…"Attend every NHSDC Conference and include as many community partners as possible". I share that with them because I have personally experienced the magnitude of ability and sharing present at each conference. NHSDC not only impacted my professional development but my personal ability. As a person with lived experience of homelessness, there is nothing more empowering than to be around such a powerful group that attends the conferences!"

Less than two months into my role as an HMIS Administrator, I attended my first NHSDC Conference in Nashville. I primarily attended the HUD Fundamentals session track that still seemed, at the time, significantly over my head. I absorbed as much as possible, took a lot of notes, and realized I had a lot to learn. Since then, I have been fortunate enough to attend every in-person NHSDC. The wide variety of sessions and topics always allow me to bring new ideas back to my local community and learn innovative ways to improve our system. As a person with lived experiences, it is great to see and be a part of making these changes locally, and NHSDC has proven invaluable in this journey."

NHSDC showed me what my job as an HMIS admin could be. I always leave inspired by at least one exciting new practice I can actually implement--that action-oriented bent sets NHSDC apart from other conferences. Even beyond the sessions, the community-building is unmatched. I've met some of my favorite people in the world there, and I have yet to run into a question that can't be solved by NHSDC crowdsourcing!"