Call for proposals

We are excited to announce the Call for Proposal’s for the 7th Annual Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference, to be held April 7, 8 and ½ day on the 9th, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ. This year’s conference is titled 

The Ann Adalist-Estrin Memorial CIP Conference: Moving Forward Through Uncertainty

We invite you to submit a proposal for a 30 minute presentation, 60 minute workshop, or 60 – 90 minute panel that fall within one of the following tracks. We especially welcome proposals that incorporate the voice of those with lived experience (youth, caretakers, and family members), and those that highlight the influence and impact of Ann Adalist-Estrin.  The tracks are as follows:

1. Programming 

   
   We seek contributions that highlight innovative programming for youth, caregivers, and parents who are incarcerated and those who are post incarceration. Especially welcome are those programs that support youth, youth involvement, and are led/co-led by youth.  Programs for children and  youth of all ages are of interest to this track. Programs may be focused on the individual, the family, institutions, and communities. 

2. Policy and Advocacy
   Efforts to pass policies, change systems, and champion the need for critical conversations about racism, justice and human rights are of interest in this track. Building collaborations, engaging youth in advocacy work, and implementing successful funding strategies are important areas to share and learn from one another.  This area is broad and should address different modalities of advocacy such as policy, practice, film making, and effective use of social media and art. 
3. Building the Knowledge Base
   The conference serves as a platform for sharing innovative research, especially research centering the voices and wisdom of those with lived experience. We welcome quantitative and qualitative approaches to knowledge building.  Some presentations or workshops may fit in more than one track, for instance programming and building the knowledge base.   

Key Dates

Proposal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Notification of Acceptance:  Friday, January 24th, 2025
Conference Agenda Published: Friday, February 7, 2025

Proposal Formatting and Submission

Please prepare your proposal in the following format. 

File Name:  LAST NAME _ Track# _ Proposal Type  (e.g., Smith_Track2_Panel)

Please include your full name, with appropriate designations such as Doctor, Professor, etc., your title, institution/affiliation, and the names and titles of those who will present with you (if all members are not known, that can be finalized at a later date), as well as an approx. 50 word bio for each presenter. Please also include the following:

1. Title of Presentation
2. Preferred Format (presentation + Q&A, workshop, panel, etc.)
3. Up to 3 Learning Objectives – what can participants expect?

Description

We suggest a 300 - 500 word abstract describing the presentation.  Please be sure to be as specific as possible as to what your presentation offers, as well as any evidence to support your results and impact.  Some presentations may be more conceptual in nature. 

Email

Email your submission to childwellbeing@asu.edu Please add this email to to your email address book.  We use Salesforce and Mailchimp for all our communications surrounding proposals and some email servers will mark our distribution list as SPAM if we are not part of your address book. 

Selection Process

Proposals will be reviewed and selected by volunteers from the national CIP Conference Planning Committee to ensure the conference offers a comprehensive and diverse program. You may be invited to present in a format or track other than the one you specified. 

We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix April 2025!