2026 Watershed Forum Request for Proposals for Posters

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2026 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Request for Poster Session Proposals is now open!

The Forum Planning Committee is soliciting submissions for the Poster Session at the 2026 Chesapeake Watershed Forum. The poster session will be on Friday, November 13 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. We are looking for a combination of posters from new professionals and professionals that spotlight a case study or introduce new projects related to the fields of interest to our Forum attendees.

The poster session is a juried event, with awards for the best poster in the new professional and professional categories. The goal of the poster session is to provide the opportunity for individual presenters to share their work and/or research findings in a visual format with conference attendees. Please review the guidelines below before submitting your proposal.

Proposal Application

Use the form link below to submit your poster application. Deadline is Friday, August 7, at 11:59 PM.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Proposal Guidelines

Please review our Poster Proposal Guidelines for instructions on proposal priorities, presenter expectations, and priority fields of interest.

Poster Session Guidelines

 

Important dates:

  • Thursday, June 11: Request for Proposals for Posters opens
  • Friday, August 7, 11:59 PM: Poster Proposal Deadline
  • Thursday, August 20: Notification of Acceptance
  • Friday, August 21: Lottery Application Deadline
  • November 13, 7:00 PM: Poster Session at the National Conservation Training Center

For further information or questions about the guidelines, please contact Lauren Sauder at lsauder@allianceforthebay.org.