Call for Proposals
CATESOL invites you to be a part of the CATESOL 2026 State Conference to be held at Santiago Canyon College on November 5 - 7 in Orange, California.
We are currently soliciting submissions for our fully in-person conference with the theme of Rising Together: Embracing the Future with Humanity. Sessions and workshops will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
CATESOL members and nonmembers are invited to submit proposal presentations. We expect many submissions and unfortunately cannot accept them all. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to review the rubric on the following pages when developing your program abstract and summary.
Proposals are due June 30, 2026.
Please note that CATESOL is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization. Accepted presenters will be responsible for their own transportation, hotel, food, and conference registration. Discounted rates are available for presenters and students. Many schools and organizations may also have funding available for professional development. Please see the CATESOL Educational Foundation for award and grant opportunities.
For questions regarding the proposal system, contact Kristi Reyes, the Program Chair, at catesolprogram@gmail.com.
Note: If you are proposing a commercial/publisher session, Interest-Group or Level session, or CATESOL Board session, please submit your proposal to the Non-adjudicated Proposals portal at https://tinyurl.com/catesol26nonadjudicated
The Theme
This year’s conference theme is Rising Together: Embracing the Future with Humanity. With this in mind, proposals should present approaches, tools, or practices that support collaborative solutions in teaching, including outside traditional classroom environments.
The Program Timeline for Proposals
- June 30: Proposal submissions due by 11:59 pm U.S. Pacific Time.
- July 6 - July 27: Adjudication. Once submitted, reviewers with expertise in your proposal’s focus area will use a provided rubric to rate your submission. The readers will not see your name or affiliation. DO NOT include your name in the title or abstract or your proposal may be disqualified.
- August 10: The primary presenter listed on the proposal will be contacted via email with the acceptance status of your proposal (accepted, waitlisted, etc.). Ensure that your email spam-blocker allows the email address catesolprogram@gmail.com. Also use the email address in your proposal submission that you will be checking around this date.
- August 24: Response required for accepted presentations (accept, decline).
- September 21: Due date to register as a presenter for accepted sessions AND due date to send in any schedule changes. Presenters will receive further information about presentation guidelines.