Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Community Development Society at the 2019 Conference in Columbia, Missouri. Look forward to special celebrations, an inspiring program, and dedicated family activities all located in the hub of community development. Mobile workshops will include heritage and agritourism, community resiliency, entrepreneurship, community arts, trails, energy sustainability, and neighborhood development.
The conference Call for Proposals opens September 21, 2018 and closes November 15, 2018. Notification will go out to international proposals by February 1, 2019 and to other proposals by March 1, 2019.
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS opened on Sept. 21, 2018
- Please review the Conference Theme Overview below and the CDS Principles of Good Practice, and the types of proposals to see how your ideas might match up. Check out the various ways you can submit and share your work and your reflections, from presentations, posters, roundtables, and new in 2019 — opportunities that celebrate the CDS 50th anniversary, such as the “Reflections on CDS Impact” sessions.
- Submit proposals by Nov. 30, 2018
- Notifications on proposals:
- Non-USA based presenters notified by Feb. 1, 2019
- USA-based presenters notified by Mar. 1, 2019
- If selected, presenters must complete their paid registration by June 14, 2019
- Program copy is finalized by July 1, 2019
