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The National Home Visiting Summit aims to integrate policy, practice, and research to influence systems change, with the goal of advancing equitable and high-quality home visiting services, structures, and systems. Learning, collaboration, and knowledge-to-practice transfer at the Summit are meant to advance home visiting as a critical component of the early childhood system.

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About the National Home Visiting Summit

About the Summit

The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit will be held in a hybrid format January 31 – February 2, 2024.

The National Home Visiting Summit is designed for state and federal administrative and legislative systems leaders, federal, state, and local policy advocates, researchers, program and practice leaders, direct service providers, parents/caregivers and philanthropic partners interested in information that supports and strengthens their role as decision-makers and change agents in the home visiting field. Accordingly, each session is an important opportunity for speakers to engage leaders on the most pressing and innovative issues concerning the field today.

Location
Grand Hyatt Washington

1000 H Street NW
Washington, DC, USA, 20001
202.582.1234

Learn more about hotel reservations and travel here.

The three-day hybrid conference will include the following engagements:

3 plenary sessions
25+ workshops
On-demand content
Poster session
Exhibitor expo
Hill visits and advocacy opportunities
Communities of practice

Schedule
The full Summit agenda will be available later this year. View a schedule at-a-glance.

Spanish Translation & Interpretation
Spanish translation and interpretation services will be provided for on-demand recorded sessions, plenary session livestream, and poster sessions.

Conference Commitment to Using Inclusive Language

Conference Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB): Justice demands we take the necessary steps to reimagine and begin to create systems to ensure that every person has fair conditions, support, and agency to live free of oppression, with humanity and joy. The home visiting field is in a necessary and ongoing period of grappling with and addressing the deep economic, social, and racial disparities that exist in the United States. As a leader in home visiting, the Summit invites you, through work in policy, practice, and research, to change the systems on which these inequities were built.

At registration, speakers and attendees are required to agree to the Summit’s Community Agreement which outlines our conference values and commitment to providing a harassment-free experience. Click here to view the agreement.

Resources include:

Objectives

Contribute to and be a catalyst for field-building investments to design and strengthen the systems and infrastructure needed to ensure equitable ongoing program quality and to facilitate the commitment of increased public and private investments over time.
Provide leaders in the home visiting field and connected systems of care with a national forum for the exchange of best practices, emerging concepts and lessons learned across systems, states and models on the most relevant topics, adaptations and emerging challenges facing the home visiting field.
Promote and highlight issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging with an emphasis on re-creating systems to ensure that all children and families are supported fairly and equally.
Facilitate building strong national partnerships with local, state and national leaders to increase systems influence and inform policy nationwide.

Call for Proposal

The Summit seeks proposals addressing systems change work within the home visiting field and early childhood system of care. Proposals should demonstrate a clear connection to the conference’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) that advances the home visiting field and connected systems of care through innovations, diverse perspectives, and a focus on impact.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

The National Home Visiting Summit provides an exclusive opportunity for a sponsor—whether corporate or individual—to demonstrate its commitment to children and families to hundreds of early childhood leaders from across the country.

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Please email Events@StartEarly.org to learn more about benefits and sponsorship opportunities for the 2024 National Home Visiting Summit.

Registration

Learn more about in-person and virtual registration opportunities for the 2024 National Home Visiting Summit. Click here to jump to registration types & fees.

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In-Person Registrant	Virtual Registrant
Will access Summit live at the Grand Hyatt and via the mobile app	Will access Summit via desktop conference website
Live workshops	Select live-streamed workshops
Live plenaries	Live-streamed plenaries
Poster Session with live speaker engagement	Posters (PDF + videos) with virtual engagement opportunities
Exhibitor Hall with live vendor engagement	Exhibitor Hall (virtual) with scheduled vendor engagement opportunities
Communities of Practice	A post Summit webinar will be held to review the in-person CoPs
On-demand content	On-demand content
Yoga	Virtual Yoga
Hill Visit	Virtual advocacy opportunities / Congressional briefing invites

Session Registration
Sessions will be open for registration in January.

Meals
The conference will include the following meals for in-person registrants: beverage and light refreshments at the poster session and communities of practice on Wednesday, January 31; continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Thursday, February 1; and continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Friday, February 2. Dietary preferences can be indicated in registration.

Payment
The Summit accepts credit cards, purchase orders, and payments by check. Payments made by check or purchase order can be processed by selecting the ‘Bill Me Later’ option when registering. Start Early’s W9, along with a receipt (credit card payment or invoice (POs and checks) to complete payment will be in the confirmation email received at the time of completing registration. We encourage attendees to complete payment via credit card when possible.

