The 2026 Texas Emergency Management Conference is now accepting submissions for Workshop Proposals. Previous conferences welcomed over 4,000 participants that included individuals new to the emergency management community and expert emergency managers with decades of experience.

Proposals must be submitted through The Conference's online portal no later than December 1, 2025. Final selections will be made by March 2026, followed by email notifications and a preliminary workshop schedule.

Please read the following information below before starting the submission process:

INSTRUCTIONS
ALL submitters will need to create an account for the 2026 Conference. If you submitted a proposal for the 2025 Conference, you would still need to create a new account.

-Begin under the "START HERE" section.
-Click "Join Now", to create your account and complete your profile details.
-Once your account is set up, log in anytime through the "Login" section to access your profile and view or update your submission(s).


At our last conference, we received more than 400 submissions and accepted approximately 200 workshops. The Conference Selection Committee will consider proposals that address the diverse and evolving needs of the emergency management community across Texas.

Workshop proposals will be evaluated based on:
• Subject matter expertise
• Relevance to emergency management in Texas
• Contribution to one or more key phases of emergency management through innovation or technology
• Promotion of research, strategies, or ideas that inform emergency managers
• Ability to engage and involve the audience
• Overall benefit to attendees