We are looking forward to holding our next conference to the first responder and emergency management community in New Jersey in April of 2025.

• Access to training (pre-registration required) and breakout sessions throughout the week
• Daily breakfasts and afternoon refreshment breaks
• Ability to purchase a ticket for the award reception dinner on Tuesday ($25)
• Access to the exhibit hall
• Dinner in the exhibit hall on Wednesday evening
• Lunch in the exhibit hall on Thursday
• Access to a special Thursday evening event (Tentative)
• Opportunity to hear from an exceptional guest speaker at our general session.  More details on speaker and topic will be revealed as we get closer to the conference

Call for Papers

General Information:

• Training Sessions are held Monday – Thursday and are 4, 8, 16 or 24 hours long
• Breakout Sessions are held on Wednesday and Thursday – 75 mins
• NJEPA does not provide stipends or travel reimbursement to presenters, however, Complimentary Conference Registration is provided for up to three (3) presenters per accepted session. Each presentation is limited to three (3) presenters.
• Additional information can be found when you click to submit your Call for Papers.

Submission Guidelines

• Please note that all abstracts must include the following information:
• Primary speaker’s, as well as additional speaker's contact information
• Presentation title (75 characters maximum)
• Presentation description (100 words maximum - for use in program, web, etc.)
• Contact information for all presenters and co-presenters
• A brief biography for each speaker, presenters and co-presenters (150 words maximum for each presenter)
• A current head shot photo image or agency logo for each presenter and co-presenter (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, or .bmp)

Tracks

You will be asked to select the Track or Tracks that best fits your presentation. The committee will assign the most appropriate track based on the overall conference program. If you do not provide one, the selection committee will assign one.

• All Hazard
• Domestic Preparedness
• Health Care/Public Health
• Policy and Planning
• Response & Recovery
• Weather.

Call for Papers opens Sept 1st!