This year marks ICMA's eleventh Academic Symposium. The symposium will be held on Sunday, October 18, 2026, from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm PT at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Long Beach, California.
Members and non-members of ICMA may submit presentations for the academic conference panels. Sessions should be no longer than 20 minutes in length with up to 10 minutes for questions. The faster pace and executive summary format is appreciated by the practitioners in the audience and allows us to fit more sessions into the time slots during the in-person event.
While your school may submit more than one session idea, one of our goals is to have a broad representation of schools. As the audience is a mix of practitioners and academics, include a portion of your presentation to address how your research or writing addresses the practice of management, for managers.
Sessions will be selected by a subcommittee ICMA's Academic Relations Committee (formerly the Graduate Education Committee).
Priority deadline is May 15, 2026.
Please enter copy as you would like it to appear in the program, including title, organization, and presenter name(s).
Email dlang@icma.org with any questions.
Thank you!