CALL FOR SPEAKERS AND POSTERS 2025 North American Biochar Conference --- September 15-18, 2025 --- Minneapolis, MN DEADLINE March 31, 2025

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Join us for the 2025 North American Biochar Conference (NABC25), the premier event shaping the future of biochar. Hosted by the U.S. Biochar Initiative (USBI), this conference brings together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and investors to accelerate market adoption, scale production, and expand biochar applications across industries.

Building Sustainable Markets and Driving Innovation
Writing Biochar's Next Chapter

September 15–18, 2025

Monday, September 15: Afternoon Workshops
Tuesday, September 16 – Wednesday, September 17: Full conference days featuring keynotes, breakout sessions (including five concurrent technical tracks), an award ceremony, receptions, and an open exhibitor hall.
Thursday, September 18: Optional Field Trips

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Thanks for your interest in submitting an abstract. To ensure a cohesive and high-quality conference, we’ve developed the following submission guidelines. These are designed to help you prepare an abstract that clearly communicates your ideas, aligns with the conference theme, and resonates with our audience.

The following are general topic categories to guide your submission and help structure the conference.

Topic Categories:

Biochar Feedstocks: Foundations for Success
Scaling Biochar: Production Technologies, Logistics, and Operations
Biochar in Infrastructure: Sustainable Urban and Built Environments
Agricultural and Forestry: Driving Production and Use
Carbon Markets and Climate Mitigation: Unlocking Biochar’s Decarbonization Potential
Building the Biochar Industry: Business Models, Finance, and Market Development

We encourage you to use your best judgment in selecting the category that best aligns with your submission. If your abstract highlights a critical aspect of the biochar industry that doesn’t align perfectly with any of the listed categories, we still welcome your submission and value its contribution to advancing the industry.

Session Types:

Breakout/Technical (25 minutes)
- Each concurrent session is 25 minutes long, consisting of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A. Sessions are grouped by topic.
1/2 Day Workshops
- Monday afternoon only. Longer, more interactive, multiple speakers & organizations.
Panel Discussion
- Multiple presenters and organizations, breakout or mainstage options.
Poster Only Presentions
- A physical poster will be required, and an option for a 5-minute pitch.

Submission Guidelines

Title: The title should be concise and informative, ideally under 15 words. It should reflect the core topic and attract interest. Use sentence case for the title.

Summary - please clearly articulate the following (max 1500 characters):

- Background: Briefly introduce the topic, context, and objectives of the research, work, product, or service. Why is this topic important, what does it aim to address, and how will it move the biochar industry forward?

- Approach and Methods: Describe the methodology or approach taken. Depending on the topic, this could include research methods, analysis techniques, or project, product, or service frameworks.

- Results and Key Insights for Implementation: Summarize the key results or value proposition for your project, services, or research. This should convey what was learned or discovered through the work, how a given project or process works, or actionable details relevant to real-work implementation.

- Summarize the key results or insights findings: This should convey what was learned or discovered through the work or how a given project or process works.

- Conclusion and Implications: Highlight the conclusions or implications, focusing on real-world impacts and implementation. Explain the work's impact and how it contributes to the biochar industry. Depending on the topic, conclude with the current status of the project, etc.

Key Considerations for Abstract Submissions

- Focus and Tone: Please maintain a focus on industry relevance. Our goal is to facilitate knowledge sharing, meaningful discussions, and the advancement of the biochar industry.
- Avoid direct sales pitches: While we encourage submissions related to the benefits of tools, products and services, direct sales pitches are not permitted.
- Accuracy of Content: You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of your abstract and presentation materials. All content, including any spelling, grammatical, or scientific errors, will be reproduced exactly as submitted.
- Language Requirements: All abstracts must be submitted in English, and final presentations must be conducted in English.

Speaker/Author(s) Information

- The primary Speaker/Author is the person completing this form: The primary submitter will be the designated speaker; co-authors are not obligated to present except in panel discussions and workshop submissions.
- Additional Speaker/Authors: Include the names and affiliations of any co-authors. You confirm that all listed authors have approved the submission.
- Workshop and Panel submissions must include those authors who have committed to participate.
- Correspondence and Communication: All communication related to the abstract submission—such as confirmation of receipt, acceptance or rejection notifications, and presentation instructions—will be directed only to the submitting author. The submitting author is responsible for sharing this information with all co-authors.
- Copyright Information: Author(s) retain copyright over presentation and materials, except as specifically granted to conference organizers under these terms. All submitted materials must either be original works or used with proper authorization from the copyright holder. By submitting, the applicant affirms that they have obtained any necessary permissions.
- Limit per Speaker: Each Speaker/Author may submit up to two abstracts as the primary.
- Modification Policy: Speakers/Authors may revise their abstract up until the submission deadline. No changes will be allowed after this date.
- Financial Responsibility: The speakers/authors are responsible for all costs associated with abstract submission, registration, preparation of presentation materials, and conference attendance. A single discounted ticket will be available for each selected technical session, and up to four will be available for each selected panel and workshop.

Submission Method

Online Portal: Abstracts must be submitted through the conference’s designated submission portal. Email submissions will not be accepted.
Submission Confirmation: Upon submission, the submitting author will receive a confirmation email. If no confirmation is received, they should check their spam folder or contact tina@biochar-us.org

Evaluation Process

Anonymous Review: Technical abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Authors should avoid including identifying information within the abstract text. We highly recommend submitting high-quality abstracts, even in cases where an author is well-known in the biochar industry, as abstracts will be reviewed anonymously.
Workshops and Panels will not be reviewed anonymously.
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for abstract submissions will focus on the following key areas to ensure each presentation aligns with the conference's objectives and provides value to attendees:
- Relevance to the Conference: This ensures the conference remains focused, cohesive, and impactful in advancing the biochar industry. Our goal is to foster diverse and high-quality contributions that advance the biochar industry.

- Clarity of Content and Structure: Abstracts should clearly outline the proposed presentation's purpose, approach, key findings, results, recommendations, and conclusions. Clarity is essential to communicating complex information effectively and ensuring that each submission is accessible and comprehensible to a diverse audience.

- Scientific and Technical or Business Soundness: Does the abstract demonstrate credibility, evidence-based insights, and sound methodology? Abstracts must present well-supported scientific research, business models, or projects that contribute to advancements in biochar, ensuring relevance and maintaining the conference's high standards.

- Industry Impact: Abstracts should clearly demonstrate their potential to significantly contribute to the growth and advancement of the biochar industry. Submissions should highlight innovative applications, compelling use cases, opportunities for market expansion, or solutions to key industry challenges. The work should showcase a meaningful impact on driving industry progress and addressing critical needs.
These criteria ensure that each selected abstract contributes to an informative, cohesive, and dynamic program that addresses the latest challenges, opportunities, and innovations in the biochar industry.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
Acceptance or Rejection Notifications: April 30, 2025

Acknowledgment of Criteria: By submitting, you confirm that you have read and understood all the criteria outlined above. Submissions that do not adhere to guidelines may be declined without review.

Please note that you will need to create an account on the Whova platform to complete your submission. Whova will once again serve as the official event app. READ MORE