The APRIL Pre-Conference is held on the Friday before the General Conference which starts on Saturday October 12th and ends Sunday evening October 13th. The APRIL Pre-Conference generally runs all day. There is some flexibility with the time (example: 10AM - 3PM, etc.). We are always looking for hot topics on current events in Independent Living that we can disseminate to a larger general session including CIL / SILC staff, board and Executive Directors across the board.
Some possible topics might include: Social Isolation, Board Development, Systems Change Advocacy, Food Insecurity, Becoming a 501(c)(3), Developing a Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) (or other programs) in your state or Complying with Standards and Indicators of a CIL.
We look forward to reveiwing your proposals!