Event Detail

Every year, the National Homeland Security Conference brings together  over a thousand attendees from the homeland security and emergency management disciplines, representing local, state, federal government, military, and the private sector.  The National Homeland Security Association is preparing for the 2025 National Homeland Security Conference on August 25 - August 28, 2025!  The conference, hosted in Washington D.C., promises to be a magnificent draw for homeland security professionals.

For the 2025 conference, the NHSA will be hosting 60-minute presentations within multiple tracks across all homeland security subject areas.  In preparation for this event, the NHSA is officially announcing a call for presentations.

Call for Presentations for the 2025 National Homeland Security Conference is now open.  Those that have sent in presentations will be notified by March 1st - March 31st, 2025, whether or not they are a candidate to present.   Candidates must adhere to the timeline below in order to be selected as a presenter; otherwise they will act as an alternate.

The proposed session tracks include:
 - Best Practices and Lessons Learned
 - Combating Domestic Violent Extremism
 - Counterterrorism
 - Enhancing Cybersecurity
 - Enhancing Community Preparedness and Resilience
 - Enhancing Election Security
 - Enhancing Information and Intelligence Sharing and Analysis
 - Enhancing the Protection of Soft Targets/Crowded Places
 - Grants and Program Management
 - Planning
 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Communities
 - Public Health
 - Training and Exercise

Timeline:

Time is of the essence.  Many of our peers cannot register for the conference until a presentation schedule is available.  Therefore, please be sure you can adhere to the following schedule before making a commitment to become a presenter. 

• November 6th, 2024 – February 14th, 2025 - Call for Presentations – to include all presenter’s bios - Candidate photos are optional, but if presenter(s) wants to provide, it is also due at time of submission.
• March 1st - March31st, 2025 – Candidates for presentation are notified - Notification of candidacy to present does not guarantee a session – sessions are selected once a candidate’s draft PowerPoint presentation is approved, and they have registered on or before June 20th.   Sessions are guaranteed once the final PowerPoint presentation is received and approved.
• June 20th, 2025 – Final day for candidates to register for the conference and submit draft presentation
•                 August 1st, 2025 – Final PowerPoint presentations due – Late presentations will not be accepted

Please note:  Failure to comply with this timeline will result in losing your opportunity to present

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Although no guarantee can be made that your presentation proposal will be accepted beyond the February 14, 2024 deadline, special considerations could be made in extenuating circumstances.