The Association of Advancement Services Professionals is requesting presentation proposals for its 2017 Summit to be held in Chicago, IL, on October 30 - November 1 at The Hilton Chicago.

The theme of this year’s Summit “Impacting the Changing World of Philanthropy" will be emphasized throughout as we join together with advancement services and operational professionals from every nonprofit sector.

Those wishing to present are reminded the AASP consists of leaders from many segments of the non-profit industry. Presentations targeted to inform small shop management are encouraged as are those from organizations with designations other than Higher-Ed.

The Summit 2017 Program will:

• Offer interactive session on emerging trends and new strategies for addressing operational issues
• Engage Advancement Services professionals across a broad range of industry sectors
• Share in-depth knowledge to deliver optimal solutions for leveraging opportunities to improve processes
• Provide opportunity to network with seasoned Advancement Service experts and industry leaders
• Present leading business practices in the form of case studies and models that can be applied to fundraising operations in any non-profit organization
• Support a rigorous analytical approach for developing innovative solutions to meet the needs of stakeholders

Prepare to present a session in one of five conference tracks:

• Leadership & Career Development
• Technology Trends
• Analytics & Reporting
• Prospect Development & Donor Relations
• Gift & Bio Administration

We're also seeking an expert presenter for our Executive Session, offered to Director-level and above members of our field, and held on the morning of October 30. If interested, select "Executive Session" from the drop-down field when submitting your presentation abstract. *View last year’s program for guidance on presentation style here: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.advserv.org/resource/resmgr/summit/2016/AASP_Program_2016_FINAL_redu.pdf

Please note that presentations are not intended to serve as system demonstrations of vendor products. Vendor demonstration room will be available, please refer to Sponsorship opportunities for more details- http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.advserv.org/resource/resmgr/Sponsor_Prospectus/aasp_sponsor_prospectus_2017.pdf