NARA 2015 Spring Conference: Facing Future Challenges

Sticking with our tradition of having the spring conference be more geared towards legislative, billing, and other administrative issues, this year’s NARA 2015 Spring Conference theme is – Facing Future Challenges: Embracing, Evolving, and Exceeding Expectations.  Similar to past years, the conference will be held in Washington D.C and will be hosted at the Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle hotel. Important Changes We have some important changes to note about this year’s conference from years past.

1. Conference Days The days of the conference are Monday through Wednesday May 4^th-6^th. In past years we typically have hosted the conference on a Thursday through Saturday, but felt it would be more appropriate for our schedule of events and provide additional opportunities to get in touch with congressmen/women on the hill to make this change.
2. Networking Opportunities This year we are excited to launch a new networking opportunity, Connections and Cocktails, for our members and solution partners. This event will be in a “speed dating” type of format and will provide each Owner/Provider the opportunity to request matches in categories of interest, and each Solution Partner the opportunity to meet key decision makers.  Solution Partners will complete profile information identifying their unique contributions for the identified categories ahead of time and a matching process will set up meetings between interested parties during allocated times.

Important Dates and Information

1. April 4^th – Last guaranteed day to get special conference pricing on your hotel rooms
2. April 10^th – Early Bird Registration Pricing Ends.
3. April 13^th – Tier One connection matching deadline.
4. April 20^th – Tier Two connection matching deadline.
5. April 27^th – Tier Three connection matching deadline.
6. May 4^th – Conference

For more information and details about the Spring Conference, visit our conference web page at conference.naranet.org.  Stay tuned to the NARA Facebook page and blog for more details as the conference draws nearer.