Maryland Emergency Management Association

We are pleased to begin accepting presentations for this year's symposium, where we will be celebrating our 40th ANNIVERSARY!!

We welcome and encourage presentations on a wide array of topics relevant to the rapidly evolving fields of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Whether it's the latest advancements, best practices, or innovative strategies, your proposals are invaluable contributions to the collective knowledge of our community.

Presentation time slots will be for 1 hour periods to include 45 minutes of presentation and allow for 15 minutes of questions. For presentations with multiple presenters, only one proposal submission listing each presenter's name is required.

Timeline:

We respectfully ask candidates to adhere to the following schedule:

Jan 14th – February 27th, 2026 | Call for presentations

March 9th – March 13th, 2026 | Candidates for presentations are notified (notification of candidacy to present does not guarantee a session – sessions are only guaranteed once a candidate completes registration and turns in a draft PowerPoint presentation on or before the due date).

March 31st, 2026 | Presentation synopsis, candidate bio(s), and headshot(s) due 

April 3rd, 2026 | Final day for candidates to register for the conference and submit draft presentation

May 1st, 2026 | Final Presentations due to Education Committee.

For any questions, please contact Education@marylandema.org

SYMPOSIUM DATES: May 26th - 29th, 2026 in Ocean City, MD