2027 Presentation Proposals

Call for proposals is OPEN! We need YOU!

Submit your 2027 proposal - TRACKS
Submit your 2027 proposal - SPECIAL TOPICS

2027 Call for Presentations

Call for 2027 proposals is open! We need YOU! Your experience, specialty and tools can help others! DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JANUARY 15, 2027

NOTE: ALL in-person sessions may be live-streamed for real time remote participation. All sessions will be recorded for later on-demand viewing. Recordings will be available a minimum of 3 months following the close of the in-person activities.

The Rural is the only national, accredited conference focused on addressing substance use disorders in rural America.

Attendees come back year after year to connect with their rural peers while earning the continuing education credits they need.

 

2027 Theme: Resilient Rural Communities: Advancing Behavioral Health Together
Dates: June 6-10, 2027
Location: University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Track Session Information

Tracks are longer sessions intended to provide depth into a topic as a concentrated training and/or instructional workshop. They are broken up into four 1-hour blocks. All four hours are scheduled on the same day. Attendees will attend a track session each day (M, T and W only). Typically they will attend all four sessions, but it is recommended to create stand-alone sessions within the context of the track. 

 

Tracks will be offered Monday through Wednesday during the following times:

  • 10:15-11:15 a.m.
  • 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m.
  • 3:00-4:00 p.m.

COMPENSATION (Choose ONE): 

  • Recognition of your organization as an in-kind sponsor, with logo recognition on the website, in the printed program, and in the conference application
  • Full complimentary registration for ONE presenter
  • $400 | By selecting this option, you agree to provide a W9 to the University of Wisconsin-Stout no later than May 1st. Failure to provide a W9 may lead to forfeiting payment in lieu of another honorarium option.
  • Opioid Response Network (ORN) consultant

LINK TO SUBMIT YOUR TRACK PROPOSAL ABOVE

 

Special Topic Information

Special Topics are shorter sessions intended to highlight a breadth of topic with less depth. They are one hour long. Attendees will be able to choose what they would like to attend daily. They run in different time slots than the track sessions. 

 

Sessions will be held Monday through Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and Thursday from 8:30-9:30 a.m.

 

COMPENSATION (Choose ONE): 

  • One day complimentary registration for ONE presenter
  • $100 | By selecting this option, you agree to provide a W9 to the University of Wisconsin-Stout no later than May 1st. Failure to provide a W9 may lead to forfeiting payment in lieu of another honorarium option.
  • Opioid Response Network (ORN) consultant

LINK TO SUBMIT YOUR SPECIAL TOPIC PROPOSAL ABOVE

REMINDERS: 

  • All requested information must be complete upon submission. Incomplete submissions may not be reviewed or considered.
  • If you are proposing more than track session, please submit a separate proposal for each session by reopening and completing this form for each submission. 
  • All sessions will be delivered in person to a hybrid audience and recorded for on-demand viewing following the conference.
  • If your presentation is selected, we will request a current, high-resolution headshot and a brief biography for each presenter. These materials must be submitted no later than one month after acceptance.