Conference

The Conference on Ending Homelessness is an annual event that brings together over 600 people from across the state who are working to end homelessness for learning, networking, advocacy, and community building opportunities. Together, we learn from each other, exchange ideas and share advice, get inspired and re-energized, and organize to grow the movement to end homelessness in Washington and beyond.

You can access powerpoint slides from this year's conference breakout sessions on the program page of the conference website.

Next year, the Conference on Ending Homelessness (Oct 7-8) is excited to partner with the Housing Washington Conference (Oct 6-7). Stay tuned for more information on joint registration and sponsorship opportunities!
 

Now accepting session proposals for this year's conference!

We're seeking inspiring speakers from across Washington to present 60-75 minute sessions at this year's Conference on Ending Homelessness.

Do you have a conference session idea? We want to hear from you! Submit a session proposal online.

We understand COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on our partners and want to support you in shifting your priorities however you need to right now. The program development committee has started reviewing proposal submissions, and we'll be finalizing programming decisions between April 17 and May 15. We will consider any session proposals we receive before May 11, though the sooner you can submit a proposal the better. If possible please send a couple sentence description of the session you have in mind to conference@wliha.org so that we have the session topic on our radar as we are reviewing other proposals. 

For pointers on developing a strong proposal, be sure to check out this FAQ.

Fill out the session proposal form here.

Preview the submission questions here.

Download the session proposal FAQ here.

Important dates for the 2020 Conference:

• The next Conference on Ending Homelessness will take place October 7-8, 2020 at the Tacoma Convention Center.

• Deadline extended for submitting session proposals! We will consider all proposals submitted by May 11, and those submitted by April 17 will be given priority consideration.

• We will open early registration by early May. Want an email notification when registration opens? Click here.

• We will begin accepting scholarship applications in April. Want an email notification when the scholarship application window opens? Click here.