Welcome to the Call for Presentations Submission Site

The Texas Apartment Association is a non-profit statewide trade association dedicated to unifying rental housing professionals through education, legislative advocacy and member services. TAA is the largest statewide apartment association in the United States with more than 11,000 members representing more than 2 million units. TAA is affiliated with the National Apartment Association and local associations in 24 Texas cities.

This Call for Presentations will be used to determine sessions offered at TAA's 2021 Education Conference & Lone Star Expo on April 14-16 in San Antonio.

< Get more details about speaking at TAA's Education Conference Application Review Process

Owner/manager members of TAA's Education Committee and the Career Development Subcommittee of TAA’s Education Conference Committee will review and evaluate submissions using the following criteria:

• The proposal must be relevant and significant to the rental housing industry in Texas.
• Submission materials must be clearly articulated and contain achievable learning objectives.
• The presenter must be qualified to speak on the proposed subject matter.
• The session must not promote any specific company or products.
• The session engages the audience and provides useful information that attendees can apply to daily work life.
• The title must reflect the content of the proposed session.

Presenters are not guaranteed slots on the program, even though past speaking engagements for TAA may have been well received.

Program Selection Timeline

Date	Event
September 22	Call for Presentations opens
October 19	Call for Presentations closes
by October 26	Submissions go to judges
by November 10	Judging closes
November 20	Career Development Subcommittee has made their decisions
by November 25	Decisions delivered to all submitters

Compensation

TAA may pay a reasonable speaking fee, reimburse travel expenses and provide complimentary event tickets for the day you speak and will work directly with speakers on those details. TAA will attempt to negotiate any speaking fees, and we request that you quote a competitive fee as part of your proposal.

Questions? Email donna@taa.org.

All applications must be received by October 19, 2020.

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