If paying by check or purchase order, please adhere to the following: Attendees paying by check or purchase order have 45 days to complete payment for the Summit or provide us with an explanation for extending the due date (i.e. waiting for new fiscal year). Written payment explanations should be made within 45 days of registration to Events@StartEarly.org.

Checks should be mailed to:
Start Early
Attn: National Home Visiting Summit
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603

Checks must be mailed to Start Early with the invoice received in your confirmation email, including attendee name and confirmation number, to accurately reconcile payment. Failure to include documentation may result in delays with reconciling your payment.

If someone else will be submitting payment on behalf of an attendee (I.e. a finance department or sponsoring organization) the attendee is responsible for ensuring that their invoice is included with this payment. Failure to include documentation may result in delays with reconciling your payment.

Receipts: For attendees who pay their registration fee via purchase order or check, a receipt will be emailed to the speaker once reconciled.

We are eager to support you during the payment process. Please email your inquiries to us at Events@StartEarly.org.

Group Registration Discount
For organizations planning to register a group of 30 or more attendees, a registration discount is available. For every 10 registrants, the 10th registration is free. Please contact us at Events@StartEarly.org prior to registering your group to obtain the discount.

Cancellation/Substitution Policy
Virtual cancelation policy – Registration for the virtual conference is non-refundable. All content will be available on-demand for up to five months after the event.

In-person cancellation policy – All registration cancellations must be received via email to Events@StartEarly.org. There will be a $100 processing fee to cancel registration. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made after January 10, 2024. Credits will not be issued for future events. No refunds shall be made for cancellations due to inclement weather. Refunds in case of emergency, if an attendee is unable to attend the conference based on serious illness or death, a full refund will be issued.

Substitution Policy
If you are unable to attend the National Home Visiting Summit, you may transfer your registration to another person. Email the email the event team at Events@StartEarly.org with the names and email addresses of both the original and substitute registrants.

Home Visiting Parent/Caregiver Registration & Honorarium
To qualify to receive free registration as a home visiting parent/caregiver, you must be currently receiving services as a parent/caregiver with a home visiting program. Email the event team at Events@StartEarly.org to receive the code for free registration. Requests for complimentary registration will be accepted until Monday, December 4, 2023.

Additional compensation for time spent participating in the Summit will be provided. See additional guidance here.

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street NW
Washington, DC, USA, 20001
202.582.1234
Please reserve your room online here.

If making a reservation by phone, please reference the group code G-OOF or the group name “2024 National Home Visiting Summit”.

The group rate at Grand Hyatt is $254 per night for the nights of January 30, 31 and February 1. The deadline to reserve a room at the group rate is Wednesday, January 3, 2024.

The standard check-in at the Hyatt is 4 p.m. Eastern and checkout is 11 a.m. Eastern.

Ground Travel
Ground transportation will not be provided. The DC Metro, taxi system and hotel shuttles are recommended.

The nearest Metro station to the Hyatt is the Metro Center Station and is connected to the Grand Hyatt Washington DC. You can access the blue, red, orange, and silver metro lines there. The address is 607 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. Learn more about the Metro.

Sustainable Travel Tips
Before we gather, we encourage you to review and practice sustainable travel practices for the duration of your stay. We hope to leave the nation’s capital and the surrounding community better than we found it!

Resources and recommended readings:   

Do your homework  
Before traveling, please educate yourself on the city of Washington, DC. This allows you to better immerse yourself in the local lifestyle and community.

Long-distance travel   
Long-distance travel, specifically air travel, can have a large carbon footprint. Carbon offsets can be purchased by buying credits that go toward organizations working to reduce emissions. We recommend researching offsets before purchasing. The Climate Action Reserve is a global offset registry, employing quality standards and ratings. We recommend using the ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator to quantify air travel carbon emissions.

Leave behind single-use plastics  
Single-use plastics are used for short amounts of time and take more than 1,000 years to degrade. Many of us are making the switch to more sustainable options in our day to day lives. By choosing reusable water bottles and bags, you can contribute to less plastic waste in the environment.

Use less water  
The number of places experiencing water scarcity is growing and significantly impacts low-income People of Color. By choosing to conserve water, you are expressing your support for our most marginalized communities to have access to water. Tip: Try skipping the daily change of sheets and towels during hotel stays

Use an ethical tour guide  
Tour operations involve people, vendors, transportation, and so much more. Be sure to support local vendors who prioritize the environment, use resources efficiently, and respects local culture.

‘Please don’t feed the animals’  
Sharing food with wildlife can increase the spreading of diseases like the cold or flu from humans to animals. Please refrain from sharing food with animals because their behaviors are altered, and they become dependent on people for survival.

Visit parks and sanctuaries  
While on your adventure, take some time to explore nature and wildlife through national and local parks.

