SEJ Annual Conferences

#SEJ2023 Clean Energy and the Land Plenary panelists

SEJ's annual conference brings together journalists, scientists, government officials, advocacy leaders and others to explore the many facets of environmental stories in order to improve the quality and accuracy of environmental reporting. Annual conferences are open to both SEJ members and those who are not members.

Each conference presents an opportunity to meet with other journalists, sit in on training writing and computer workshops, attend panel sessions where current issues are debated by experts, policy-makers and experienced reporters from all types of media. The annual conference also takes journalists out into the field, with full-day or half-day tours to environmental hotspots where issues may be explored on site with experts on hand to present sides and answer questions.

Have ideas for #SEJ2024 in Philadelphia? Protocols for SEJ Annual Conferences (how to get your proposal considered):

For SEJ members and/or Full members of The Uproot Project: You can submit a proposal including topic, brief description and speaker ideas. You do not need to confirm speakers in advance. If your proposal is accepted and you are confirmed as an organizer/moderator or tour leader, you'll be responsible for recruiting a diverse and inclusive set of speakers. The deadline for submitting proposals for #SEJ2024 was Nov 1. Have questions? Check out these tips for submitting panel proposals.
For non-members.

RFP — Hosts and Sponsors for SEJ Annual Conferences 2026 and 2027

The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is the premier North American organization for journalists who cover environment-related issues on all media platforms. SEJ’s Board of Directors is inviting inquiries, letters of intent and proposals from prospective hosts and sponsors for conference events in 2026 and 2027. Click here for the Request for Proposals.

Thank you to our conference co-chairs over the years!

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SEJ Annual Conferences

#SEJ2024 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3-7

Save the dates for SEJ's 33rd annual conference, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania! Mid-Atlantic journalists have much to share with you about their corner of the world: the huge national battle over fracking and LNG versus renewable energy, such as wind and solar; the paradox of a city that wants to be modern and future-facing but is held back by issues of poverty, environmental racism, infrastructure challenges and development problems; flooding and sea level rise; pollution and land management; and much more. Registration opens December 4 for members of SEJ and affinity J groups, December 19 for non-members. In the meantime, have a sneak peek at the Wednesday workshops and Thursday tours and snag a hotel room — last year we ran out, so don't wait!

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#SEJ2023 Annual Conference, Boise, Idaho, April 19-23

Check out the multimedia coverage (including videos of the plenaries) of SEJ's 32nd Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho, hosted by Boise State University. Here's the agenda.

It's critically important to SEJ to gather evidence on the impact of our work. So we're tracking stories inspired by or informed by our conference in Boise. The stories don't have to be about Boise or Idaho; they can be based on sources or ideas you got from being at the conference. Please help us to keep SEJ strong and share links, photos, copies of reporting generated or informed by this conference. Send your story links to Cindy MacDonald, SEJ's Web content manager. It's never too late. Please send yours! Moderators, speakers, tour leaders: We also welcome resources, tipsheets, etc., from sessions or tours that you wish to share.

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#SEJ2022 Annual Conference, Houston, TX, March 30-April 3

SEJ's 31st annual conference was hosted by Rice University in Houston. Here's the agenda. There are video recordings of the plenaries and audio recordings of most concurrent sessions. Find it all on our conference coverage page.

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