Symposia Proposals
Deadline for submission of proposals: 22 January 2027
A high-level program will explore how systems thinking, ecological insight and innovative approaches can provide solutions to help society navigate the polycrisis and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable, resilient and inclusive future.
Symposia are invited for inclusion in the program that address one or more of the conference topics.
Preparing and submitting a symposium proposal
Symposia proposals should be submitted by Friday 22 January 2027 using the online Symposia Proposal Form.
Those submitting the proposal should provide basic information on the Symposia organisers, a title and a short abstract of the Symposium proposal.
Symposia need to be led by a chair and a co-chair; both must be registered participants to avoid no-shows onsite. In order to stimulate the participation of junior researchers in the meeting, one of the chairs can and should – wherever possible – be an early career scientist (within 5 years of their first academic appointment).
Symposia will generally last 90 minutes and include four 20-minute talks, although more time may be allocated to select Symposia based on the response to the call for abstracts. These durations may be subject to slight adaptations to fit the final program.
Symposia are open to abstracts from all participants
Symposia will consist of presentations selected from abstracts submitted to the general call for abstracts.
Symposia organisers are welcome to invite speakers from their own networks to submit abstracts for presentation within their Symposia but must also be open to receiving submissions from outside of their networks.
In the event that the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a single session, organisers may be given an additional session slot in the conference program.
Role of Symposium Organisers
Symposium organisers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts and will be asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract review period (in June 2027). The Scientific Committee will review and approve (or ask for modifications) of all sessions before the final program is announced.
Both chairs must register to the conference to avoid no-show onsite.
Conference topics
Understanding the Polycrisis- Complex adaptive systems
- Tipping points
- Interacting risks
- Earth system science
- Ecosystem services
- Natural capital
- One Health/Whole health
- Beyond GDP
- Sustainable wellbeing
- Dynamical system models
- Individual-based modelling
- Network modelling
- Biodiversity and conservation models
- Aquatic models: Marine and freshwater ecology and fisheries
- Forests and land-use change
- AI
- Machine learning
- GIS
- Big data
- Climate adaptation
- Food systems
- Water security
- Urban resilience
- Nature-based solutions
- Ecological economics
- Governance
- AI and sustainability
- Indigenous knowledge
- Behavioural and cultural change
- Biodiversity
- Restoration
- Rewilding
- Oceans
- Agriculture
- Policy
- Finance
- Business
- Citizen participation
- Scaling innovation
Who may submit symposia proposals?
All who share an interest in ecological science, applications, or practice are invited to submit Symposia proposals. We encourage proposals from scientists at all levels, university students, NGOs, and environmental practitioners.
Criteria for selection
Symposia proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific quality and relevance to the conference themes.
Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, so we strongly encourage submissions in advance of the 22 January 2027 deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 5 February 2027. The online portal for submission of abstracts will open on 8 February 2027
Financial support
Please note that all financial arrangements for Symposia are at the account of the symposia organisers. The organisers are NOT able to cover travel and/or registration costs for Symposium Speakers and Chairs. Conference registration of the Speakers and Chairs is mandatory and a pre-requisite for participating and to hold the proposed Symposium.
Please refer to the registration page for more information on special discounted registration rates for students and delegates from low- and middle-income countries.
For revisions or queries regarding symposia Abstract
If you do not receive acknowledgement for your symposia Abstract or you wish to make any essential revisions to an abstract already submitted, please DO NOT RESUBMIT your abstract, as this may lead to duplication. Please email the Conference Content Executive (please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) with details of any revisions or queries.
Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances.