WATERLOO, Iowa (December 14, 2016)—VGM officials announced they are now accepting proposals from prospective speakers for the 16th annual Heartland Conference.

With more than 15 different education tracks to fill, conference organizers are looking for presenters to offer their expertise on a variety of topics including retail, billing and reimbursement, executive, operations, sleep and respiratory, rehab and legislative to name a few.

“Heartland’s diverse educational program is designed to ensure that attendees leave each session equipped with effective strategies to achieve operational excellence,” said Sara Laures, VGM’s vice president of Special Projects and Heartland Conference chairperson. “We’re looking for dynamic presenters who offer unique topics and how-to sessions that provide takeaways our attendees can implement within their business.”

Themed “Where Community Meets Opportunity,” the 2017 conference takes place June 12–15 in Waterloo, Iowa, corporate headquarters of VGM Group, Inc. Attendees include HME and homecare industry experts as well as health care professionals working in a wide variety of roles and with all levels of experience.

“Speaking at Heartland Conference is more than sharing your expertise with attendees,” said Laures. “It truly is an experience that offers presenters numerous opportunities to network with our members and vendors, other presenters, as well as VGM associates.”

Speaker proposals for Heartland Conference are due January 13, and those interested should visit vgmheartland.com/speak or contact VGM’s education services coordinator, Laura Taylor, at (855) 313-6926 or email laura.taylor@vgm.com.