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Call for Presentation Proposals – Deadline Extended

You asked, we listened! We’ve heard from many of you requesting more time, and we’re happy to share that the deadline for presentation proposals for the 2026 Active Living + Outdoor Health (AL+OH) Summit has been extended.

New deadline: Friday, September 19, 2025 at 5:00 pm PT

We invite you to share your work advancing active living, outdoor engagement, conservation, preventive community, and planetary health. This year’s theme—Stronger Together: Transforming Lives, Communities, and Planetary Health—reflects the Summit’s collaborative spirit and multidisciplinary reach.

Proposals are welcome across research, practice, and policy, and from a wide range of fields including public health, planning, parks and recreation, transportation, tourism, community development, and environmental science.

2026 Active Living + Outdoor Health Summit https://www.activenviro.org/aloh2026

Proposal Guidelines: https://www.activenviro.org/2026aloh-presentation-proposals

Active Living + Outdoor Health Summit 2026 Call for Presentation Proposals

The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm PT on Monday, September 8, 2025. ​

We invite you to contribute to the 2026 Active Living + Outdoor Health (AL+OH) Summit by submitting a presentation proposal that highlights your work advancing active living, outdoor engagement, and community and planetary health. This year’s theme—Stronger Together: Transforming Lives, Communities, and Planetary Health— reflects the Summit’s collaborative spirit and multidisciplinary reach, bringing together leaders from research, practice, and policy to share innovative ideas, effective programs, and evidence-based strategies from across sectors and geographies.

Proposals are welcome from all fields, including public health, planning, transportation, parks and recreation, tourism, community development, and environmental science—as well as anyone working to promote health, sustainability, and well-being through active living and outdoor engagement. International and cross-regional perspectives are also encouraged.

In keeping with our commitment to advancing health and environmental equity, we especially encourage submissions that address the needs of communities historically facing barriers to physical activity and access to nature-based experiences—including, but not limited to, racially and ethnically diverse populations, people with disabilities, and those in lower-income urban and rural areas. Proposals focused solely on behavior change at the individual level or those related to obesity treatment will not be accepted.

https://www.activenviro.org/2026aloh-presentation-proposals

The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), recently announced the finalists for the 2025 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. Musco Lighting, LLC continues as the proud sponsor of the National Gold Medal Awards program.

ActivEnviro happily supports NRPA, AAPRA, Musco, and especially our two ActivEnviro Operating Board Members (and others) who have achieved this honor.

Congratulations to Cory Styron, MBA, President of our Operating Board, Director of Community Services for Los Alamos County, NM, and Chris Nunes, PhD, CPRE, Operating Board Member, Chief Operating Officer, The Woodlands Township, TX. GOOD LUCK at NRPA in September 2025!

Read more about the Gold Medal Award Finalists here: https://aapra.org/National-Gold-Medal-Award/2025-National-Gold-Medal-Award-Finalists