2023 “COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE”
ANNUAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Aging Life Care Association® is dedicated to providing high quality educational programs for the Aging Life Care Professional® community. ALCA invites you to share your knowledge, expertise, and experience at our 39^th Annual Conference at the Marriott Marquis Marina in San Diego, CA | April 20-22, 2023

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 looks forward to bringing 300+ educated and experienced Aging Life Care Professionals (sometimes referred to as geriatric care managers) and supporters back together for an in-person quality continuing education and networking event.

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.

This year in particular, we are interested in focusing on more complex, advanced level topics which may include but aren’t limited to:

Clinical/Client Centered Track

Suggested topics include but aren’t limited to…

Business Development Track

Suggested topics include but aren’t limited to…

Legal, Ethics & Policy Track

Suggested topics include but aren’t limited to…

All proposals must be submitted electronically by October 12, 2022

General Information for Speakers

Materials and information presented should reflect the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice 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 they have a financial relationship with and/or that may bias participation in this activity.  

Only electronic submissions will be considered. Proposals received after October 12, 2022 will be considered on a space-available basis only. The 2023 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 December 9, 2022.

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.  Upon selection, you will receive a confirmation packet with instructions for submitting any additional handouts or PowerPoint slides to support your presentation for distribution to our conference attendees.

Online Speaker Submission Checklist

In an effort to ensure you have all the information prepared before you begin your online application, be sure have all of the following information available BEFORE you login to submit a complete and accurate submission no later than October 12, 2022.

Speaker information

• qName/Contact Information
• qBrief (75-100 words) narrative bio (for conference program and marketing purposes)
• qCurriculum vitae or resume (can be submitted separately via email to [email protected])
• qProfessional experience or areas of expertise relative to involvement in this conference
• qReferences from two (2) people who have heard you present

Session information

• qTitle of the session
• qCategory or Track:Clinical/Client Centered; Business Development; and/or Legal/Ethics/Policy
• qTarget Audience Expertise Level: Beginning/Intermediate or Advanced
• qPresentation/Teaching Method: Lecture; Panel; Workshop; Discussion; or Case Study
• qOverall Session Goal
• qBrief description (50-75 words) of the session (for conference program and marketing purposes)
• qThree (3) learning objectives (in behavioral terms-for continuing education applications)
• qA brief outline of the presentation

Proposals submitted without all the requisite information will not be considered.  Once you have collected/organized all this information, submit your proposal online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ALCA2023 before the deadline of October 12, 2022.

Questions?  Please contact Pam Carlson at 520.881.8008 or [email protected]