The next Audubon Leadership Conference is scheduled for July 17-20, 2025, in Montreal, Canada. This out-of-country location reflects Audubon’s shift to a hemispheric approach to conservation, and the conference will be a gathering of leaders from across Audubon’s community of staff, partners, and campus and community chapters.
The conference is designed to connect conservation leaders around the hemisphere with each other in an environment that facilitates learning and innovation. Conference participants will spend three days learning from each other, seeing how local work adds up to hemispheric impact, coordinating action going forward, and discussing challenges with fellow leaders who share a commitment to bird conservation, advocacy and building community.
We’ve designed conference working sessions to be collegial, collaborative and focused on Flight Plan impact. They will feature concrete, coordinated actions that participants can start immediately, with hemispheric partners and solid support from the entire Audubon community to make those actions successful. We also have lined up an exciting roster of keynote speakers to help contextualize and inspire all of us and perhaps give us new ideas and ways to work.
Audubon is estimating the cost of attendance for us in the Southwest will be roughly $1,355 (this includes airfare, hotel and ground transportation), and to help with some of these costs, they are offering two scholarship options:
- For Community Chapter Leaders aged 35 and younger, a scholarship will cover the cost of both registration and hotel accommodations during the conference. Registration is $500 USD and hotel is 229 CAN per night (conversion rates vary). Scholarship awardees will receive a special registration link which will not charge for registration or a hotel room for three nights. Flights/Amtrak, hotel incidentals and other travel expenses are not covered by this scholarship and are the responsibility of the individual or their chapter.
- For Community Chapter Leaders aged 36 or older, a scholarship will cover the cost of registration — $500 USD. Scholarship awardees will receive a special registration link which will not charge the cost of registration and will direct you to the website to secure your hotel lodging. Flights/Amtrak, lodging accommodations, and other travel expenses are not covered by this scholarship and are the responsibility of the individual or their chapter.
You can learn more about these scholarships and submit your applications here. Registration will open in May. To be on an email list for forthcoming information, email Steven.Prager@audubon.org or if you have questions, reach out to leadershipconference@audubon.org