Abstract Submission
Abstract submission deadline: 11 September 2026
Abstracts are invited by 11 September 2026 for the following formats:
- Oral presentation
- Pitch (equivalent to poster presentation)
- Dialogue session (in which science meets policy and practice on contested topics)
- Pre/post conference sessions
Dialogue sessions
We invite proposals for dialogue sessions - in which science meets policy and practice on contested topics, as defined by De Roo et al. (2024).
Proposals are for roundtable discussions on pertinent dilemmas or contested topics in global food security. These sessions will take around 2.5 hours and are part of the main conference programme. We expect proposals to indicate which stakeholders will be invited as guests.
Pre/post conference sessions
We invite proposals for half-day or full-day events on 19 or 23 April 2027 including: scientific workshops, networking or partnership events, learning experiences, visits to a demonstration site or company, cultural or sports activities, etc.
Conference themes
- Harnessing opportunities: delivery on the promise of new technologies, innovative finance and partnerships, and adaptive governance
- Safeguarding diversity: from soil to plate, from farms to landscapes and across the wider food system
- Balancing scales: trade-offs between global markets and localized models in transition pathways towards rural and (peri)urban food and nutrition security
- Stability and climate change: promoting transitions to ensure sustainable and resilient food systems
- Agency within the food system: drivers for strengthening the right to food, ensuring socioeconomic equity and socio-cultural contributions of food systems
- Reflective science: revisiting knowledge theories and power dynamics in food security science, and its interface with policy, business and civil society
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Notes for authors
You can submit as many abstracts to the conference for review as you would like.
If, after the review by the committee, you have more than one paper accepted for the conference, you will need to register to attend and pay an additional paper fee for each additional paper (i.e., for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th papers – not the 1st). Please note this is for papers that you are the presenting author of, not papers that you are co-author of.
Once the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for the conference and present the paper at the conference.
Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be included within the abstract system which will be distributed to all registered conference participants.
Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged with an electronic receipt including an abstract reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence. Allow at least 2 hours for your receipt to be returned to you.
Publication opportunities: Selected contributions will be considered for one or more Special Issues of Global Food Security. Find out more here
Generative AI policy
We support the responsible use of generative AI Tools in the preparation of conference abstracts, posters, and presentations. Any use of such tools must be transparently disclosed, including the tool used and how it was applied. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their work.
Please see our full author policy, which also applies to conference submissions: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/generative-ai-policies-for-journals
If you do not receive acknowledgment for your abstract submission or you wish to make any essential revisions to an abstract already submitted, please DO NOT RESUBMIT your abstract, as this may lead to duplication. Please email the Content Coordinator (Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) with details of any revisions or queries. Please quote your reference number if you have one.