The Call for Ideas for the 2027 National Brownfields Training Conference is now open!
We invite you to submit your ideas for dynamic educational sessions that encourage conversation and participation from your fellow attendees. A great session will motivate brownfields stakeholders to engage, learn, and share their experiences and knowledge of community revitalization challenges and solutions. If you have a brownfields success story or knowledge and experience in brownfields topics, this is your chance to share it with your colleagues.

Please carefully review the Call for Ideas Submission Guide before completing your submission. Contact Julie Hawkins (jhawkins@icma.org) with questions. 

The Call for Ideas will close on May 31, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.

Instructions

  1. Before beginning, we advise downloading and carefully reviewing the Call for Ideas Submission Guide. 
  2. Click the  “click here to submit your idea” button above to be directed to the Call for Ideas submission page.
  3. Use the form to fill out the information for your session. Only sessions submitted through this form will be considered.

Guidance

  • Be prepared to provide a formulated title, description, and learning objectives for your session. 
  • Titles are limited to 100 characters and descriptions are limited to 125 words.
  • We require that you submit speaker emails and also ask for speaker bios and photos with your submission. 
  • You may submit a session on behalf of someone else who will be the speaker(s). 
  • You may submit multiple session proposals.
  • Have fun! Playful session titles are welcomed and encouraged.