Call For Presentations
LeadingAge New York invites you to submit your proposal(s) for engaging topical educational sessions that are relevant to the continuum of aging services settings. In person and virtual conferences, seminars, and summits will be held throughout the year to provide information, education and training to long term care professionals working in nursing homes, assisted living and adult homes, CCRCs, supportive and independent housing, adult day health care, as well as home and community-based services.
The LeadingAge New York Annual Conference & Exposition will be held in-person May 23 - 25, 2022. We convene hundreds of CEOs, administrators, executive team members and their staff for this unparalleled opportunity to learn, network and grow. This is your chance to share innovative and effective models, best practices, cutting edge research, late breaking updates and critical information, providing your colleagues and/or clients with new approaches and solutions to address the issues currently confronting them.
Other conferences include:
- Housing Professionals Conference - virtual webinar series to be held in March 2022
- Financial Professionals Conference and Exposition – virtual or in person sessions to be held in early September 2022
- Recreation & Activity Professionals Conference - virtual webinar series to be held over several days in October 2022
- Nursing & Social Work Professionals Conference and Exposition – in person or virtual conference to be held in November 2022
Selection process
Conference programs are designed to accommodate a variety of learning formats including traditional instruction, case studies, panel discussions, facilitated networking, and innovative approaches. Sessions featuring LeadingAge NY members or highlighting their innovative practices are of particular value. Selling, promoting, or pitching any specific product or service is prohibited. For a list of suggested presentation topics, click here.
Proposals will be evaluated based on:
- Relevance to service providers across the levels of long term care
- Overall quality of content
- Timeliness of subject matter
- Qualifications, expertise and experience of the featured speaker(s) or panel
- Potential for interaction between the presenter and attendees, or among attendees
Proposal submission
For all programs, please complete the online proposal form.
Session proposals for the Annual Conference & Exposition must be received no later than December 15, 2021. Applicants will be notified by March 1, 2022 if their submission has been selected. All other submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants will be notified 10 weeks prior to the program if their submission has been selected. Submissions must meet all guidelines. Incomplete submissions will not be considered for review.
Presentations made to LeadingAge New York members are considered contributions to the profession and all related expenses (such as honoraria, travel, and program development) are the responsibility of the presenter(s).
Questions?
- Education programs: Kathy Gormley, 518.867.8385, ext. 114, kgormley@leadingageny.org
- RFP submission: Cathy Bongermino, 518.867.8383, ext. 100, cbongermino@leadingageny.org