Welcome to the 2016 Student Housing Conference & Exposition Call for Presentations!
Overview
The 2016 NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition will be held February 16-17 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago.
Individuals who believe they can contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront off campus student housing professionals are encouraged to submit a written proposal through our online platform by September 18, 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST.
While networking opportunities, the exposition, or even the destination city rank highly among motivating reasons for attending the NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition, education programming is the foundation of our conference. Therefore, we seek to design a robust and well-balanced education program that focuses on the topics that NAA members value and require in their day-to-day practices. Operations-focused issues continue to be the number one concern for this group of professionals.
NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition speakers selected from this process will receive a complimentary full conference registration ($575 value) to the 2016 NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition.
Instructions for Submitting
Note that the submission process and requirements changed during the 2015 planning cycle, so please read all instructions and examples carefully. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Be sure to include at least one speaker from an owner/manager company, as submission with suppliers only will not be considered. Using this online submission process, you will be asked to provide speaker contact and credentialing information. You will also need to gather and organize the following components:
Submission Evaluation and Selection
The NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition Education Advisory Board (SHC EAB) will review, evaluate and score submissions using the following criteria:
- Relevance to the student housing market
- Intelligent and clearly articulated submission materials with achievable learning objectives
- Presenter/Speaker qualifications
- Provides useful information that attendees can apply to daily work life
- Appropriate to an intermediate or advanced audience
Education Program Format
Education Sessions will take place on Tuesday, February 16 and Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Presenters/Panelists should plan to conduct a 60 minute presentation which should include audience engagement, with no more than three co-presenters/panelist.
Program Selection Timeline
Aug. 10, 2015
| Call for Presentations opens
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Sept. 18, 2015 |
Deadline for submitting proposals |
Sept. 21 - Oct. 5, 2015 |
NAA Student Housing Conference Education Advisory Board (SHC EAB) evaluates proposals and makes recommendations |
Oct. 26, 2015 |
Selection notifications sent to proposers |