Request For Conference Proposals

NACCRRA invites proposals for presentations at its 2009 National Policy Symposium. The Symposium offers a forum for policy analysis and discussion, high-quality training, peer networking, and resources dissemination for 600 to 700 attendees from across the country. Attendees typically include state and local Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) leaders and staff; local, state, and federal policy-makers and staff; researchers; other early care and education and school-age care professionals and advocates; and corporate and foundation representatives.

NACCRRA holds three conferences: the National Policy Symposium featuring more than 55 sessions on the latest policy, research, and practice developments in child care and CCR&R, the Leadership and Management Institute featuring high-level training for board members, executives, and managers, and the Professional Development Institute providing information, resources, and tools to CCR&R front-line staff, including referral counselors, trainers, and technical assistance specialists. Please review the attached listing of conferences and their descriptions. If the National Policy Symposium is not the most appropriate fit for your proposal, please send your questions to conferences@naccrra.org.

Steps for submitting a proposal:

Make sure the Policy Symposium is most appropriate for your presentation proposal.
If you want to submit proposal online, use the link below to apply.
Once on the webpage, it will ask you to enter your user name and password.
If you do not already have an account set up, a link below it will guide you through setting up your account with a username and password. Once you have your account set up, you will use your username and password to then go through the process of submitting your proposal(s).
Your proposal(s) will be stored under your established account. You can monitor your proposals through your account.

Ready to Submit?

Review the List of 2009 NACCRRA Conferences. Gauge if the National Policy Symposium is the most appropriate forum for your presentation.
Read the Request for Proposals information pages carefully.
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Apply online at http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/myinfo/. If you are unable to submit your proposal online or have other questions, please email conferences@naccrra.org.