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.
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.