Re: Conference 2026

The conference takes place at Salem Convention Center in Salem, Oregon.

The organizer names thought-leaders, policy advocates, organizers, front-line staff, and community members as participants.

It is most useful for housing, racial and economic justice organizers, policy advocates and front-line staff who want to learn from peers, since the audience explicitly mixes those groups with community members over two days. Corporate buyers or vendors looking for a sales pool would get less from it, as the gathering is organized by Neighborhood Partnerships around advocacy and community learning rather than products.

Nonprofit and community advocacy gatherings usually favor casual to business casual dress, such as jeans with a nice top or a blazer, and layers suit Salem in late October.