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 2016 NAA Education Conference & Exposition will be held June 15-18 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. We anticipate more than 9,000 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 16, 2015.

Conference Demographics
NAA Education Conference attendees represent all facets of the multifamily housing industry. This is a breakdown of the 2015 attendee demographics:

25% Regional Supervisor/Manager (on-site)
16% Vice President/Management Executive
15% Property Manager (on-site)
10% Owner/Principal/President
8% Senior Management Position
8% Marketing/Sales
4% HR/Training Professional

Instructions for Submitting
Please note that the submission process and requirements have changed during 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

Proposals must include at least one owner/operator/manager within a presentation team, as submissions with suppliers only will not be considered. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.

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 16, 2015	Call for Presentations opens
October 16, 2015	Deadline for submitting proposals
October 16 - November 6, 2015	NAA Education Conference Education Advisory Board (EAB) evaluates proposals and makes recommendations
November 16-20, 2015	Selection notifications sent to proposers

Education Program Format
Education Sessions will take place on Wednesday, June 15, Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17. Presenters/Panelists should plan to conduct a 60 minute presentation which should include audience engagement, with no more than three co-presenters/panelist.