Do your best to leave no trace  
Let’s strive to leave Washington, D.C. better than we found it. Place garbage in the trash, don’t remove or alter anything without permission, and please recycle!

Tell your friends  
Now you are ready to travel! Inform your fellow travelers, coworkers, and friends about how being mindful and practicing sustainable travel benefits can help reduce your emissions.

Registration Type

Fee

In-person General Registration  Early Bird Rate (July 25– Nov 30) 

$449

In-person General Registration (Dec 1-Feb 2) 

$549

In-person Speaker & Poster Presenter 

$399

In-person Students 

$399

Home Visiting Parent/Caregiver

Free

Virtual General Registration 

$299

Virtual Student 

$199

On-Demand Speaker (Pre-recorded session, attending virtually not traveling to D.C.)

$199

Registration Type

In-person General Registration  Early Bird Rate (July 25– Nov 30) 

In-person General Registration (Dec 1-Feb 2) 

In-person Speaker & Poster Presenter 

In-person Students 

Home Visiting Parent/Caregiver

Virtual General Registration 

Virtual Student 

On-Demand Speaker (Pre-recorded session, attending virtually not traveling to D.C.)

Fee

$449

$549

$399

Free

$299

$199

2024 Areas of Focus

Systems, policies, and conditions needed to enable better connection and community 
Learning from families: building networks within and beyond HV programs
Learning from home visitors: workforce well-being, preparation, representation of communities served
Building a system of care (SOC)
Systems- and policy-level changes to “rewrite” the home visiting narrative

Home visiting “marketing and communications”
Data systems and practices that work for home visitors
Using data to impact policy and advocacy
Advocacy building for parents and home visitors
Parent and community voice in outcomes building and data collection
Data systems and practices that work for home visitors

“Going to scale:” systems, policies, and practices that increase reach of home visiting services
State-wide investments in enhancing systems with universal home visiting
Understanding and implementing community-designed programs
Systems and policies that promote workforce well-being
Measuring successes and challenges of innovation at a community, state, federal level

Child Welfare; Public Health; Healthcare; Early Intervention/Parenting Education
Successful partnership between HV and other family-focused systems
Policies put into action
Health equity in federal programs

Unique/innovative funding models
Leveraging federal, state, and local funding

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about this year’s hybrid conference.

We recommend using FedEx, which is conveniently located at the Grand Hyatt.

There is no formal dress code for the conference. We do our very best to control meeting room temperatures, we recommend you bring an additional layer for your comfort.

In-person registrants can modify their agenda on the mobile app or desktop version. If you would like to switch sessions during the conference, we ask you to take your seat just before the start of the session to accommodate registered attendees.

There will be no capacity limits on virtual participation.

We encourage you to attend as much as you can. However, your attendance at sessions or events is at your discretion.

The Summit is committed to providing an environmentally friendly conference. Session materials will not be printed. Please view our mobile app for materials and your individualized agenda.

Please modify your registration online. If you would like to switch sessions during the conference, we ask you to take your seat just before the start of the session to accommodate registered attendees.

All food will be labeled, attendees with specific needs should ask event or banquet staff for specific meal needs.

Yes, a lactation and medical necessities room will be available onsite for nursing mothers. Visit the help desk for a key to the room

If you are staying at the meeting location or another hotel, you may give your belongings to the concierge at the Grand Hyatt Washington DC.

Please go to the front desk of the Grand Hyatt to report or find lost items. Assistance can also be provided by going to conference services and speaking with a staff member.

The conference website will be available for 5 months after the conference. Ending July 2, 2024.

The Summit does not currently offer certificates or CEUs. Proof of registration can be provided upon request. Please note, the Summit does not provide certificates of attendance for individual sessions.

The 2025 Summit will be held again in a hybrid format on February 12 – 14, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Washington DC.

View the Call for Proposal section on the conference website. The 2024 proposal closes on September 22, 2023.

Call for Proposal

Communities of Practice

The National Home Visiting Summit’s Communities of Practice are focused on developing peer learning communities dedicated to the most pressing issues in the home visiting field.

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Thank You to Our Generous Funders!

The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit and Communities of Practice were made possible by:

Steering Committee

Moushumi Beltangady

Senior Policy Advisor, US Department of Health & Human Services

Clinton Boyd, Jr., Ph.D.

Researcher at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Jeanna Capito

Director, National Alliance of Home Visiting Models; Principal & Consultant, Prenatal-to-5 Fiscal Strategies

Twylla Dillion, MBA, Ph.D. 

