Proposals Due November 26, 2024
The Housing Is Initiative invites you to submit breakout session proposals for the 2025 Housing Is Summit. Conference sessions will provide an opportunity to showcase perspectives about innovative cross-sector work that improves life outcomes for low-income individuals and families.
The Housing Is Summit welcomes a diverse group of leaders and stakeholders from the housing, health, and education sectors who are exploring methods to use cross-sector partnerships to improve life-outcomes. The Summit is a time for partners—current and emerging—to come together to learn from each other, share best practices, and forge new collaborations.
We seek a variety of individual presenters and panels. Presenters should be knowledgeable of their topics either through direct work with residents, research, or expertise. All sessions should be engaging and actively address how audience members can use the information presented. Session Proposals are due by November 26, 2024.
The 2025 Housing Is Summit will be held in-person in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2. If accepted, your session might be scheduled for either date of the Summit.
Only fully completed proposals will be considered. All proposals must email the completed Word proposal form to housingis@clpha.org and be submitted no later than 11:59pm PT on November 26, 2024 . Please email housingis@clpha.org with any issues or questions.All breakout sessions are scheduled to be 75 minutes including no fewer than 15 minutes of Q&A to allow for both insightful presentations and substantive discussion.Sessions will be held on either Thursday, May 1, or Friday, May 2 in-person in Washington, DC.All accepted submissions (primary contacts) will be notified by December 20, 2024.See below for more information about our breakout sessions and what we are looking for in proposals.
About Breakout Session Proposals
Breakout Tracks: You will be asked to decide within which track your session best fits even though it could suit multiple tracks. If accepted, we reserve the right to place your session in a track different from your application to accommodate similar numbers of sessions in each of our three content tracks.
Partnership Development —Sessions highlighting multiple sectors working together, content can be broader than education/health alone. (e.g. case studies about partnership development best practices, data sharing/collaboration, community organizing, advocacy)Housing Is Education —Sessions primarily focused on the intersection between housing and education.Housing Is Health —Sessions primarily focused on the intersection between housing and health/healthcare.
Session Length and Outline: All breakout sessions will be 75 minutes long. In your session proposal, you will be asked to provide a “run of show” that outlines your session details with timing ( e.g. how long each speaker will present, order of presentations, etc.). We ask that presenters reserve no fewer than 15 minutes for Q&A or discussion to maximize audience engagement. We strongly recommend that presenters include plenty of buffer time for presentations and discussion as timing often does not go exactly as planned. Confirm Speaker Availability: Prior to submitting this proposal, please confirm that your proposed presenters are all aware they are being submitted for this session proposal and that they are available the dates of May 1 and May 2 as your in-person session, and if accepted, could be scheduled for either date. We are unable to accommodate virtual presenters for the in-person conference. All presenters must be registered by April 1. Configuring Agenda : Given the limited number of sessions and our interest in presenting as much innovative content as possible, it is possible we could offer conditional acceptance with requests to modify the proposal or ask to combine it with other, similar submissions of interest. These requests will be made once proposals have been reviewed and discussed.Note for For-Profit Companies: For-profit companies are welcome to submit proposals for the Summit, but a proposal is unlikely to be accepted if the proposed session resembles a sales pitch. We encourage companies to feature innovative partnerships with affordable housing providers (including PHAs), other community-based nonprofit organizations, government officials, etc. If you are a for-profit company interested in sharing your products and services with attendees, we encourage you to explore our Sponsorship Opportunities .
What We Are Looking for in Proposals
Any organization can submit a proposal for the Summit. The primary quality for a proposal being accepted is featuring compelling ideas in interesting ways. While not required, we value the following qualities when evaluating the session proposals we receive:
Features At Least 2 Distinct Sectors. The spirit of the Housing Is Summit is breaking down silos and forging strategic partnerships across sectors. We seek session proposals that include at least two sectors, with at least one being housing, health, or education. While we focus primarily on these three sectors at the Summit, we welcome sessions that include additional sectors and systems that impact resident and community outcomes (e.g. criminal justice, transportation, employment).
Relevance to Public Housing Authorities . As CLPHA is a n association representing large public housing authorities, priority will be given to session proposals that explicitly feature housing authorities as partners and/or present content directly relevant to PHAs as affordable housing providers. If you are exploring innovations that do not yet include housing authorities, we strongly encourage you directly address the applicability of this content to PHAs and any plans to include PHAs in future phases or iterations of the programs.
Variety of Cross-Sector Partners Represented. Cross-sector partnerships thrive when a diverse array of partners is organized around common goals and incentivized to achieve shared outcomes. Having representation from these various partners enriches discussion by explaining the value of these collaborations to different sectors and systems involved.
Fresh Ideas and Perspectives. We pride ourselves in featuring the most innovative, effective approaches to cross-sector collaboration at Housing Is focuses on topics surrounding cross-sector work happening with housing, education, and health.
Efficient Use of Time and Talent. We want to make sure each session makes good use of the time allotted. We encourage submitters to carefully consider how many and which presenters are needed to cover the needed content.
Addressing Data Sharing, Metrics & Outcomes. Summit attendees have long been interested in sessions that highlight the ins and outs of data sharing and analysis, as well as metrics development and cross-sector outcomes. Does your session touch on the role of data in driving program design and/or illustrating success? How did the various partners contribute to data sharing and analysis?
Speakers from Marginalized/Underrepresented Groups. We consciously
Geographic Diversity. As a national convening, we seek to maximize geographic diversity across our various sessions, though we typically focus more attention on large metropolitan areas.
How to Submit This Application
Review your document to ensure that ALL fields have been completed. We will only consider complete proposals. Send this completed application (along with any supporting documents such as relevant reports, news coverage) to housingis@clpha.org . Proposals must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PT on November 26, 2024.The primary contact listed in this proposal will be contacted about our decision by December 20, 2024. Email us at housingis@clpha.org
Download the Session Proposal Form
