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Register Now to Attend the 2021 HMIS Annual Meeting!

 
Image of a house being held by hands with text about Annual Meeting date and time
 

Please join us on Monday, October 18th from 12 – 2pm for the 2021 HMIS Annual Meeting! HMIS is a key part of Minnesota’s effort to end homelessness. The Annual Meeting is an opportunity for the HMIS community to learn more about HMIS and to give your input to help shape its future.

Grab your lunch and get cozy, because the meeting will be totally VIRTUAL again this year (via GoToWebinar).

Register to attend: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7299730681810517005

Hot Topics!

Key agenda items include:

  • The Racial Equity and Data Disparities Committee

  • The Minnesota Tribal Collaborative

  • Updates on strategic planning and technical assistance from HUD

  • Information on how to get involved in HMIS Governing Board activities

The Board will also present on our 2021 deep dive into the bylaws and review the timeline for the Annual Slate application process for the End User and At Large Board seats.

Annual Meeting materials, including updated bylaws and the meeting agenda, will be available on the HMIS Annual Meeting page on the days leading up to the big day. Stay tuned! 

Share Your Ideas, Thoughts, and Opinions with Us!

We will be using a feedback platform, Mentimeter, again at this year’s Annual Meeting. Mentimeter allows you to share your thoughts and feedback anonymously, and we can all see the results in real time!

New to Mentimeter? If you’ve never used Mentimeter before, you can access it from a web browser on any computer or smartphone – there’s nothing that you need to install or download. You’ll simply enter the code from the Annual Meeting agenda or presentation slide and then you’ll be able to see and respond to discussion questions. You can watch an overview of Mentimeter here or try a practice Menti here (scroll to “Test Mentimeter”).

Sample Mentimeter poll image

Closed Captioning Services are Available!

The Board is providing closed captioning for the Annual Meeting again through StreamText. Meeting attendees will have the option to use StreamText for real-time captions during the Annual Meeting. You can learn more about StreamText here. Just a heads up – you will need to open up a separate window on your computer to view the captions. We will send the link to connect to StreamText as the meeting gets closer.