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Use your SCB credentials to sign in to your ICCB 2027 profile to submit your proposal or abstract. You have SCB credentials if you are a current or former member of the Society, or if you've previously attended an ICCB or SCB Group congress. New users can create an account and be redirected to their ICCB Profile.
Questions? Send an email to ICCBteam@conbio.org.
Important Announcements:
Call for Proposals & Call for Abstracts Now Open!
- Call for Proposals closes on 3 December, 2026.
- Call for Abstracts closes on 11 February, 2027.
See below for information on the different session and presentation types at ICCB and login to your ICCB Profile to access the submission modules. See our Frequently Asked Questions here.
Language Accessibility at ICCB 2027
We are working to make the congress as language inclusive as possible. We expect to organize sessions in Spanish and you may indicate on your abstract submission form if you prefer to present in another language. We will consider these preferences when organizing sessions and explore ways to support participation across languages, though we cannot guarantee that all preferences can be accommodated.
ICCB 2027 Presentation Sessions
ICCB 2027 Presentation Types
ICCB 2027 Pre-and-Post Congress and Lunchtime Sessions
Symposia
ICCB symposia are organizer-led, thematically focused sessions. The organizer develops and submits the proposal and coordinates the participants and format to explore a proposed conservation theme, topic, or issue through invited presentations, participatory knowledge exchange, or a combination of approaches. View the ICCB Symposium Organizer Guidelines and Expectations.
ICCB 2027 features the following types of symposia:
Regular Symposium:
60-minute thematically-focused session that features four invited speakers who present 10-minute talks, each followed by a 2-minute audience Q&A. The session concludes with a ~12-minute general discussion period facilitated by the symposium organizer.
Extended Symposium:
120-minute session that features eight invited speakers who present 10-minute talks, each followed by a two-minute audience Q&A, with approximately 24 minutes reserved for broader discussion facilitated by the symposium organizer. Extended Symposia are scheduled across two consecutive 60-minute program blocks, separated by the regular congress break.
Interactive Symposium:
A 60- or 120-minute session that emphasizes shared learning, knowledge exchange, and active participation among facilitators and attendees. Interactive Symposia do not follow a uniform structure and formats may include facilitated dialogue, yarning circles, talanoa, breakout or small-group activities, storytelling, film, or other approaches suited to the session’s objectives and cultural and thematic context. The session should not include a series of invited scientific talks.
Symposium with Roundtable Discussion:
120-minute session that combines the regular symposium format with a related, in-depth discussion. The first 60-minute block may include either four invited talks followed by the standard 12-minute discussion period or five invited talks, with the fifth talk replacing that discussion period. Following the scheduled congress break, the second 60-minute block consists of a facilitated roundtable discussion designed to engage speakers and attendees in a way that develops tangible insights, recommendations, collaborations, or other actionable outputs.
Contributed Sessions
Contributed sessions feature oral and/or speed talks that are grouped into 60-minute sessions by topic. Abstracts for contributed presentations should be no more than 250 words.
Definitions of the Different Presentation Types:
Oral Talks
A presentation of completed or substantially developed research that communicates the central question, methods, findings, implications, and significance of their work for conservation. Oral talks are 10 minutes, followed by a two-minute audience Q&A.
Speed Talks
A fast and concise overview of your research or project that communicates the central idea or finding and why it matters for conservation. Speed talks are particularly well suited to emerging work, preliminary findings, or projects with expected outcomes that would benefit from audience feedback. Each presenter has three minutes, followed by one minute for a question and speaker changeover. The session concludes with 20 minutes of breakout discussions at tables, allowing presenters to explore their work in greater depth and receive feedback.
Poster Presentations
Well suited to both emerging and developed conservation research and conservation projects. Posters allow presenters to communicate their work through visual form, with a combination of concise text, images, figures, and other visual elements. ICCB poster sessions provide opportunities to explain your work, receive feedback, exchange ideas, and build connections and collaborations with delegates through rapid and in-depth conversations during the poster sessions.
ICCB One-Talk, One Poster Rule
Attendees may present one talk and one poster. This rule applies to contributed sessions and invited talks in symposia. For example, an invited speaker in a symposium may not present an oral or speed talk in a contributed session, and vice versa. If you give a poster presentation and a talk, the presentations must be on different, unrelated research projects. You may not submit more than two abstracts total (one for a talk and one for a poster).
There is one exception to this rule. Presentations in Interactive Symposia differ from traditional scientific talks. These participants may give a second presentation at ICCB in the format of their choice (poster, speed talk, or oral presentation). However, they must submit an abstract for the second presentation under the predefined structure of the selected format.
Proposal Rule
You may submit a maximum of two proposals across four ICCB session types (symposia, workshops, training courses, forums). However, you may only submit one proposal per category. For example, you can submit one proposal for a symposium and one for a workshop, but not two proposals for symposia.
Definitions of the Different Interactive Sessions
Forums
Forums bring together a small group of participants (typically 10 - 20) with diverse expertise, experience and perspectives to develop or advance tangible, actionable outputs such as recommendations, a publication, policy briefing, white paper, collaborative initiative, or research agenda. They are focused on a specific conservation issue and center on facilitated discussion, collaboration, and brainstorming. Proposals should identify the intended output and explain how participants will contribute to its development.
Forums may be offered as 60-minute lunchtime sessions held in the Convention Center during the main scientific program or as half-day through two-day sessions that take place before or after the main scientific program (25–27 June; 2 July) held at universities in Puebla. Forums may require a separate participant fee in addition to congress registration.
Training Courses
Training Courses provide structured, expert-led education and training designed to build specific knowledge, skills, or competencies relevant to biodiversity conservation, including conservation methods and technologies, strategy, and project management. Courses follow defined learning objectives and a planned sequence of instruction, demonstration, practice, and feedback.
Training courses range from half-day sessions to two full days and take place before (25–27 June) and after (2 July) at universities in Puebla and may require a separate participant fee in addition to congress registration.
Workshops
Whether geared toward students or professionals, workshops are interactive sessions in which researchers, practitioners, and other participants explore or apply an approach, scientific finding, or technology to conservation challenges. Workshops may include educational or technical components, demonstrations, hands-on exercises, small-group activities, or collaborative problem-solving.
Workshops may last up to two full days (8 hours each day) and take place before (25-27 June) and after the main scientific program (2 July) or at lunchtime during the main scientific program (28 June - 1 July). They may require a separate fee for participants in addition to the congress registration fee. These will be held at universities in Puebla except lunchtime workshops which will be held at the Convention Center.
FAQ
What is the One-Talk, One-Poster Rule?
Attendees are limited to one talk total (this includes oral and speed talks in contributed sessions and invited talks in symposia) and one poster presentation total. You can give a talk and a poster, but only if the topics are different.
How many abstracts may I submit for ICCB?
You may submit one abstract for a contributed talk (select between oral or speed talk) and one abstract for a poster (provided the research in your abstract for the talk and poster are from different research projects - see next FAQ).
I'm presenting a talk and a poster at ICCB. Can I use the same research for both presentations?
No. If you present a talk and a poster, the research presented must be from different research projects.
I'm an invited speaker in a symposium. May I also present an oral or speed talk in a contributed session?
No. An invited speaker in a symposium is not allowed to present a talk in a contributed session (and vice versa).
May I submit an abstract for an oral talk and a speed talk?
No. Please select the type of talk that works best for you.