The Association Conference Committee strives to deliver high quality education that meets animal welfare professionals' needs. Our conference audience is made up of leaders at animal shelters and animal services agencies, including CEOs, directors, supervisors, and people who plan to be in leadership roles.

Tracks for our conferences in 2025 and 2026 are TBA. The tracks for The Annual Conference in 2024 will be:

• Fundraising
• Internal & External Communications
• Strategic Workforces/Human Resources
• Industry Innovations

Speaker Expertise: We are especially seeking speakers who have consulted with animal shelters/animal care & control agencies who could jointly present a case study of their collaborations/projects.

If you are an expert on a current 201-level + leadership or management topic, especially one that fits into the above track topics, please send your information to the Conference Committee via learning@theaawa.org. Please submit your proposal in the following format and include ALL of the following:

• Title
• Brief description (3-6 sentences) plus (optional) learning objectives [note: workshop sessions are 60-minutes]
• Brief speaker bio
• Links to prior presentations (especially videos; PDFs of PowerPoints are welcome too)
• Speaker fees for a 60-minute workshop (note: we offer a small honorarium)
• Email plus phone number
• City from which you most likely will be travelling

Submission Deadlines for The Annual Conference: 

2024: New Orleans, LA, November 18-20: CLOSED

2025: Atlanta, GA, November 2-6: January 13, 2025

2026: Chattanooga, TN, October 27-29: January 5, 2026

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