2020 VAHSA Annual Conference

Resiliency: Thriving and Empowering

Workshop proposals now being accepted until November 1, 2019.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT		COLLABORATIONS
OHS Family Engagement Framework		Child Care Partnerships, Community Partnerships that Support Families
Cultural Competency		Transitions to School
Financial Literacy		Family Services Partners
Male Involvement		Staff Development
Strength Based Teamwork - Staff / Families		Immigrant Family Services
Multi-Generational Parenting
Family Literacy		EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (BIRTH TO 5)
Family / Domestic Violence		Approaches to Learning
Effective Communication between staff and families		Assessments and Child Outcomes
Competencies for Family Service Workers		Social and Emotional Development
Parents as Leaders		ESL/ELL/Dual Language
Successful Policy Council Meetings		Language and Literacy
Self-Care		S.T.E.A.M.
Services for Pregnant Women
Family Outcomes: Measurement and Tracking		FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES
		Program Environment
COGNITION		Families as Advocates and Leaders
Early Intervention		Families as Learners
Math Development		Families as Lifelong Educators
Scientific Reasoning		Community Partnerships
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development		Family Partnerships
Early Head Start: Birth to 3 Brain Development		Family Engagement in Transitions
		Family Well-being
HEALTH AND SAFETY		Fathers and Male Involvement
Mental Health		Positive Parent-Child Relationships
Family Wellness		Teaching and Learning Partnerships
Abuse and/or Neglect
Stress Factors		AGENCY LEADERSHIP
Community Safety and Injury Prevention		Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance (ERSEA)
Resiliency		Using Data to Assess Program Progress
Nutrition and Obesity		Advocacy and Civic Engagement
Physical Fitness		Family Leadership Strategies
Oral Health		Program Governance
Substance Abuse Effects on the Whole Family		Poverty and Education
		Staff Development
HOME VISITING		Relationship-Based Practices
Cultural Competence and Diversity		Head Start Performance Standards Implementation
Reflective Coaching/Supervision/Practice		Grant Writing
Fathers and Home Visiting
Engaging Immigrant Families
Effective and Evidence-informed Practices in Home Visiting

NOTES ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The Association conference attracts a diverse audience made up of program directors, staff, parents, community friends and federal representatives, all with a common interest in providing comprehensive early childhood and family focused services of the highest quality.

As a non-profit educational/human services association, VAHSA does not award workshop presenters an honorarium. Speakers are asked to cover their own travel, parking and printing expenses as volunteers. Travel, hotel and all other expenses incurred as a result of presenting at the 2020 VAHSA Annual Conference are the responsibility of the presenter.

Workshops will be 90 minutes long. Set-up time is minimal, so please keep that in mind when planning your presentation. Since this is a conference center, we are limited on how the rooms can be arranged. Most rooms will be set up classroom style.

You will receive a copy of your submission in an email once you've completed the proposal. If you have any changes, please send to [email protected].

Lead Presenters Only, Please provide a brief description of your company or consultant services, including information you want conference attendees to have, for the Presenter Information.

Lead Presenter and one co-presenter/panelist who wish to attend the conference will be given a discount on their registration fees. Details on how to register will be sent after workshops have been selected and the schedule has been completed and approved.

If the lead presenter has not presented at a VAHSA conference in the past three years, please attach the lead presenters resume or curriculum vitae and, if applicable, a list of other conferences where they have presented or two references.

In order to have accurate food counts and ensure that we have materials for everyone, we need all presenters to register, even if you are only attending the conference to present. EVERYONE who presents must register for the conference by March 1, 2020. Even if you only present and then leave, you will still be required to register at no cost.

Presenters representing vendors or consulting firms are asked not to sell or market items within the training session. They may provide more of their product/service information at an exhibit table. Please choose the option when submitting, to be notified when the Vendor registration opens and an email will be sent to you with more information.

Each room will have a laptop, screen and projector. Please bring any additional items you may need. The Association will not provide flip-charts or any other items not listed. Rooms that hold 50 people or more will have one microphone available to the presenter/s.

You will received notification of your proposal status by January 1, 2020. If your proposal is accepted, please have your handouts/Power Points ready to post on our website no later than March 6, 2020. The Association will post the handouts/presentations online by March 15, 2020 for the attendees. You will be notified closer to the conference the number of participants that have signed up for workshops. VAHSA will NOT provide handouts. Participants are encouraged to print/download and bring the handouts with them. The presenter may want to bring a few copies to have on hand.

DEADLINES:

January 1, 2020 - Everyone should have been notified if their workshop has been accepted or not.

February 7, 2020 - All presenters, co-presenters and panelists must be registered by this date. Our registration policy permits the lead presenter and one co-presenter to register at discounted rate. All other co-presenters/panelists MUST register at the regular rate if they wish to participate in the conference. If they plan to present and then leave, they must still register by March 1, 2020.

March 1, 2020 - Any and all edits including description edits, presenter changes etc should be sent to VAHSA by email. Additional changes will not be included after this date.

March 15, 2020 - All handouts must be received for each presentation and they will be posted on the VAHSA website and loaded into the app for the event.