Call for Presentations

The deadline for submitting a proposal has passed.

You are invited to present at
the 2008 Minnesota Age & Disabilities Odyssey

The Minnesota Department of Human Services Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services Divisions and the Minnesota Board on Aging invite you to submit a presentation proposal for our 2008 Age & Disabilities Odyssey - “A Roadmap to Empowerment.”  The Odyssey will focus on dynamic, practical strategies to:

• Achieve real, person-centered empowerment  
• Use data and measure relevant outcomes
• Strengthen community-based approaches
• Break down silos and foster collaboration

This annual event attracts more than 1000 attendees from among:

• County public health & social service agencies
• Housing providers
• Disability & aging service providers
• Informal and quasi-formal service providers
• Caregiver support organizations
• Program participants and family members
• Health care providers, long-term providers
• Advocacy and ombudsman organizations
• Parish nurses
• Academics and researchers
• Home & community-based service providers
• Others in the fields of aging and disabilities
• Policy makers
• Volunteers

During the three days, we host dynamic keynote sessions, discipline-specific and general breakout sessions, an awards presentation, an exhibit hall with more than 80 vendors, and several special events.

We are seeking proposals from Minnesota-based professionals for workshops, open forums, roundtable discussions and poster sessions.  We encourage presenters to be creative and submit original ideas at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels on topics of your choice that fit into one of the four conference strategies.  Proposals should address state initiatives, partnership development, coordination, and training that focus on the people we serve.  

2008 call for presentations timeline

Audiovisual equipment

The conference will provide a podium, microphone, laptop computer, LCD projector and screen for each workshop or open forum.  If you wish to show a clip from a video, this is possible with advance notice to conference staff.  Presenters are responsible to order and pay for any audio-visual or equipment needed for their session other than what is provided.  Session confirmation materials will include instructions for order and payment.

The deadline to submit presentation proposals has passed