Executive Director, HealthConnect One 

Brenda Dolan 

Education and Inclusion Manager , Mt. Hood Community College Early Head Start 

Jill Filene

Executive Vice President , James Bell Associates 

Jennifer R. Frey, Ph.D., BCBA-D 

President, Every Child Succeeds, Associate Professor, Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center University of Cincinnati College of Medicine   

M. Teresa Granillo, Ph.D., MSW 

Chief Executive Officer , AVANCE National 

Karen Howard 

Partner, Crossover Partners, LLC 

Melissa Kelley 

Facilitator , National Home Visiting Network

John Korfmacher 

Senior Research Fellow , Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Dina Joy Lieser

Senior Advisor, Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems/Health Resources and Services Administration

Nancy Geyelin Margie, PhD

Lead Social Science Research Analyst, Home Visiting Research Team, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Nicole "Nikki" N. Martin-Bynum 

Chief Vision Keeper , Seek Higher Ground 

Cynthia S. Minkovitz, MD, MPP 

Senior Professor and Chair Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

Andrea Palmer 

Program Manager , Pritzker Children’s Initiative 

Steven Pascal 

Director of Home Visiting , The Children’s Trust of Massachusetts

Peggy Peixoto, MEd

Program Manager MIECHV, Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health, Arizona DHS

Kyle Peplinski 

Branch Chief for Policy, Data, and Technical Assistance Coordination , Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS 

Anna Potere 

Senior Program Officer, First 5 LA   

Cathy Ramage, BA

Director of Home Visiting, Children’s Trust of SC

Diana Rauner 

President , Start Early   

Lori Roggman 

Professor , Utah State University 

Petra Smith, LEED-MS

Program Manager, Resource Development, PATH Program, ZERO TO THREE

Christine Sparks, MBA I/ECMH-C 

Jump Start Program Manager, Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant 

Cynthia L. Tate, Ph.D. 

BUILD Initiative , State Liaison/HUB Lead   

Rita Trinklein  

Regional Home Visiting Model Consultant, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Miriam Westheimer 

Consultant , National Home Visiting Network 

Jackie Thu-Huong Wong, MSW

Executive Director, First 5 California

Kelly Woodlock 

Vice President, National Home Visiting , Start Early 

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In 2022, over 300,000 families in the U.S. received home visits through an evidence-based or emerging home visiting model. The National Home Visiting Summit, hosted by Start Early, brings together state and federal administrative and legislative systems leaders, federal, state, and local policy advocates, researchers, program and practice leaders, direct service providers, parents/caregivers and philanthropic partners who make that incredible reach possible.

The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit will take place January 31-Febuary 2, 2024 both in person in Washington, D.C., at the Grand Hyatt Washington and virtually. This will be the first in-person gathering since 2020, with an anticipated audience of 700 in-person attendees and an additional 500+ accessing virtual programming. In 2023, the Summit drew 1,000 attendees to an entirely virtual event, reflecting high demand for Summit connections and content. Attendees at the Summit seek information and connections that support and strengthen their role as decision-makers and change agents in the home visiting field and connected systems (e.g., immigration, healthcare, child welfare, housing, etc.).

Summit Sponsorship provides an opportunity to market your brand, reach new customers, and foster trust and credibility with the decision makers in the field at the largest convening of home visiting supporters and providers in the nation.

In addition to the options below, custom sponsorship and exhibitor packages are available. Please reach out to Events@StartEarly.org with any questions or to secure your sponsorship.

2024 Summit Sponsorship Packages

Presenting- $25,000 (Four Available)

Presenting designation and prominent sponsor name and logo placement on event website
Opportunity to brand one of the following: breakfast or lunch on Feb. 1 and 2. Signage will be provided to acknowledge sponsorship and the opportunity to provide your own branded materials/giveaways.
Opportunity to brand one of the following: Spanish language translation for OnDemand content or sponsor parent/caregiver travel and participation at the Summit.
Virtual and in-person exhibitor expo (large booth)
Receipt of final participant list (Excel) three days prior to the meeting.
5 Complimentary in-person registrations for your organization
5 Complimentary virtual registrations for your organization
Recognition in event communications to attendees (approximately 1,400 individuals):
- Conference welcome email
- End of conference thank you email
Dedicated custom social media post pre-event – Twitter, LinkedIn (distribution to approximately 29,000 followers)
Inclusion in Start Early Year in Review
Includes all benefits of the Champion and Premier sponsorship packages.

Champion- $15,000 (Four Available)

Champion designation and prominent sponsor name and logo placement on event website
Virtual and in-person exhibitor expo (medium booth)
Receipt of final participant list (Excel) three days prior to the meeting.
5 Complimentary in-person registrations for your organization
5 Complimentary virtual registrations for your organization
Recognition in event communications to approximately 1,400 attendees, including: conference welcome email, daily recap emails and end-of-conference thank you email.
Dedicated custom social media post pre-event – Twitter, LinkedIn (distribution to approximately 29,000 followers)
Ability to sponsor one workshop session
Ability to host a discussion page on the conference website for in-person and virtual participants
Inclusion in Start Early Year in Review
Includes all benefits of the Premier sponsorship package.

