Call for Proposals is Now Open!
The Call for Proposals for Symposia, Interactive Sessions, Short Courses, and Workshops is now open for the North American Congress for Conservation and Restoration meeting, the theme of which is “Conservation & Restoration for People & Nature.” The deadline to submit a proposal is November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM. If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please contact conferences@scbnorthamerica.org.
The conference will be held in Milwaukee, WI, USA on July 12-16, 2026, with associated short courses, workshops, and events occurring on July 11, 12, & 17.
Choosing a Category for your Proposal
Please think carefully about the category that best meets your goals. Your proposal will only be considered for the category you choose. When you have chosen a category, click on the corresponding linked description below to learn more about the submission process. We appreciate your flexibility in some cases as we may need to reduce the allocated time of a proposed session for scheduling purposes. We will communicate any anticipated changes as soon as possible to session organizers.
One Presentation/Poster Policy
- Individuals are limited to presenting only ONE presentation. Individuals can present once in any of the scientific program categories: symposium, contributed oral presentation, speed presentation, or poster presentation. Your name may appear as an author/co-author on more than one abstract, but you may only be listed as the speaker/presenter for one of the abstracts. This rule is to ensure maximum diversity of presentations in the scientific program.
One Proposal Policy
- Individuals may be organizers for only ONE symposium, interactive session, workshop, or short course and should not submit more than one symposium, interactive session, workshop, or short course proposal. An individual may collaborate with another organizer on a second proposal as a co-organizer, but cannot be the principal organizer for more than one symposium or interactive session.
Categories
SYMPOSIA (1.5 – 2 hours)
Symposia consist of a series of formal presentations on a common theme, often followed by a panel discussion. Symposia will take place during the main program, July 13-16, 2026 and are scheduled concurrently with contributed presentations and interactive sessions.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS (0.5 – 2 hours)
Interactive Sessions do not conform to any single structure, and may for example include a series of brief presentations, break-out groups, film, story-telling, open-ended or facilitated discussion, or any combination of these. They may span a variety of topics, and are designed to give organizers flexibility to craft a unique session that will provide meaningful results, and carry forward work beyond the conference. They emphasize shared learning among facilitators, speakers, and attendees, and take place during the main program, July 13-16, 2026. At least half of the allotted session time must be dedicated to an interactive activity other than presentations. *Note: This session type will also include Organized Networking Sessions, which were launched as a separate session type during NACCB 2022.
WORKSHOPS (1.25 – 16 hours)
Whether geared toward students or professionals, workshops are more interactive than symposia and often have a co-learning, educational component. To minimize conflict with symposia and contributed paper sessions, workshops will usually be scheduled for the days before or after the main program (July 11, 12, & 17, 2026), but there is some limited availability for short workshops during lunch breaks of the main program days (July 13-16, 2026).
SHORT COURSES (1.25 – 16 hours)
Short courses offer training in topics of key relevance to the practice of conservation for students or any other professionals. Preference will be given to proposals that address tools or concepts that course participants can easily share with others. Short Courses will be scheduled for the days before or after the main program (July 11, 12, & 17, 2026), but there is some limited availability for short workshops during lunch breaks of the main program days (July 13-16, 2026).