Overview
The National Apartment Association (NAA) is America’s leading advocate for quality rental housing. NAA's mission is to serve the interests of multifamily housing owners, managers, developers and suppliers and maintain a high level of professionalism in the multifamily housing industry to better serve the rental housing needs of the public.
The 2015 NAA Education Conference & Exposition will be held June 24-27 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. We anticipate more than 8,000 professionals to attend, making this the largest education conference for the multifamily housing industry.

While networking opportunities, the exposition, or even the general session speakers rank highly among motivating reasons for attending the NAA Education Conference & Exposition, education programming is the foundation of our conference. Therefore, we seek to design a robust and well-balanced education program that focuses on the topics that NAA members value and require in their day-to-day practices. Leadership and Professional Development is the number one concern for this group of professionals.

Individuals who believe they can contribute new ideas, solutions, and innovations for current issues and challenges that confront the apartment industry are encouraged to submit a written proposal through our online platform by October 10, 2014.

Conference Demographics
NAA Education Conference attendees represent all facets of the multifamily housing industry. This is a breakdown of the 2014 attendee demographics:

20% Regional Supervisor/Manager (on-site)
10% Senior Management Position
22% Vice President/Management Executive
12% Owner/Principal/President
18% Property Manager (on-site)
10% Marketing/Sales
8% HR/Training Professional

Instructions for Submitting
Please note that the submission process and requirements have changed for the 2015 planning cycle. When completing this online submission form, you will be asked to provide speaker contact information. You will also need to gather and organize the following components:

• Speaker Bios for all presenters (Link to example)
• Session Title (Link to example)
• Session Description (Link to example)
• Learning Objectives (3) (Link to example)
• Presentation Outline (Link to example)
• Click here to read the tactical tips for submitters
• Audience Demographic Information

Submission Evaluation and Selection
The NAA Education Conference & Exposition Education Advisory Board (EDU EAB) will review, evaluate and score submissions using the following criteria:

• Relevance to multifamily housing market
• Intelligent and clearly articulated submission materials with achievable learning objectives
• Presenter/Speaker qualifications
• Provides useful information that attendees can apply to daily work life
• Appropriate to an intermediate or advanced audience

Program Selection Timeline

September 5, 2014	Call for Presentations opens
October 10, 2014	Deadline for submitting proposals
October 10 - 27, 2014	NAA Education Conference Education Advisory Board (EAB) evaluates proposals and makes recommendations
November 14-19, 2014	Selection notifications sent to proposers

Education Program Format
Education Sessions will take place on Wednesday, June 24, Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26. Presenters/Panelists should plan to conduct a 60 minute presentation which should include audience engagement, with no more than three co-presenters/panelist. Please be sure to include at least one owner/operator/manager, as submissions with suppliers only will not be considered.