Premier- $10,000

Premier designation and sponsor name and logo placement on event website
Virtual and in-person exhibitor expo (medium booth)
Receipt of final participant list (Excel) three days prior to the meeting.
3 Complimentary in-person registrations for your organization
3 Complimentary virtual registrations for your organization
Recognition in event communications to approximately 1,400 attendees, including: conference welcome email, daily recap emails and end-of-conference thank you email.
Inclusion in social media post pre-event – Twitter, LinkedIn (distribution to approximately 29,000 followers)

Exhibitors $4,500

Acknowledgment on the conference website
Virtual and in-person exhibitor expo (small booth)
2 Complimentary in-person registrations for your organization
2 Complimentary virtual registrations for your organization

Additional Packages & Add-Ons

$10,000 – Sponsor Spanish translation Services. Logo placement on translations and recognition on the conference website.
- Plenary sessions will offer virtual live Spanish interpretation
- On-demand videos will have Spanish captioning and materials translated
- Posters and materials are translated into Spanish
$10,000 – Poster session reception and happy hour. Logo placement at the poster session and recognition on the conference website.
$10,000 – Mobile App – Logo placement and recognition on home screen. Available for 5 months.
$7,500 – Wi-Fi – Logo placement and acknowledgement at opening plenary session
$5,000 – Parent/caregiver participation – funds donated will be used to cover the cost of parents/caregivers to speak and attend the conference. These funds provide us with the ability to compensate caregivers for their time and childcare expenses while they are preparing and speaking at the conference. Logo placement and brand recognition on website and pre-event email.
$5,000 – Photo booth. Branding at booth.
$3,000 – Charging Station. Branded charging station.
$3,000 – Food & Refreshments – Recognition during break on signage, schedule, and push notification to attendees
- Afternoon Beverage Break
- Afternoon Snack Break

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For more information, or to become a sponsor, please contact our team.

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As the National Home Visiting Summit returns to D.C. for our first in-person gathering in three years, the Advocacy & Policy Community of Practice (CoP) invites state systems leaders, advocates, policy champions, families, and providers to join us on Capitol Hill to meet with your Congressional leaders to raise awareness about home visiting and the federal priorities needed to sustain and scale its impact on families and communities.

Participants joining the Summit virtually are also encouraged to set up meetings with their Congressional representatives to harness the power of virtual storytelling to build awareness about the impact of high-quality home visiting on families and young children.

In the months leading up to the Summit, the Advocacy & Policy Community of Practice, in partnership with Start Early, will offer a suite of resources to prepare advocates to engage their elected leaders on Capitol Hill. This will include virtual webinars, training materials, networking opportunities, and individual TA to support participants to effectively communicate with members of their Congressional delegation in January.

Summit attendees – both virtual and in-person – will indicate whether they plan to participate in Capitol Hill visits when registering for the 2024 National Home Visiting Summit.

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Hill Visits at the National Home Visiting Summit

Learn more about Hill visits for in-person and virtual attendees January 31-February 2 at the 2024 National Home Visiting Summit in Washington, D.C.

Consultation & Strategy Session

Capitol Hill Visit Consultation & Strategy Session: January 31, 9 – 10:30 a.m. ET at Grand Hyatt Washington

To further support and learn from your visits while in Washington, D.C., the Advocacy & Policy CoP will host a Capitol Hill Visit Consultation & Strategy session for those that are interested in receiving in-person consultation and assistance prior to your visit.
A “Live from Washington” federal strategy update will provide critical context about the latest developments in Congress and how to tailor our home visiting advocacy to the environment (and attention spans) on Capitol Hill.
This session will provide tools and tips for navigating your Capitol Hill Visit and provide an opportunity to ask any final questions before meeting with your representatives.

Completing Hill Visits

Summit attendees and CoP participants schedule and complete their own Hill visits (virtual and in-person) during the Summit between 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET on January 31. Advocates can also schedule visits throughout the Summit through Friday, February 2, 2024.

Debrief Post-Summit

Hill Visit Debrief Virtual Session: Post-Summit

After the Summit, we’ll reconvene to debrief our in-person and virtual meetings with lawmakers. The Advocacy & Policy CoP will discuss next steps for sustaining relationships with lawmakers, and support follow-up to any questions that arose during meetings with legislators. Stay tuned for registration details.

Questions?

