Program
Through an open call for session proposals and presentation abstracts, we hope to achieve a Midwest Climate Resilience Conference program that:
Supports the broader purpose of the conference to advance adaptation and resilience for communities and ecosystems in the Midwest
Promotes critical reflection, dialogue, and discussion of key climate issues in the Midwest
Encourages active participation in the conference
Reflects innovation and diversity among the various session topics and speakers
Reflects a balance between research, practice, professional issues, and education
We are accepting ideas for:
Workshops and Trainings
Organized Symposia
Lightning Talk Sessions
Individual Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Timeline
Friday, June 9 - Submission deadline
Monday, July 31 - Review results shared with session organizers and presenters
Friday, September 1 - All workshop, training, and session speakers confirmed
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference or the submission process, please contact Amanda Farris at afarris@umn.edu.
Submission Process
Proposals must be submitted through the online submission form by Friday, June 9 at 5:00 p.m. CT.
Cross Cutting Conference Themes
Session and presentation submissions should be relevant to at least one of the cross-cutting conference themes:
Actionable Climate Science
Integrating traditional ecological knowledge, community science, and new climate research, models, and tools to support climate adaptation and resilience
Cascading Climate Impacts
Adaptation solutions that address climate change in the context of multiple societal challenges and drivers of risk and vulnerability
Collaborative Climate Action
Examples of multi-sector, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-disciplinary collaboratives, initiatives, and partnership approaches to adaptation and resilience
Creative Communications and Engagement
Increasing capacity by effectively communicating risk, opportunity, and resilience for community empowerment
Equitable Adaptation
Integrating climate resilience with parallel social movements and grappling with profound questions of ethics, equity, and justice
Financial Solutions
Funding climate adaptation and resilience through public, private, philanthropic, and community-led finance mechanisms
Policy, Governance and Law
Building towards transformative change through effective and inclusive governance and decision-making processes