Abstract Submission

 
THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PERIOD OPENS May 25th!
 
The 44th Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists
“The Earth we Need: Driving Solutions for Society and Planet through Geoscience, Technology, and Innovation”
Golden, CO – Colorado School of Mines
September 3-6th, 2025
 

Thank you for your interest in presenting your work at the 44th 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 the 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. 
 
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. 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 and Friday. 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 abstracts will be considered and accepted presenters will be notified by August 5th.
 
Students whose abstracts are accepted will receive priority for funding to attend the conference in the form of waived registration and lodging. 
 
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