Please reach out to us at Advocacy@StartEarly.org

Resources for Professionals

From interactive courses to engaging events, we support educators in building powerful practices that transform teaching and learning.

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Our annual conference brings together early childhood leaders to advance the home visiting field.

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The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit seeks proposals addressing systems change work within the home visiting field and early childhood system of care. The proposal should demonstrate a clear connection to the conference’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) that advances the home visiting field and connected systems of care through innovations, diverse perspectives, and a focus on impact. The centering of parent/caregiver and provider voice, as well as the voices, ideas, innovations, and solutions of those who have been historically marginalized and underinvested in, will be elevated and prioritized during the Summit. Proposals should have clear learning objectives, specific strategies for engagement, and relevance for the Summit audience.

Acceptance notifications will be sent to submitting authors by early November. Please note that due to the high volume of proposals, we cannot provide feedback for each submission. Authors interested in receiving feedback are encouraged to email the Summit planning team. The review team will do its best to accommodate all requests for feedback.

Important Dates

Open Call: Monday, July 24, 2023
Deadline to Submit Proposal: Friday, September 22, 2023
Decisions Made By: November 8, 2024 (accept/decline notifications will be sent to the submitting author)

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National Home Visiting Summit

Conference Dates & Mission

Call for Proposal Announcement  
The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit is back in person this year! The Summit will be held via a hybrid in-person/virtual format at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., from January 31-February 2, 2024. To engage with as many home visiting advocates, practitioners, researchers, parents, and state/federal/local systems leaders as possible, we are offering both in-person and virtual registration.

Summit Mission: The National Home Visiting Summit aims to integrate policy, practice, and research to influence systems change, with the goal of advancing equitable and high-quality home visiting services, structures, and systems. Learning, collaboration, and knowledge-to-practice transfer at the Summit are meant to advance home visiting as a critical component of the early childhood system.

Audience

The Summit is designed for state and federal administrative and legislative systems leaders, federal, state, and local policy advocates, researchers, program and practice leaders, direct service providers, parents/caregivers and philanthropic partners interested in information that supports and strengthens their role as decision-makers and change agents in the home visiting field. Accordingly, each session is an important opportunity for speakers to engage leaders on the most pressing and innovative issues concerning the field today.

Conference Commitment

Conference Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB): Justice demands we take the necessary steps to reimagine and begin to create systems to ensure that every person has fair conditions, support, and agency to live free of oppression, with humanity and joy. The home visiting field is in a necessary and ongoing period of grappling with and addressing the deep economic, social, and racial disparities that exist in the United States. As a leader in home visiting, the Summit invites you, through work in policy, practice, and research, to change the systems on which these inequities were built.

Resources include:

2024 Focus Areas

Systems, policies, and conditions needed to enable better connection and community 
Learning from families: building networks within and beyond HV programs
Learning from home visitors: workforce well-being, preparation, representation of communities served
Building a system of care (SOC)
Systems- and policy-level changes to “rewrite” the home visiting narrative

Home visiting “marketing and communications”
Data systems and practices that work for home visitors
Using data to impact policy and advocacy
Advocacy building for parents and home visitors
Parent and community voice in outcomes building and data collection
Data systems and practices that work for home visitors

“Going to scale:” systems, policies, and practices that increase reach of home visiting services
State-wide investments in enhancing systems with universal home visiting
Understanding and implementing community-designed programs
Systems and policies that promote workforce well-being
Measuring successes and challenges of innovation at a community, state, federal level

Child Welfare; Public Health; Healthcare; Early Intervention/Parenting Education
Successful partnership between HV and other family-focused systems
Policies put into action
Health equity in federal programs

Unique/innovative funding models
Leveraging federal, state, and local funding

Selection Criteria & Requirements

Objectives

Contribute to and be a catalyst for field-building investments to design and strengthen the systems and infrastructure needed to ensure equitable ongoing program quality and to facilitate the commitment of increased public and private investments over time.
Provide leaders in the home visiting field and connected systems of care with a national forum for the exchange of best practices, emerging concepts and lessons learned across systems, states and models on the most relevant topics, adaptations and emerging challenges facing the home visiting field.
Promote and highlight issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging with an emphasis on re-creating systems to ensure that all children and families are supported fairly and equally.
Facilitate building strong national partnerships with local, state and national leaders to increase systems influence and inform policy nationwide.

Guiding Criteria

The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit steering committee, comprised of thought leaders from the home visiting and early childhood field, has worked collaboratively with conference organizers to inform the development of the conference DEIB commitment, content areas of focus, and selection criteria. As a result, the steering committee and conference organizers will use the following framework for selecting proposals.

Proposals addressing key areas of focus for the 2024 Summit that include representation of parent/caregiver and provider voice and address topics impacting historically marginalized people will be prioritized. Please provide specific examples when drafting your proposal.

