2025 Annual Conference Call for Proposals

presenters at the 2024 annual conference

Call for Presentation Proposals

2025 NAEYC Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Wednesday, November 19 – Saturday, November 22

Overview

NAEYC's Annual Conference is the world’s largest gathering of early childhood professionals offering hundreds of engaging and informative sessions, poster displays, and more. We invite you to share your research, content expertise, and experience at the 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference in Orlando, FL.

NAEYC seeks proposals that address timely topics and current challenges faced by early childhood professionals. Proposals should be grounded in best practices, informed by research, support NAEYC’s mission, and meet the professional development needs of the conference’s core audiences.

NAEYC strives to incorporate a diverse array of presenters and perspectives. We welcome presenters of different nationalities and varying levels of experience representing both individual experts and those representing institutions and organizations.

All proposals should reflect research and/or practical experience that is innovative, well-grounded, and consistent with the principles of effective adult learning in a conference setting.

Proposals must be submitted online. NAEYC will inform you of your status regardless if the proposal is accepted or not via email to the Primary Presenter.

Important Information for Proposal Submissions

NAEYC requests a presenter appear on a maximum of two proposals: one as the Primary Presenter and one as the Additional Presenter. NAEYC is not responsible for scheduling conflicts that might arise if an individual's name is submitted with more than two proposals.

Please consider the session length and room setup when submitting your proposal.

Session Length

1.5-hour session – limit 4 presenters (scheduled on Thursday-Saturday)
NOTE: Please be available to present on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of the Annual Conference. If your 1.5-hour session is scheduled on Saturday, the session will be shortened to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
2-hour session – limit 8 presenters (scheduled on Wednesday)
Research Poster – limit 2 presenters
Poster Session (topics other than research) – limit 2 presenters

Room Setup

If your proposal is accepted, please be prepared to present in a room set Theater style. Most, if not all rooms, will be set Theater style to help reduce overcrowding in session rooms.

Submit Your Proposal

Notice of Registration Requirement: All presenters are required to register for the NAEYC Annual Conference. Presenters at the Annual Conference will register at a specially discounted fee. Presenter Registration information will be sent to all those whose proposals are selected.

No Sales Policy: Presenters may not use their session as a forum for product sales. Therefore, Presenters are not permitted to sell products immediately before, during, or immediately after their session except authorized Spotlight Presenters. All sales must take place inside the Exhibit Hall through authorized Vendors. If you would like to purchase a booth in NAEYC's Exhibit Hall, please visit the Exhibitors & Advertisers page.

Proprietary Interest Policy: In the event that the Presenter(s) has proprietary interests (including but not limited to all financial interests), these interests must be disclosed to session attendees prior to the presentation. Further, Presenters must include an anchor slide, which will be provided by NAEYC, at the beginning of presentation and/or slide deck with this disclosure, if the proposal is accepted.

Questions: Please email NAEYC's Conference Department at [email protected] or call 800-424-2460.

Submit a Proposal in Spanish

NAEYC is excited to continue the Grandes Comienzos track at the 2024 Annual Conference. This track provides sessions in Spanish on topics concerning young children, their families, and early childhood education.

If you plan to submit a proposal for a session delivered in Spanish, please select the Grandes Comienzos (Spanish) track.
Si te vas a presentar una propuesta para una sesión entregada en Español, por favor seleccione las Grandes Comienzos - pista Española.