Conference

The Request for Session Proposals for the upcoming Inform USA Conference is open and ready to accept session ideas. The conference will be held on Monday, May 19 - Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Anaheim, California. Inform USA seeks session proposals from across the breadth of the Information and Referral field. The primary audience is I&R professionals from all levels of any organization providing community navigation in the U.S. or Canada. Submit a session proposal for an opportunity to share experiences, innovations, and lessons with I&R peers.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Trust for America’s Health are hosting the 2024 National Healthy Aging Symposium: Innovation Across the Age-Friendly Ecosystem. ACL’s Alison Barkoff, Kari Benson, and Lori Gerhard will join leaders from across government and the private sector for the conversation.

The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) is hosting their annual State of the States (SOS) conference on brain injury from Tuesday, September 17 through Thursday September, 19 in Eugene, OR. This will be the 35th consecutive year that NASHIA has hosted the conference. SOS brings state leaders togethers alongside brain injury advocacy organizations, partners, researchers, and providers. There will be a special content track on criminal justice held during the main conference.

Registration is now open for the 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference, scheduled for May 29-30. The free, hybrid conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Bethesda, MD, and will be available for both in-person and online virtual participation. The conference, organized by the CMS Office of Minority Health, brings together health equity leaders from federal and local agencies, health provider organizations, academia, community-based organizations, and others to explore and sustain health equity through action.

The National Center to Reframe Aging is hosting the upcoming 'Summit 2024: The Movement to Reframe Aging,' a virtual event focused on revolutionizing how individuals communicate, think, and act in response to the universal experience of aging.  Panel discussions will explore the movement's implications across diverse sectors.

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (Consumer Voice) is seeking proposals for conference sessions for their 2024 Consumer Voice Conference. Consumer Voice is looking for sessions that create an engaging, informative conference agenda that provides resources, tools, opportunities for discussion, and strategies our attendees can incorporate in their life and/or advocacy. 

Proposals should include:

• Concrete advocacy strategies.

Registration is now open for USAging’s 30th Annual Aging Policy Briefing & Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., from March 12-13, 2024. This event will be an opportunity for aging advocates and stakeholders across the country to get the latest breaking news in policy developments and to meet with Representatives and Senators in Washington.

Information and referral professionals can join with their peers for a three-day conference focused on elevating the sector. This conference will offer expert-led sessions on topics relevant to information and referral and dedicated networking opportunities with peers. Aging and disability professionals in Information & Referral/Assistance are invited to join the ADvancing States’ National Information and Referral Support Center, USAging, and other partners for the Conference’s Aging and Disability Symposium.

On January 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a call for proposals for the 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference, scheduled for May 29 - 30, 2024. This free two-day conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, and will also be available for online participation.

Registration for the National Council on Aging’s (NCOA) 7th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium is currently underway.  The May 2nd online event is free of charge and will feature presentations addressing the mental health needs of older adults. The Symposium is open to public health practitioners, aging network professionals, mental health providers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in ensuring the mental health of older adults. The symposium is sponsored by NCOA, the U.S.