Program

Call for Sessions and Presentations Now Open!

The call for submissions is open to anyone who is interested in sharing their work with fellow colleagues and professionals working to enhance climate adaptation and resilience in the region.

We are accepting ideas for:

Workshops and trainings
Working sessions
Organized symposia
Individual lightning talks, oral presentations, and poster presentations
Groups of lightning talks and oral presentations for full sessions

Deadline for submissions is Monday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m. CT.

Submission Form

2025 MCRC Session and Presentation Submission Guidelines

Example Submission Form (Consider using this form to draft your proposal prior to formal submission)

Questions? Reach out to us at mnclimate@umn.edu.

Cross Cutting Conference Themes

The conference program will be organized around several 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 impacts in the context of multiple societal, environmental and economic challenges and drivers of risk and vulnerability

Collaborative Climate Action

Examples of new and evolving multi-sector, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-disciplinary collaboratives, initiatives, and partnership approaches to adaptation and resilience

Effective Climate Communications and Engagement

Increasing capacity by effectively communicating risks, opportunity, resources, and best practices for community engagement and empowerment

Equitable Adaptation

Integrating climate resilience with parallel social movements to advance community capacity and grapple with profound questions of place, 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

Financial Support for Conference Speakers

Confirmed conference speakers will receive a $50 registration discount. The discount code will be provided when speakers are confirmed this summer.

We will offer a limited number of travel scholarships to provide support for individuals who otherwise would not be able to attend the conference. Scholarships will be open to local government staff and elected officials, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, Tribal representatives and other community leaders. Sign up for our conference mailing list to receive notification when the application process is opened.

The total available funding for scholarships and the number of scholarships we are able to provide will be, to some extent, dependent upon sponsorships from conference supporters. If you are interested in providing sponsorship to support conference participation, please see our Sponsors page for additional information about levels and benefits.

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