Submissions for clinic and workshops at the 2026 Convention will be open April 13 to June 5.
Proponents will be informed of the results by July 24. Please do not contact UBCM about results before this date.
There are two opportunities for session participation at the 2026 Convention: workshops and clinics. Please refer to the session details and tips offered below prior to submitting a proposal. Please note, your preference for session type does not guarantee a specific room set. Rooms may be set in theatre seating or round tables based on the capacity for the venue and at UBCM’s discretion. If your session is selected, and you request a specific room set, you may discuss options with UBCM staff but these cannot be guaranteed.
Workshops
These are limited to four sessions of approximately two hours. While some proposals are accepted as submitted, preference is given to those that have multi-party participation. UBCM will review such proposals and may suggest combining them with other proposals that have similar themes.
Clinics
These are early morning sessions of 45 minutes in length that generally involve a presentation by a group to a small audience of delegates. Typically, five clinics are offered on Tuesday - Wednesday and two clinics on Thursday. Approximately 13-15 clinics are held, making this the best opportunity for inclusion in the Convention program.
Writing your session description
Please write a session description and session title that UBCM delegates would read in the Convention program booklet when determining which clinics and workshops to attend at the 2026 UBCM Convention. The session description must not exceed 125 words in length. The session description and title are required when submitting your session proposal to the Convention Committee. Successful applicants must submit their final session description and title to UBCM in early August for inclusion in the Convention program booklet.
Criteria
- Proposals must be submitted following the application process provided by UBCM. Submissions sent in any other format will not be accepted.
- UBCM will accept applications until June 5.
- The application must be completed online.
- All questions and fields of the online application form must be completed.
- All successful applicants must provide a properly labelled electronic copy of their presentation to the Presentation Management System. Once uploaded, the presenter must inform their UBCM contact person. Information on accessing this website will be provided by the UBCM staff contact person assigned to each successful applicant.
- These requirements apply to all proposals, including those from UBCM staff, UBCM Committees and external groups.
Proposal Guidelines
The proposal submission process is comprised of the following steps:
- Call for proposals opens: April 13
- Deadline: June 5, 4:30 pm (PST)
- Convention Committee deliberates: July 16
- Proponents are informed of results by July 24. Please do not contact UBCM about results before this date.
- Successful applicants must confirm their session description and list of presenters with UBCM by August 7, for inclusion in the Convention program booklet.
Committee decision
The Convention Committee will carefully weigh all final proposals to determine which contributes the most to delegate knowledge and contain subject matter currently relevant to local governments. Proponents will be informed of the Committee's decisions by July 24.
Once accepted, proponents must commit to having a clinic/workshop description and title complete by August 7, should the initial application description not be sufficient. This final description will be published in the convention program. The description must be 125 words or less in length.
Should proponents fail to meet the program description deadline, the Committee may substitute with another proposal.