Each year Senior Living operators come together during CALA educational programs to participate in active learning, engage in critical

discussions, and hear from outstanding presenters with a broad range of expertise within and outside their profession – from workforce

development to sales and marketing; wellness and engagement to resident and dementia care; and from operations to technology, and more.

Attendees expect to walk away with ready-to-use information, ideas, and best practices that both challenge and inspire them.

If you’re interested in sharing your expertise by presenting an engaging, interactive learning session with practical take-aways, CALA

wants to hear from you! Here’s what you need to know before submitting a proposal:

• AUDIENCE: CALA’s conference audience is comprised of senior-level staff and corporate leadership from Assisted Living, Memory

Care and CCRC providers throughout the state, ranging from small, independently operated communities to large, multi-national

organizations, and from providers that cater to an active lifestyle to those that specialize in caring for residents with dementia.

• PRESENTATION STRUCTURE: In-person educational sessions are 90 minutes, while virtual sessions are 60 minutes in length.

Each should incorporate innovative and engaging educational methods that provide a meaningful learning experience for

participants. (Note: Virtual sessions are pre-recorded with a CALA-contracted video producer at scheduled times.)

• SESSION CATEGORIES: The following categories represent topics of interest to attendees, though submissions on other subject

matter transferable and/or applicable to the conference audience are also welcome:

Dementia Care

Financial Management

Innovation & Technology (see pg. 2)

Legal & Regulatory Issues Resident Care

Sales & Marketing

Wellness & Engagement

Workforce & Leadership Development

• SUBMISSION FORMAT: Proposals must be submitted via the online form at ProposalSpace.com (there is no cost to set up an

account). Up to 3 ideas may be submitted per proposal – 1 proposal maximum per individual or company. Incomplete submissions

or those received after the deadline will not be considered for review. CALA reserves the right to edit session titles and descriptions

for clarity and brevity.

• PRESENTER BENEFITS: These include, but are not limited to:

✓ Increased professional visibility

✓ Opportunity to collaborate with other professionals

✓ Free attendance on the day of the presentation and discounted registration on other days

• PRESENTER RESPONSIBILITIES: CALA does not pay honoraria, travel, per diem or other costs. Presenters are responsible for

all expenses incurred in the development and implementation of their sessions and agree to ensure that all material used during a

presentation is original or properly cited. Presenter must provide their own laptop computers.

• EVALUATION PROCESS: Submissions are peer-reviewed by a volunteer Education Committee comprised of CALA members with

varied expertise. Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposal within eight weeks of the application deadline.

• HELPFUL HINTS

✓ Avoid submitting “canned” proposals.

✓ Identify an understanding of and relevance to the CALA audience.

✓ Let your passion and expertise come through.

✓ Demonstrate innovative, interactive learning practices.

✓ Devote a portion of the program to small and/or large group interaction.

✓ Educate, don’t promote your company, service or product (this is strictly prohibited).

✓ Up to 3 topics can be offered in a proposal (1 proposal limit per company or presenter).

CALA’s Innovation & Technology Remote Labs

Technology solutions can solve problems and improve the lives of those we serve. Identifying the problem is only the beginning—design thinking encourages those impacted by the problem and those who have a solution to work together on the successful implementation. CALA’s Innovation & Technology Remote Labs offer an exciting opportunity for this dialogue to emerge.

Overview

• In-person sessions are 90 minutes long and should include at least 30-minutesor more for demonstration (live preferred) and dialogue with attendees.

• Virtual Sessions are 60 minutes: 50 minutes for content delivery and theexperiential component, followed by 10 minutes of Live Chat during thescheduled session

• All sessions are expected to:o Include 15 (virtual) –30 (live) minutes of experiential or interactive

engagemento Incorporate relevant science and design thinking conceptso Identify educational learning objectiveso Provide key take-aways that extend beyond the use of their individual

product, service or application (i.e. best practices, top 5 things toconsider when…, etc.)

Benefits to Innovation & Technology Lab Presenters

• Recognition as part of CALA’s Innovation & Technology Remote Lab• Targeted feedback obtained from a tech-specific survey completed by session

attendees• The opportunity to participate in a post-event ZOOM call with session

attendees to gain additional live feedback