Call for Presentations

Call for Presentations Now Closed

Thank you for submitting a presentation idea for the 2023 Latornell Conservation Symposium. Successful presenters have been contacted by the Steering Committee. If your presentation wasn’t selected for this year’s program, we invite you to resubmit a presentation idea in 2024.

Call for Presentations – In-person Symposium & Webinars

What is Your Watershed Moment?

We look forward to hearing about your work to navigate the changing environmental, political, social, and economic climates to continue protecting the lands and waters. We’re also looking for examples of projects that include cross-border, agency, watersheds, municipalities, Indigenous communities and cultural collaboration to address environmental challenges in an inclusive, holistic manner.

We welcome proposals for presentations, field tours, webinars, panels, and workshops related to the following topics:

  • Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • Nature-based Solutions
  • Watershed Management
  • BIPOC-led conservation projects and programs
  • Natural Heritage and Biodiversity
  • Fundraising, Finance, and Governance in Conservation Sector
  • Natural Hazards
  • Source Water Protection
  • Stormwater Management
  • Public Perception of Environment and Conservation
  • Land-Use Planning and Development
  • Transformation of Program and Service Delivery

The above subject areas are intended to spark ideas but are not exhaustive. Please feel free to submit presentation ideas in other areas. Your topic may also fit within more than one category. We strongly encourage content from Indigenous communities and other under-represented groups within the conservation sector. Typical presentation length is 20-30 minutes, and in-person sessions are 1.5 hours long. We also welcome ideas for longer workshops, panels, or field trips. Field trip locations should be within a 30-minute radius of the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Submission Form Details

The submission form will ask you to provide the following information:

  • Contact:

    • Agency/organization
    • Staff representative
    • Contact information (email address, telephone number)
    • Do you identify as Indigenous? Y/N
  • Presentation Topic:

    • Refer to the bulleted list above (or suggest a new topic)
  • Presentation Title and Description:

    • Title
    • Up to three sentences describing the thesis of the presentation
  • Your Preference for Presenting:

    • In-person Symposium
    • Webinar Series
    • No preference
  • Presentation Format:

    • Type (presentation, full session, panel, workshop, field trip, webinar)
    • Number and name of speakers (Individual Presentation-One person presenting alone; Joint Presentation- Two or more people presenting together)
    • Anticipated length of time needed for the presentation

Submission Deadline

Ideas and presentation suggestions can be submitted using the form no later than Midnight, Friday, April 28th, 2023.