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 TOPIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED

 SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 4, 2026 11:59 PM EST

We are excited to announce the opening of our request for proposal process, through which you can submit a topic you would like to present at the API Summit 2026 on May 18 - 21. The Summit will be held at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Please contact Beth Gibson at [email protected] if you have any questions or need help submitting your proposal. 

Proposals should be designed for:

  • 35-40 minute sessions allowing for presenting original work or informatics education
  • Typically done as PowerPoint lectures
  • Other formats and/or educational modalities are acceptable and encouraged
  • The learning approach should be described in the proposal
  • Please note that funding is limited to one speaker per talk

    API Summit Topic Submission Guidelines

 General Timeline:

  • 11/6/2025 - Request for Proposals sent out to API membership through listserv
  • 1/4/2026 - Submission deadline 11:59 PM Eastern
  • Week of 1/5/2026 - Review process begins
  • Week of 2/2/2026 - Notifications sent out to submitters

A list of topics of interest to the conference planning committee and the API membership at large is below.
This is provided to stimulate your ideas, and is not meant to be exclusive. 

Suggested Topic Themes of Interest:

We highly encourage trainees and junior faculty at the beginning of their careers to submit proposals for both the main plenaries, for which we are currently accepting submissions, and for poster and abstract submissions, which will open later this year.