Call for Abstracts
Join marine scientists, managers and practitioners from around the world in beautiful Paihia, Aotearoa New Zealand, for GEOHAB 2027.
This format encourages interdisciplinary exchange, broadens exposure to new research, and fosters connections across the marine habitat mapping community.
- Oral Presentation - Approximately 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions and speaker transition
- Lightning Talk - Approximately 5 minutes presenting a concise idea, innovation, dataset, emerging result or provocation for discussion
- Poster Presentation - Visual presentation displayed throughout the conference, with dedicated opportunities for discussion and networking
The Scientific Committee will consider authors' preferences alongside programme balance and session development when allocating presentation formats.
Presentations, both talks and posters, will be presented over the core conference dates of 4-6 May.
Themes
Abstract topics need to be related to marine habitat mapping but preference will be given to topics that complement the theme by providing new insights into:
- Climate change effects on marine habitats
- Coastal and shallow-water habitats
- Continental shelf & slope habitats
- Deep-sea habitats
- Deep-sea mining
- Habitat mapping for marine restoration
- Human impacts on marine habitats
- Management & communication
- Mapping programs, datasets, efforts & partnerships
- New approaches & technologies
- Participatory mapping, citizen science & outreach
- Polar & sub-polar environments
- Urban sea systems
Key Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline 15 January 2027
Presenters Notified of Acceptance 12 February 2027
Detailed Programme Released 19 February 2027
Presenter Registration Deadline 12 March 2027
General Information
Submission Information
Abstract submissions should outline:
- The aims and objectives of the work
- Methods, approaches or technologies utilised
- Key findings, outcomes or anticipated results
- Relevance to marine habitat mapping, management or conservation
Review and Notification to Authors
All completed submissions will be reviewed. You will be informed by email of the acceptance status of your abstract by 12 February 2027. Once the paper review has been completed in January 2027, you will be advised if you have been allocated a poster or oral slot in the programme and you will be required to make amendments to your paper based on the feedback from the reviewer.
Registration
All presenters are required to register and pay the conference registration fee in order to be included in the programme and to present in person at the event. Registration and payment of registration fee by presenters of accepted abstracts must be completed by no later than 12 March 2027.
Publication
By submitting an abstract/paper, authors agree to the publication of chosen abstracts/papers on the conference mobile app and conference proceedings or similar by GeoHab.
Presentation
Accepted oral presentations will be included within topical sessions of the official Conference programme. Posters will be on display throughout the conference and further details will be advised with the confirmation email.
Format of submission
- Authors may submit abstracts for
- Talk (12min + 3min for questions)
- Lightning talk (~5min total)
- Poster presentation (A0 portrait max size)
- Abstracts to be submitted in English
- Abstract Submissions should be no more than 300 words
- You will be required to enter in the author/co-authors and affiliations separately during the submission process
- You will be required to enter a bio for the Presenting Author (max. 50 words per presenter)
- If you are submitting on behalf of the Presenter/s, please have their email address/s ready to include in the submission
Abstract submissions will open in the second half of October 2026. We encourage interested participants to register their interest to receive updates on abstract submissions, programme announcements and registration.
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