The session content and speakers promote inclusion and diversity within the context of the presentation and broader home visiting field. Proposals should speak directly to issues of DEIB when possible. Please provide specific examples when submitting.
The session provides relevant and innovative content. Preference is given to presentations that align with the systems change/field-building vision of the Summit by highlighting important issues surrounding systems building, innovative or field-advancing practice(s), and creative/unique collaborations and partnerships.
The session engages attendees in the learning and discovery process by actively facilitating participant involvement. Speakers must provide perspective and insight through dialogue, storytelling, case studies, lessons learned, etc. Accepted proposals will include examples of how speakers plan to engage attendees throughout the session.
Participants are provided with multiple strategies that expand thinking and can be applied to practice.
To create space for all voices to be shared at the Summit, we will consider the number of sessions on the agenda with the same speakers and organizations represented. We encourage prospective speakers to consider ways to elevate partners, providers, parents/caregivers, and colleagues into speaking roles when deciding to submit a proposal.

Spanish Translation and Interpretation
For the 2024 Summit, Spanish translation and interpretation services will be provided for on-demand recorded sessions, plenary session livestream, and poster sessions. The conference organizer will provide translation support upon request. Additional information will be shared with selected speakers. Please email your questions to Events@StartEarly.org.

Coordination with the 2024 MIECHV All-Grantee Meeting
Start Early is pleased to collaborate with HRSA to offer the Summit in coordination with the 2024 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program’s All-Grantee Meeting (MIECHV AGM), which is scheduled for January 29-January 31, 2024, in Washington, DC. These two events will bring together leaders across the home visiting field to prioritize early childhood systems coordination, address equity in communities, and expand the reach of home visiting through innovative funding strategies. The call for abstracts for the 2024 MIECHV AGM will open during the last week of June. Abstract reviews will be coordinated to best meet the shared goals of both events.

Registration

Travel and Registration for Home Visiting Parents and Caregivers
Parents and caregivers engaged in home visiting services participating as speakers at the Summit will receive the following to support participation:

Complimentary registration
Complimentary accommodations at the meeting location for two nights (Jan. 31 – Feb. 2)
Flight or ground transportation reimbursement
Daily Stipend and childcare award
Honorarium $450

Speaker Registration Rates

Workshop Speaker (Presenting Live in Washington D.C.)	$399
Poster Presenter (Presenting Live in Washington, D.C.)	$399
On-Demand Speaker (Pre-recorded session, attending virtually, not traveling to Washington D.C.)	$199

Presenting at the Conference

The 2024 National Home Visiting Summit will offer both in-person and virtual engagement opportunities for attendees and speakers. Approximately 25% of live workshops will be offered in both an in-person and virtual streaming format, and pre-recorded session content via on-demand and poster sessions will also be offered as a virtual option. Please reference the Session Format chart which provides the list of in-person and virtual session formats.

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Session Formats

Workshop Session

Session Length: 60 minutes
Delivery Method: Live (in-person format); select sessions will also be streamed virtually
Session Description: Explore topics of common interest using innovative, thought-provoking content blended with audience participation. Presenters act as content leaders, presenting short segments of content and then leading engaging activities, group discussions, and participant reflection on how to apply knowledge to practice.Attendees participating in person will engage via opportunities for Q&A and small-group discussion.

Attendees participating virtually will engage via live chat, polling, and Q&A.  Successful proposals will clearly state the attendee engagement strategies used in the workshop session.

Workshop speakers are required to present in person at the conference. Joining virtually to present will be made available to those with extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the conference planning team. You will be asked to declare your availability during the abstract submission process.

Poster Presentation

Session Length: 90 minutes (live)
Delivery Method: Live (in-person format);Poster session will also be available via On-Demand format

Each poster team will receive an in-person booth to host their poster and associated materials. Guidance for recommended printed poster size will be provided. Conference participants engaging in person will have the opportunity to walk around the poster session and engage directly with speakers for Q&A. Poster teams will upload their poster files and materials digitally to the conference website for virtual attendees.

On-demand engagement with attendees will be a question and answer via the conference website/mobile app. Poster presenters will have the opportunity to engage attendees directly 1-on-1 by scheduling 5-10-minute meetings with presenters via the conference website. Presenters are welcome to opt-out of the opportunity.

On-demand recording of your poster presentation: Presenters interested in recording a 2-5-minute video explaining their poster for virtual attendees are required to meet the conference standard for pre-recorded content requiring English and Spanish transcripts and closed captioning in both English and Spanish for your video. The conference organizer will provide these services for your team to make this possible.

