National Leadership Institute

The National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) is pleased to issue a “Call for Presentations” for our upcoming National Juvenile Services Leadership Institute. The Leadership Institute will be held on October 2-3, 2023, in the award-winning Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois. The host hotel Chicago Marriott Naperville continues to be the #1 full-service Marriott hotel in the Chicagoland Market, located equal distance between both O’Hare and Midway International Airports. Located just steps away from the hotel, Freedom Commons shopping center offers a variety of dining, shopping and entertainment options as does downtown Naperville which is just minutes away. 

All submissions must be made through the online webform. Applicants must submit all required information, incomplete submissions will not be considered. Presenters may not use session(s) as an opportunity to spotlight a company, product or service. NPJS reserves the right to edit or modify all session descriptions for inclusion in symposium materials. 

Successful submissions will:

• Align with one of the symposium topic areas
• Be interactive and engaging
• Leave time for questions and answers
• Offer tangible, take-away ideas or skills

All proposals for consideration must be received no later than Friday, March 17, 2023. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance of proposals will be on or before Friday, April 28, 2023. 

Each module must be two hours in length allowing time for questions and answers. There will be three groups with approximately 40-50 participants rotating through each module. You will be required to conduct your workshop a total of three times on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

• 8:00am – 10:00am
• 10:30am – 12:30pm
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Monday, October 2, 2023

• 3:00pm – 5:00pm: Leadership Institute | Opening Session
• 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Leadership Institute | Reception

We encourage you to upload any handouts and visual aids to our Conference App. If handouts are to be copied, they are done so at the expense of the presenter. 

Submission of a proposal does not infer automatic inclusion in the Leadership Institute. Proposals will be reviewed with preference given to the proposals that are based on relevancy, best practices, audience participation and skill-building. The proposal review process will be conducted by NPJS content experts who will review the submitted proposals and make final decisions. NPJS receives many excellent proposals, but not all can be accepted due to time and space restraints.