workshop proposals

call for submissions

The formal online submission process—Scorecard—is open for CACC 2026. The submission site is restricted to professionals and training consultants who work in the varied fields of crimes against children.

The conference offers commercial (for-profit) companies and non-profit organizations that wish to promote fee-based products and services opportunities to participate in the conference through sponsorship and/or exhibiting. Members of these organizations are encouraged to contact conference@dcac.org to receive more information on sponsoring or exhibiting.

If you would like to be considered to receive an invitation to submit a proposal:

  • If you are employed by a governmental or non-profit agency, use that email, not your personal email, in all future correspondence with us. If you are not employed by a governmental agency, non-profit agency, or a for-profit company, you may use your personal email address.

  • Send us a short bio or CV that includes your current position and responsibilities, as well as your experience in presenting training. It would be beneficial if you could send recent evaluations from these trainings as well as references. These documents should also be included for any co-presenter. These documents should be sent to Lana Ahrens.

  • Send us the title, description, target audience, and any co-presenter for your presentation(s). You can submit more than one presentation. Also, indicate the time needed for your presentation (75 mins. or 150 mins.)  

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types of submissions we are seeking

  • Lecture-style session on a relevant topic or issue generally presented by an MDT professional currently working in the field of crimes against children or by an approved training consultant. These sessions may be supplemented with slides, video, and audio. Content should be such that it would meet the training requirements of conference accreditation agencies. These sessions should not be used to promote or demonstrate fee-based products/services.

  • A detailed overview of a specific case in which you were involved. Presentation may be supplemented with slides, video, and audio. The case study must be more than a “war story.” Case studies should assist attendees in learning from your experience with the case you are presenting. Case studies should share your experience and the lessons learned. They should help attendees when handling future cases of their own that may deal with similar issues. Only cases that have received a final adjudication should be submitted.

  • Forums provide professionals within a specific professional category a place to discuss topics and issues that are relevant to their profession. Audience participation and Q&A are fundamental components of forums. Forums are restricted and will be pre-determined, discussed, and approved by the Conference prior to submission.

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Child Abuse Investigation

    • Child Homicide

    • Child Protective Services

    • Child Sexual Abuse Material

    • Digital Safety/Cybercrime

    • Drug Endangerment/Exposure

    • Emerging Issues

    • Ethics

    • Family/Victim Advocacy

    • Forensic/Victim Interview

    • Grooming

    • Human Trafficking

    • MDT Collaboration

    • Medical/Child Abuse Pediatrics

    • Mental Health Treatment

    • Missing Children

    • Open Source Intelligence

    • Policy/System Improvement

    • Prevention/Child Safety

    • Probation/Parole

    • Problematic Sexual Abuse Behavior

    • Prosecution/Legal Issues

    • Sex Offenders

    • Sextortion

    • Special Populations

    • Suspect Interview/Interrogation

    • Wellness/Secondary Traumatic Stress