proposals from potential speakers through Friday, September 16, 2011.  Speakers need not be practicing ombuds; past plenary and concurrent sessions have featured attorneys, mediators, HR experts, researchers, organizational development specialists, and executives.

Submissions are being collected online at SurveyMonkey.  Questions and concerns may be directed to IOA staff at 908-359-0246 or info@ombudsassociation.org.