Abstract Submission

 
THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN!
Email notification for accepted abstracts will be sent out by July 24th.
 
The 45th Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists
From Core to Cosmos: NABG45 and Beyond
Houston, Texas
September 9th-12th, 2026
 

Submission Deadline: JUNE 30TH 11:30 PM CST

COMPLETE THE SUBMISSION FORM HERE

 

Thank you for your interest in presenting your work at the 45th Annual Technical Conference of the NABG. 

Technical Session Information

Poster Presentations

There will be poster sessions on both Thursday and Friday of the conference. Presenters will setup posters on the evening prior to or on the morning of the day they have been scheduled to present, e.g. you can set your poster up on Wednesday evening if you present on Thursday. Posters will remain displayed overnight but must be removed after the poster session has ended on the day that you are scheduled to present. The presentation schedules and exact times for each poster session will be provided in the conference agenda and via email to all presenters. Standard poster size: 36 x 48 inches. There will be NO virtual presentations this year. 

Oral Presentations

Oral sessions will be scheduled for both Thursday and Friday. Each speaker will be given 12 minutes for their talk and 3 minutes for Q & A. All oral presentations MUST be completed within the given time of 15 minutes. 

A link to upload your final presentation will be provided when you receive confirmation that your abstract has been accepted and presentation instructions. All oral presentations should be uploaded 24-hours before the day you are scheduled to present. 

Lightning Presentations

Lightning sessions will be scheduled for both Thursday (AM) and Friday (PM). Each speaker will be given 4 minutes for their talk . For the Lightning sessions, all speakers will first present (consecutively, one after the other), and following this, after the last presentation, a questions and answer session will be held for all or any questions related to any of the presentations.  All Lightning presentations MUST be uploaded in their final form by the deadline that will be provided when you receive confirmation that your abstract has been accepted. Please ensure to double check that all your animations are working correctly and that your text and color scheme is ideal. Animations created with ImageJ/FIJI usually play on any system. We recommend that ALL presenters prepare in advance by organizing their ideas and talking points, and by generating a plan for staying within your allotted time, this is to ensure that we have adequate time for transitions. 

 

Additional Information (Please read carefully)

ALL presenters MUST attend the conference in person, there will be NO virtual presentations. All abstracts will be considered and accepted presenters will be notified by July 24th.

Students whose abstracts are accepted will receive priority for lodging assistance and waived registration fees to attend the conference. 

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 30TH 11:30 PM CST

 

Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstracts should be no more than 2500 characters.

Please contact Chven Mitchell via chven.mitchell@gmail.com with submission questions or concerns.

COMPLETE THE SUBMISSION FORM HERE

 

Additional Information (Please read carefully)
All abstracts will be considered and accepted presenters will be notified by July 24th.
 
Students whose abstracts are accepted will receive priority for funding to attend the conference in the form of waived registration and lodging. 
 
Students: You must pay dues and register for the conference after submitting an abstract to be added to the hotel waitlist.
 
Below are categories/themes that your work may fall under. 
•Archaeological Geology
•Biodiversity
•Climate
•Data Science/Machine Learning
•Economic Geology
•Energy
•Engineering
•Earth Science
•Environmental Geoscience
•Environmental Justice
•Geochemistry
•Geotechnical Engineering
•Geodynamics
•Geography
•Geoinformatics
•Geology 
•Geology and Health
•Geomicrobiology
•Geomorphology
•Geophysics
•Geoscience Education
•Geoscience Information/Communication
•Geoscience and Public Policy
•History and Philosophy of Geology
•Hydrogeology
•Marine and Coastal Science
•Mineralogy
•Natural Hazards
•Oceanography
•Paleontology
•Petrology
•Planetary Geology
•Rock Physics
•Seismology
•Soils
•Stratigraphy
•Structural Geology
•STEM Education
•Sustainability
•Volcanology
•Water Science
•Other