Call For Submissions

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The INTEGRAL Adult Autism Conference of Madison, WI, is calling for presentation proposals about the needs, rights, advocacy, and empowerment of autistic adults in the U.S. in these particularly challenging times. 

• When? Saturday, November 1, 2025; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
• Where? Goodman Community Center: Madison, WI 

In-person and virtual participation is possible for presenters and participants

To emphasize the urgent need for leaders within the autism community (autistic or non-autistic), we are treating this year’s conference as a summit: to identify goals and make plans to support the rights, needs, and social & political standing of autistic adults.

• Emphasize concrete actions that autistic adults & allies can take to protect and promote skills, knowledge, connections, policies, programs, & cultural attitudes that meet their needs and uphold their dignity at individual and community levels
• Content should be aimed at a general audience (as opposed to an academic one)
• Proposal length: Approximately 250-500 words
• Include a summary of topic, themes, key takeaways, and concrete actions
• Accepted file formats: .docx, .doc or .pdf

**Deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 13th, 2025.

• Presentations of 15-30 minutes will be followed by
  • An open-ended, facilitated discussion with and between audience members, consisting of: 
    • 25 minutes of small-group conversation                             followed by
    • 50 minutes of whole-audience conversation

          ** We strongly prefer that you participate in this discussion and that            you suggest specific questions or talking points to us in advance.

          ** We are also open to a workshop format, if it serves the theme and purpose of this year’s summit.

• Three (3) presentations will be selected for the summit. 
• The review process will conclude by Sunday, July 27th.
• Visual aids, such as videos or slide decks, are optional but preferred in presentations.
• Making presentation slides (or other content, resources, etc.) available to attendees before or after the conference is encouraged but not required.
• Funding for travel, airfare, lodging, etc. is unfortunately not available. 
• A catered lunch will be provided to those attending in person; please let us know if you would like to be included in our lunch order.