Poster translation to Spanish:
All posters uploaded to the conference website will be translated into Spanish. Speakers requesting support must submit their posters well in advance of the Summit. Dates and directions will be shared upon acceptance.

Partnering with the Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative:
The Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative (HARC) has partnered with Start Early and the National Home Visiting Summit for many years. This year, in a continuation of our partnership, HARC will collaborate with the Summit team to support featuring posters related to research in home visiting. The proposal review committee in partnership with HARC will give special consideration to abstracts led by early career scholars, especially those who are members of underrepresented groups. HARC will offer a travel award to cover meeting registration and hotel accommodation (two-nights) for up to three scholars who are at the undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level or up to 5 years post-terminal degree (master’s or PhD). If you have any questions or would like any assistance from the HARC Coordinating Center in preparing your abstract, please reach out to harc@hvresearch.org.

On-Demand

Session Length: 5-20 minutes
Delivery Method: On-demand
Session Description: 5-20-minute pre-recorded presentation on key issues/questions facing the field. On-demand recordings can also focus on sharing a single resource, strategy, or innovation.

To make recordings more accessible, English and Spanish closed captioning are required for all recordings. The conference organizer will provide technical assistance to all teams needing support. Please note the conference organizer will provide translation services when needed.
Speakers recording on-demand content have three options:

Record with us: Speakers will present virtually with a professional production company during the middle of December and the first week of January. The production company will handle all transcripts and captioning details.
Record on your own and submit for captioning/transcript services: Speaking teams selecting this option must submit final recordings to the conference organizer four weeks before the conference. We cannot guarantee recordings submitted after the established deadline will be available at the start of the conference. Details on file type/transfer method will be provided at the time of acceptance.
Create a final video: Speaking teams that choose this option will submit final edited videos, including English and Spanish closed captioning.

*Speaking teams are strongly encouraged to record virtually with our production partners to further professionalize and ensure quality for the on-demand recordings offered at the Summit.

Teams will be asked to confirm the recording method when accepted.

Help Me Decide

Session Length: N/A
Delivery Method: N/A
Session Description: Submit your presentation idea and work with the conference organizer on determining the best format for your session.

Speaker & Session Requirements

The Summit encourages presenters to consider limiting speaking teams to 3-4 individuals. In circumstances where the speaker team is more than 3-4 individuals, in your proposal, please describe the purpose for including the larger speaker team and how everyone will be incorporated into the presentation.
Speakers presenting live must commit to presenting on January 31-February 2, 2024. The conference organizer will assign session times in November. Speakers should plan to present in person in Washington, D.C. Joining virtually to present is discouraged. You will be asked to declare your availability during the abstract submission process.
All accepted speakers are required to complete Start Early’s speaker agreement form.
All presenters in workshop sessions must attend a planning meeting with the conference organizing team to review logistics, virtual streaming (as applicable), content, and field questions.
The conference organizer plans for approximately 650-725 in-person attendees and up to 1000 virtual attendees.
For virtual streamed sessions: there are no capacity limits for attendees joining virtually streamed sessions.
All speakers attending the conference in-person will receive a discounted registration fee of $399. On-demand only speakers who will not travel in-person will receive a discounted registration fee of $199.

Submission Process

The submission process utilizes an online abstract management website powered by Cvent. The submitting author will create a username and password for the website, upload speaker bios/headshots, and complete the questions for the speaking team. The abstract management website allows you to save your progress and return to the website to complete/edit your proposal. You will receive a confirmation email after submitting your proposal. A Start Early planning team member will contact you with a decision November 2023.

Bios & Headshots

The conference organizer requires all speakers to provide bios, with the option to include headshots when submitting their proposals. The information provided during the proposal process will be used to create your session’s agenda and website content.

Abstract submission questions

To view the abstract submission questions, click here. Please note this document is for reference only. All submissions must be completed online.

Call for Proposal Frequently Asked Questions

The questions asked during the review process can be viewed by clicking the link below.

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No, you may save your draft and return to it.

The submission portal will be open through September 22, 2023. Changes to your presentation can be made up until the deadline. Changes after the deadline will not be accepted. Teams with speaker updates are encouraged to submit those via email to Events@StartEarly.org.   

Email Our Team

Once you have submitted your proposal you will receive a confirmation email.

Due to the high volume of proposals, we cannot provide feedback for each submission. Authors interested in receiving feedback are encouraged to email the Summit planning team individually. The review team will do its best to accommodate your request.

Helpful Resources

Call for Proposal Submission Questions

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View and download the abstract submission questions. Please note, this document is for reference only. All submissions must be completed online.

Conference Speaker Agreement

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View and download the 2024 Conference Speaker Agreement

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We are eager to support you during the submission process. Please email your inquiries to us at Events@StartEarly.org.

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