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Process to submit your proposal
The deadline for submitting your proposal is November 10, 2025, and the expected date to notify the status of your proposal is November 20, 2025.
Submit a short proposal using the electronic platform available at:
Be ready to include the following information:
- Track
- Modality (in-person)
- Name(s) of the presenter(s), up to three presenters
- Institution | Organization
- Department (if apply)
- Presenter(s): Faculty and Administrators please indicate your job title(s), and Student(s) your year of study (i.e. sophomore, senior, etc.) academic field at your institution
- Title of your presentation
- Language in which will be presented (Spanish or English)
- Indicate if you are interested in submitting an abstract for inclusion in the BPS Conference Proceedings
- General description of the project, including examples or evidence that shows success and the cost-effectiveness of the initiative; contribution to decision-making and improvement processes; usefulness and cost-effectiveness; and lessons learned.
- Description of the technology or technologies used (demonstrate not only how technologies were put in place, but also how effectively those technologies were to achieve performance goals).
- Explain how project results or accomplishments helped the institution or students.
- Discuss why this project should be considered a “best practice” and be replicated.
- Highlights on your proposed presentation and lessons learned.
- Brief bio of the presenter(s) – up to 100 words each.
Make sure to consider the above-mentioned evaluation criteria when writing your proposal. The allotted time for presentations, with up to three presenters, will be either 20 or 40 minutes and 10 minutes for participants’ questions. The allotted time will be determined and announced after the proposals are received.
Again, the deadline for submitting your proposal is November 10, 2025, and the expected date to notify the status of your proposal is November 20, 2025. If you have any issues submitting your proposal, please contact the HETS Office at (787) 250-1912 ext. 2373 or send an email to: info@hets.org.
Evaluation Criteria
The Evaluation Committee will evaluate projects based on the following criteria. Each area will be rated on a scale from 1 to 7 (1= non-satisfactory; 7 =outstanding), for a maximum of 56 points.
- Level of innovation.
- Meaningful use of technology – demonstrates not only how technologies were put in place, but also how effectively those technologies were to achieve performance goals in online or traditional environments.
- Demonstrated benefit to overall student success and institutional effectiveness.
- Contribution to decision-making and improvement processes.
- Usefulness and cost-effectiveness.
- Used specific examples, evidence, or indicators to demonstrate success or potential success.
- Quality of the proposal.
- Lessons learned or expected (in case it is a project proposal).
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee members are selected from HETS Member Institutions based on their expertise in the nominated tracks.