The Northwest Climate Conference Program Committee invites practitioners, scientists and tribal members and community organizers working to build a climate-resilient Northwest to submit abstracts for the 11th Northwest Climate Conference. Abstracts are due Friday, December 4. The 11th Northwest Climate Conference, hosted by the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, will take place online on April 6-8, 2021.

We welcome abstracts for oral presentations, poster presentations and special sessions. A special session is for a group of speakers who would like to work together to present on different aspects of a common theme. An oral presentation is for individual speakers who would like their presentation to stand alone instead of fitting into a larger theme. Just one member of a group needs to submit a special session proposal, but all special session presenters must submit an oral presentation abstract. In the oral presentation abstract form, you may indicate whether you plan to participate in a special session.

Submit Special Session Abstract
Submit Oral Presentation Abstract
Submit Poster Abstract

The Program Committee welcomes submissions on a range of themes and topics related to climate science, impacts, adaptation, and management decisions. We welcome presentations on work that links science, decision makers and communities.

The Northwest Climate Conference (NWCC) is committed to building equity and diversity in climate science, policy, and adaptation practice and supporting equitable climate adaptation outcomes. Abstracts related to these topics are strongly encouraged. If you know of organizations involved in this work, please share the call for abstracts with those organizations.

In addition to soliciting presentations that specifically address climate justice and equitable climate outcomes, all submitting authors are asked to consider how their work connects to issues of diversity and equity, and how the conference can better support equity and diversity in climate science, policy, and adaptation practice.

The Program Committee will group abstracts primarily by theme and secondarily by topic. Topics of broad interest that are approachable for a wide audience are strongly encouraged.

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The Northwest Climate Conference provides a unique opportunity to learn from and connect with a diverse community of experts fostering a more climate-resilient Northwest. The event brings together practitioners, scientists, tribal communities and decision makers to share knowledge, ideas and best practices related to climate change science, impacts and adaptation in the Pacific Northwest.