2021 ALCA Annual Conference Call for Proposals - Submission Deadline Extended until : September 18, 2020 |
The Aging Life Care Association® dedicated to providing high quality educational programs for the Aging Life Care Professional®/geriatric care manager community invites you to share your knowledge, expertise, and experience at our 37th Annual Conference “Running the Marathon of Caring in the Now Normal” at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA – April 21-24, 2021.
The Aging Life Care Association® is a non-profit association made up of almost 2,000 members from all over the US & Canada, who provide guidance and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults. ALCA proudly brings over 400 educated and experience Aging Life Care Professionals and supporters together annually for quality continuing education and networking.
We are seeking proposals for presentations of all levels of expertise for three different tracks: Clinical/Client Centered, Business Development, and Legal, Ethics & Policy and/or 8 different knowledge areas including: Health and Disability, Financial, Housing, Families, Local Resources, Advocacy, Legal and Crisis Intervention. The average session length is 60-75 minutes and speakers are encouraged to allow a brief time for Q&A.
Materials and information presented should reflect the ethics and standards of the Aging Life Care Association®. As a non-profit organization, ALCA is unable to provide airfare, hotel costs, or an honorarium for presenters. Presenters wishing to attend other Conference programs must pay the appropriate registration fee. All ALCA presenters are required to identify/resolve in writing any/all potential conflicts of interest or commercial support that he/she has a financial relationship with and/or that may bias his/her participation in this activity.
Only electronic submissions will be considered. Proposals received after September 18, 2020 will be considered on a space-available basis only. The 2021 ALCA Programs Sub-Committee will review all proposals and make the selection of speakers and topics based on the following criteria: overall quality and originality; continuing education applicability and appropriateness to this program. All who have submitted proposals will be notified no later than November 15, 2020.
All ALCA presenters are expected to submit high-quality materials in addition to PowerPoint slides to support their presentation and for distribution to our conference attendees electronically approximately six weeks prior to the conference.
The Aging Life Care Association® is a non-profit association made up of almost 2,000 members from all over the US & Canada, who provide guidance and advocate for families who are caring for older relatives or disabled adults. ALCA proudly brings over 400 educated and experience Aging Life Care Professionals and supporters together annually for quality continuing education and networking.
We are seeking proposals for presentations of all levels of expertise for three different tracks: Clinical/Client Centered, Business Development, and Legal, Ethics & Policy and/or 8 different knowledge areas including: Health and Disability, Financial, Housing, Families, Local Resources, Advocacy, Legal and Crisis Intervention. The average session length is 60-75 minutes and speakers are encouraged to allow a brief time for Q&A.
Materials and information presented should reflect the ethics and standards of the Aging Life Care Association®. As a non-profit organization, ALCA is unable to provide airfare, hotel costs, or an honorarium for presenters. Presenters wishing to attend other Conference programs must pay the appropriate registration fee. All ALCA presenters are required to identify/resolve in writing any/all potential conflicts of interest or commercial support that he/she has a financial relationship with and/or that may bias his/her participation in this activity.
Only electronic submissions will be considered. Proposals received after September 18, 2020 will be considered on a space-available basis only. The 2021 ALCA Programs Sub-Committee will review all proposals and make the selection of speakers and topics based on the following criteria: overall quality and originality; continuing education applicability and appropriateness to this program. All who have submitted proposals will be notified no later than November 15, 2020.
All ALCA presenters are expected to submit high-quality materials in addition to PowerPoint slides to support their presentation and for distribution to our conference attendees electronically approximately six weeks prior to the conference.