NACCB 2020 is Going Virtual – Registration is now Open!

After carefully monitoring the situation around COVID-19 over the last three months, NACCB 2020 organizers and the Society for Conservation Biology North America have made the decision to move NACCB 2020 to a fully online format. While we are disappointed not to see and meet everyone in Denver, we are excited for the opportunity to host an engaging and interactive virtual NACCB.

Virtual NACCB 2020 will take place over five days, July 27-31, with an exciting array of sessions and opportunities for interaction and networking among the North American conservation community (see conference schedule-at-a-glance). Our hope is that a virtual congress will further emphasize the NACCB 2020 conference theme Crossing Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Conservation, by facilitating greater participation and connection across geographical and other boundaries via an online setting. Now more than ever, it is important to provide opportunities for the conservation community to discuss, connect and engage.

Registration for the 5th biennial (and first virtual!) NACCB is now open (see details below), and we look forward to reconnecting with colleagues and friends, and meeting new attendees and members of the Society. See below for other conference updates, highlights, and important deadlines. Presenters and session organizers will hear from NACCB organizers shortly about next steps in the transition to a virtual event. We hope you will join us online next month.

Virtual NACCB 2020 Registration
NACCB 2020 Registration includes the following across the five days (July 27-31) of the conference:

  • Three live plenary sessions with Q&A and other opportunities for interaction
  • Access to free workshops July 27 & 31 (pre-registration required, first come, first serve)
  • Hundreds of talks and posters available on demand, with live Q&A discussion board sessions during conference
  • 30+ live interactive sessions and symposia on a variety of conservation topics
  • Professional development and networking events – more info coming soon
  • Other interactive networking events, including Conservation Trivia, SCBNA Members Meeting and more!
  • Access to recorded conference content after the conference

Click here for more information and to register

Financial Assistance with Virtual NACCB 2020 Registration

NACCB 2020 organizers recognize that this is a time of financial hardship for many when it comes to covering the cost of conference registration. We hope to meet the needs of as many as possible with the funding we have available. Please select the link below for more information on the application form and process for registration waivers.

Important: If you are applying for financial assistance, please wait to register until you have submitted an application and heard from an NACCB organizer.

Financial Assistance Grant information

Virtual NACCB 2020 Short Courses & Workshops

NACCB 2020 has an exciting assortment of free short courses & workshops available to NACCB 2020 attendees. Pre-registration is required during regular NACCB 2020 registration and is first come, first serve.

See below for the session titles; full descriptions and schedules are on the .

  • Introductory Training in the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation
  • Behavior Change for Climate Change: Fostering Solutions that Match the Scale of the Problem
  • Species Distribution Modeling for Conservation with Wallace
  • Collecting and Reporting the Costs of Conservation Interventions
  • Quantitative Social Science Research Methods: Surveys, Direct Observation and Automated Counting Systems
  • Learning to collaborate in and out of the classroom: A toolkit for more inclusive conservation
  • Art, Nature, Imagination, and Belonging
  • Conservation Policy Crash-Course for Scientists