The ACPA27 Convention Team, Leadership Council, Entity Leadership, and International Office are committed to a Convention centering attendees’ experiences, committing to attendee wellbeing, focusing on skill and knowledge development, and advancing our collective work towards racial justice and decolonization.
It is the hope of the ACPA27 Convention Planning Team that the experience of Convention will engage participants to understand, unpack, and celebrate the work we have done and the lessons that we have learned; to make plans and evolve thinking to transform the future; and to commit to making change, breaking down barriers, and centering racial justice and decolonization in our work.
As you think toward what you might propose, we encourage you to consider:
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Modes for expressing your content and engaging with attendees in ways that shift beyond a slide show and/or static monologue
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How your content will provide attendees with frameworks for developing their own action plans
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The extent to which attendees will be provided with the tools to take action upon their return to campus
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Relevance of your work to ACPA’s values including the Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization
To shape a high-quality learning experience, the ACPA27 Program Team needs diverse program proposals about best practices and initiatives in higher education.
Educational Sessions
ACPA27 Educational Sessions will be held in 60 minute, 30 minute, and 75 minute time blocks during our time in Toronto. We are seeking proposals for the following Educational Session Types: General Convention Program, Cultivating Community Session, Spotlight Sessions, Creative Expression and Pre-Convention Workshops.
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Scholarship Sessions
ACPA27 Scholarship Sessions take place during the educational session blocks, either as a full 60 minute session or 20 minutes of a 60 minute session. We are seeking proposals for the following Scholarship Session Types: Research Paper & Research-in-Process, Methods Workshops, and Research & Practice Posters.
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Serve as a Program Reviewer
One of the most important ways you can contribute to Convention is by serving as a program proposal reviewer.
Reviewers will:
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Be assigned approximately 8–10 proposals
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Spend roughly 5 hours reviewing between 13-28 September
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Help ensure a meaningful, balanced, and high-quality Convention curriculum
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Important Dates
| Event | Deadline |
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| Call for Educational Programs open | 1 June 2026 |
| Early Registration Deadline | 31 July 2026 |
| Pre-Convention Workshop Proposal deadline | 31 July 2026 |
| Deadline to sign up to serve as a proposal Reviewer | 28 August 2026 |
| All Other Sessions Proposal deadline | 4 September 2026 |
| Program review begins | 13 September 2026 |
| Proposal review completed by Reviewers | 28 September 2026 |
| Early 2 Registration Deadline | 30 September 2026 |
| Proposal decision notifications | 23 October 2026 |
| Accepted sessions/presenters commit to present | 6 November 2026 |
| Regular Registration Deadline | 11 December 2026 |
| Registration deadline for all presenters | 11 December 2026 |