Join AuSM in April, 2025 at the Doubletree Hilton Minneapolis Airport Hotel for the 30th Annual Minnesota Autism Conference!
The 30th Annual Minnesota Autism Conference will be held April 17-19, 2024 at the Marriott Minneapolis Airport Hotel. Registration will open in January.
Apply as a breakout speaker!
AuSM is currently looking for breakout speakers for the conference! Breakout sessions last one hour each, and will be scheduled by our conference selection committee at a time during the conference.
We are looking for high quality proposals that include practical strategies, community building, and the latest information addressing a range of issues facing autistic individuals and their communities. Our goal is to provide relevant information for attendees at all levels, including those who are new to autism and those who have years of experience. The attendees at our conference cover a wide range of people including autistic individuals, family members, educators, therapists, professionals, and more.
AuSM accepts proposals from anyone with expertise in autism. Expertise is not necessarily formal education: it can come from lived experience, work, community organizing, or other sources.
We accept proposals on any topic related to autism. We are specifically looking for presentations related to the following topics, which our community has shared are of interest:
- Early childhood
- Literacy strategies
- Strategies for parents, educators, and clinicians
- Housing
- Transition from school to adulthood
- Sexuality and relationships
- Intersectionality
- Early intervention
- Mental health/emotion regulation
- Employment/workplace
- Pathological Demand Avoidance
- Autism and ADHD
- Social skills/friendships
- Complex or multiple disabilities
- Non-speaking communication or AAC
- Racial or cultural diversity intersections
- Aging and autism
- Sensory needs
- Current research
- Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Neurodiversity/anti-ableism
- Autistic burnout
- Late diagnosis
- Accessible healthcare
Breakout presentation proposals are due by Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. AuSM will send out acceptance and rejection letters by the end of December 20, 2024. You can access a Microsoft Word version of the application here. Final submissions must come from the online form, but you can use the Word document to draft your answers in advance.
If you have questions about the submission process or your presentation, please reach out to Zephyr James at zjames@ausm.org
2024 Sponsors
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Co-Sponsoring Agency
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Cancellation Policy
Notification of cancellation: If an event or class is cancelled or postponed, AuSM will attempt to notify you via phone, using the phone number provided with your registration. We also will post notice of cancellations and postponements on www.ausm.org.
Cancellation by registrant: Refunds less a $25 processing fee will be given for cancellations received in writing to info@ausm.org ten business days prior to the start of the event or class. Following this date, no refunds will be given. Requests for transfer of registration to another individual will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Cancellation by program organizer: AuSM reserves the right to cancel an event or class due to low registrations or other circumstances that make the event or class non-viable. If AuSM cancels an event or class, registrants will be offered a full refund. If the event or class is postponed, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event or class at the new, future date.
