Seminar Proposals

Guidelines for Submitting a Seminar Proposal for Tales of the Cocktail® 2025

Thank you for your interest in sharing your seminar topic idea for Tales of the Cocktail® 2025. Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is the global leader in spirits education and a platform to tackle issues facing the industry. The pillars of the Foundation are to Educate, Advance, and Support the hospitality industry through programs that benefit individuals and organizations in the community and to make a lasting impact in the communities that host our events.

The deadline to submit Seminar Proposals for Tales of the Cocktail® 2025 is November 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST. 

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2025 Seminar Proposal Period Dates & Deadlines

September 12, 2024 - TOTC2024 Seminar Proposal Period OPENS

November 21, 2024 11:59 PM CST - TOTC2025 Seminar Proposal Period CLOSES

February 2025 - TOTC2025 Seminar Proposal Phone Interviews

March 2025 - Accepted TOTC2025 Seminar Invitations Sent

April 2025 - Final TOTC2024 Seminar Titles, Descriptions, & Panelists Due

Date TBA - Tales of the Cocktail® 2025

Seminar Proposal How-To Video

Learn more about the seminar proposal period with past Culture Advisory Committee Co-Chair Claire Warner, along with Lynn House, previous Beyond the Bar Education Advisory Committee Co-Chair, and Laura Green, a previous member of the Beyond the Bar Advisory Committee.

For Spanish Closed Captioning: Click Settings – Subtitles – Spanish.

Translation via YouTube auto-translate, we apologize for any errors.

Elija configuraciones y elija subtítulos para español. Traducido automáticamente por YouTube. Disculpas por los errores.

Education Advisory Committee

Overseeing the integrity of Tales of the Cocktail®’s educational programming and serving a 3-year term, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Education Advisory Committee is sub-divided into four streams of education: Business, Culture, Beyond the Bar, and Futures. These committees work collectively to curate seminars that address the interests, needs, and goals of bartenders through these three lenses. at-Through proposals, three rounds of judging, interviews, and an execution phase, this committee members strive to provide educational programming at Tales of the Cocktail® that address the interests, challenges, and goals of the global hospitality industry.


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