SETAC North America 47th Annual Meeting

One Planet, Shared Future

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Important Dates

• 4 December: Session proposal submission opens
• 4 December: Professional training course proposals open
• 11 March: Session proposal submission deadline (17:00 ET)
• 2 April: Abstract submission opens
• 2 April: SETAC North America student meeting attendance grants open
• 3 June: Training course and parallel event proposal deadline
• 3 June: Abstract submission deadline (free) (17:00 ET)
• 10 June: SETAC North America student meeting attendance grants deadline
• 10 June: Abstract submission deadline ($50 fee) (17:00 ET)
• 15 July: Registration and housing opens
• 29 July: Late-breaking science poster abstract submission opens ($50 fee)
• 16 September: Early bird registration and reduced fee exhibitor deadline
• 14 October: Housing deadline
• 14 October: Deadline to cancel registration or switch from in-person to virtual with refund
• 14 October: Deadline for chairs and presenters to register
• 14 October: Late-breaking science poster abstract submission deadline ($50 fee)
• 5 February: Last day to access on-demand and recorded content on the meeting platform 

Registration

Registration is open

Registration Fees

For planning and budgeting purposes, the estimated in-person fees are as follows:

• For professional members with loyalty status, fees will be between $800 to $900.
• For professional members, fees will be between $950 to $1,050.
• For students and members from low- and middle-income countries, discounted fees will be between $325 to $365.

Depending on type and level of membership and date of registration, fees may be slightly higher or lower than indicated.

All program participants (speakers, panelists, poster presenters, moderators, course instructors, program committee members and volunteers) are required to register and pay to attend the conference by 14 October. 

Abstract Submission

Late-breaking science abstract submission is now open.

Submit an abstract by 17:00 EDT on 14 October for a US$50 fee. Please note, these will be presented as posters only in a dedicated session and not assigned to topical sessions.

Guidelines for Writing Abstracts

• Submit abstract to a track and a session to which the subject matter is applicable
• Use title case for your title (for example, “Recommended Minimum
• Reporting Information for Environmental Toxicity Data”)
• Spell out abbreviations and acronyms in the title
• Keep abbreviations and acronyms to a minimum in the abstract and fully define at first reference
• Do not include citations
• Do not promote a commercial product, process or service
• Write for your audience: session chairs and colleagues
• Be clear and concise. Suggested outline:
  • Include one or two sentences on background
  • Identify the challenge, problem, question or purpose of the work
  • Explain how you plan to address the challenge
  • Describe methods or approach without getting into excessive detail
  • Report results or hypothesis, as appropriate
  • Summarize main conclusions if research is complete
  • Note the relevance of the study: How findings advance the topic or how they can be applied
• The body of the abstract should not exceed 2,500 characters (including spaces)
• View sample abstract.

Plenary Speakers

Steven Guilbeault (Member of Parliament for Laurier–Sainte-Marie)

Steven Guilbeault has been the Member of Parliament for Laurier–Sainte-Marie since 2019. Guilbeault was Minister of Canadian Heritage from 2019 to 2021, Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2021 to 2025, and Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages in 2025.

Guilbeault has a long history as a community environmental activist. He is a founding member of Équiterre, a Quebec community-supported agriculture organization, he was also director and campaign manager for the Greenpeace Quebec chapter for ten years.

Jennifer Grenz (University of British Columbia)

One Planet, Many Relations: Integrating Ways of Knowing for Environmental Decision-Making
Grenz’s talk will draw on her book “Medicine Wheel for the Planet,” where she reframes the environmental crisis as a result of fractured relationships between people, land, and governance systems. Grounded in collaborative research with Indigenous communities in wildfire-affected landscapes, she demonstrates how cultural stewardship, food systems, and land-based knowledges reshape measurable recovery outcomes and illuminate new pathways for decision-making. The talk will outline a relational approach that integrates Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to improve the rigor, accountability, and effectiveness of environmental decision-making.

Jennifer Grenz is an Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar (Nlaka’pamux, member of the Lytton First Nation) at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the application of a food systems lens to restoration ecology, and developing culturally centered, data-driven restoration interventions using Indigenous and western sciences. The lab works entirely in service to the land-healing research needs of Indigenous communities, particularly in the context of building climate resiliency and major climate event recovery. Grenz is the author of the National Bestseller, “Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing.”

Session Submission

Submit a Session

Session submission is now open.

Submit a session proposal by 17:00 EST on 11 March.

Training Course Proposals

Submit a Course Proposal

Professional training course submission is now open.

Submit a training course proposal by 17:00 EDT on 3 June.

General Info

Venue and Vicinity

Palais des congrès de Montréal

• 159, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, 9e étage,
• Montréal, QC, H2Z 1H2
• Métro Place-d'Armes
• 503-235-7575
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