Speaker Resources
NASIG 41st Annual Conference

June 2-4 2026; in-person conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union

Dates and Deadlines*

* Dates below are provided as general guidelines only. They will be updated for 2026 as conference planning continues.

General Information

NASIG has a code of conduct for all conference participants..

Memorandum of Understanding

All speakers are required to sign and return a copy of the NASIG Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which you will receive via email from a member of the program planning committee (PPC). MOUs are due in February. If you have not received an MOU, please contact PPC at nasigppc@gmail.com.

Presentations

SCHED.com

NASIG is using Sched to manage the conference program. Speakers should login and review and update their profiles. While there are no requirements for the information you provide, we do suggest you add information. If you do not have a Sched account, you will need to create one to view the schedule, access zoom links and upload files.

Note: You will need to register for the conference before you can log into Sched. A reduced registration rate is available for concurrent session speakers if you register before the preconference registration deadline. Snapshots and Great Ideas Showcase presenters are not eligible for the reduced rate.

Presentation Materials and Files

For some guidelines in formatting a presentation, please see the following:

Consider accessibility of your presentations, including color contrast and text size. Also credit any images and make your own rights clear. You may wish to add a Creative Commons license to increase its ability to be shared.

Speakers must upload their presentation slides and any handout or other presentation materials to Sched by May 31st 2026. Uploading these files allows NASIG to archive them after the conference (see below) and it also allows attendees to review slides before and after the presentations to help them better understand the information presented. Presenters can update and change their slides in Sched as they need to.

Follow these directions for uploading slides to the Sched platform. We recommend using the below; filename convention for your files in Sched.

[Last name of first presenter]_[mmddyy]_Title of presentation (only need first 3-4 words of title). Use the date of your presentations for mmddyy.

E.g., Johnson_051425_Collection assessment projects

If you have multiple materials, please add additional descriptors such as handout, exercise, supplement, etc, to help attendees identify different materials.

E.g., Johnson_051425_Collection assessment projects handout1

If you have questions about uploading to Sched please contact nasigppc@gmail.com.

Please note, copies of these slides and materials will be uploaded to the NASIG Figshare account for preservation and access. Your materials will be freely accessible to everyone; they will not be restricted to NASIG members and conference attendees. If you have questions, please contact the Communications Committee at communications@nasig.org.

Conference Proceedings

Speakers are encouraged to write their own paper and should indicate on their MOU if they plan to do so.

The conference proceedings will be published Open Access in NASIG Proceedings on the Michigan Publishing Services platform as a standalone publication. Authors will be asked to sign a NASIG Proceedings Article Publishing Agreement (PDF).

The proceedings editors have developed Conference Proceedings Author Guidelines for your reference.

The deadline for submitting your paper is shown on the timeline at the top of this page. Please contact proceedings@nasig.orgif you have further questions.

Compensation

The details of your compensation for speaking at NASIG were communicated in your acceptance proposal. If you have any further questions about compensation, please see our policy for Annual Conference and Continuing Education Events.

Last updated: August 27, 2025