Opportunities

The premier learning, networking and professional development event for the field of afterschool! Join over 2,000 afterschool professionals for engaging keynote speakers, over 170 workshops, and 100+ exhibitors. Grow professionally, encourage advocacy, and strengthen your program!

Calling all presenters! We're looking for afterschool and out-of-school time professionals to present at NAA17. Our call for proposals will be open September 1 – October 17, 2016. Share what you or your organization does best and can be shared to help improve the work done by other in the afterschool community.

We seek the best afterschool programming, leadership development, staff management, fundraising, partnership building, innovation, and any other innovations or relevant topics to highlight on a national stage.

Join us for an informational webinar about the proposal process on September 7 at 1:00pm EDT/10am PDT. We'll also post a recording of the webinar here by September 8.

Check back by September 1 for our proposal template. In the meantime, brainstorm your presentation ideas and identify any co-presenters.

Key Dates for Presenters
Call for Proposals (CFP) Opens: September 1, 2016
CFP Webinar/Q&A: September 7, 2016, 1:00pm EDT - Register
ALL PROPOSALS DUE: October 17, 2016
Notification of Acceptance: December 2, 2016
Confirmation Deadline: December 16, 2016
Notification of Presentation Time: January 6, 2017
Registration Deadline: February 3, 2017 (all presenters must register)
Presenter Prep Webinar #1: February 1, 2017, 1:00 PM EST (tentative)
Presenter Prep Webinar #2: March 1, 2017, 1:00 PM EST (tentative)

Workshops are at the heart of the convention and provide more than 11.5 hours of professional development. Workshops are offered in varied formats designed to appeal to diverse learning styles.

Our goal is to provide a fun, engaging and comprehensive professional development convention that meets the diverse needs of afterschool professionals. We're most interested in sessions that include hands-on activities and practical training that engages participants.

Learn more about our proposal guidelines.

Many of our presenters do not have experience in public speaking, but have spent years in afterschool and out-of-school time programs and are experts on engaging students, developing partnerships, planning activities in the rain, retaining staff, developing leaders, preventing bullying, and a lot more. Convention is your opportunity to share what you do well, connect with peers, and advance the field.

Questions?
Contact Presentation Managers Erin Leonard and Jill Poppe at Presenters@naaweb.org.