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Abu Dhabi, UAE • March 25–27, 2026
Atlanta, GA • November 4–6, 2026
Submit your proposal by Monday, March 23, 2026.
We invite proposals for Global Impact 2026 from presenters who are advancing innovative ideas and impactful practices in global learning and student success. Submissions should align with the conference’s guiding themes and DA Global’s four Areas of Practice, contributing insights that strengthen global learning ecosystems and support student achievement, career readiness, and institutional effectiveness.
Strengthen your professional impact by sharing your practices with a community committed to student success, and position yourself as a thought leader through meaningful dialogue with practitioners across the field.
The deadline to submit a proposal is Monday, March 23, 2026. Accepted submissions will be invited to present at Global Impact 2026 – North America onsite in Atlanta, Georgia on November 4-6, 2026.
Global Impact welcomes proposals that explore innovative practices, emerging issues, and forward-looking strategies that illustrate how global learning serves as a high-impact practice. Submissions should highlight ways global learning contributes to academic achievement, interpersonal development, career readiness, and institutional transformation.
All proposals should demonstrate alignment with DA Global’s four Areas of Practice:
Align global education with institutional priorities to drive retention, completion, and career readiness.
Leverage technology across global operations to amplify impact for students and professionals.
Scale participation with policies and practices that translate into greater access and measurable outcomes.
Recruit, develop, and support top talent to grow the field and elevate student & institutional success.
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Concurrent sessions are 60 minutes and provide an opportunity to share promising practices, institutional models, research findings, or innovative approaches that advance global learning, student success, or institutional impact. Sessions must include 2–4 presenters and should incorporate interactive elements such as polls, small-group discussions, or scenario-based conversations.
Deep Dives are 90 minute sessions that offer extended, hands-on learning experiences focused on skill-building, collaborative problem-solving, and applied practice. These workshops must include 2–4 presenters and should engage participants through active learning, structured exploration, and facilitated discussion.
The Poster Community is a dynamic, interactive showcase for research, case studies, program models, or emerging ideas. Posters may include visual elements such as infographics or data displays. At least one author must be present during the 60-minute Poster Community session to engage with attendees.
Impact Talks spotlight bold ideas and catalytic insights in a high-energy, TED-style format. A single presenter delivers an 8–10 minute talk supported by storytelling, evidence-based insights, or visionary models, followed by approximately 20 minutes of facilitated audience engagement centered on one core question. The total session time is 30 minutes.
Submitting authors should select one (1) track that best aligns with their proposal:
Explores the relationship between global learning and student retention, progression, skills development, employability, and long-term success.
Covers advising, program models, risk management, compliance, partnerships, marketing, financial structures, mobility operations, and strategic planning.
Centers strategies that expand access to global learning, address systemic barriers, enhance advising, and support inclusive participation.
Focuses on policies, services, programs, and partnerships that enhance belonging, well-being, academic achievement, and career readiness for inbound international students.
Examines the role of AI, virtual exchange, digital credentials, data dashboards, and other emerging technologies in advancing global learning and student success.
Focuses on professional growth, leadership development, staff training, team culture, and organizational capacity-building.
Submitting authors should select one (1) primary focus for their proposal:
Authors should identify the primary audience for their proposed session:
Global Impact strives to curate a selection of sessions that illustrate the wide and diverse perspectives represented in the field of global education. As such all sessions, with the exception of Impact Talks and Poster Community sessions, are required to have a minimum of two (2) presenters to make sure that various angles are taken into account in the content. Proposals that have single authors will not be accepted.
Presenters will be notified at the beginning of May 2026 with the results of the review. At that time, presenters will receive any additional feedback. They will be given the opportunity to accept or decline the invitation.
How will presenters be notified of acceptance, and who is responsible for communicating with co-presenters?
Presenters will be asked to confirm their intent to present at the conference within two weeks of receiving the acceptance notification. Presenters are also required to register for the conference.
Yes, presenters are required to register for the Global Impact Conference. DA Global Access Network does not provide any funding outside of the 10% registration discount to support the attendance of accepted presenters. Presenters are also eligible to volunteer at the conference. Learn more here.
Presenter(s) will be required to upload all presentation material to the Speaker Resource Portal (access will be granted only after a presenter has been accepted and confirmed) prior to the conference start date, preferably at least 2 weeks in advance.
Session rooms at the conference will be equipped with a microphone, a projector, and a basic HDMI cable to connect to the projector. DA Global Access Network does not provide laptops, clickers, chargers, or adapters.
DA Global is committed to supporting both presenters and attendees at the conference to ensure they have a meaningful experience. If you have any specific requests for aides or materials to facilitate your session, please send requests to conference@daglobal.org by July 24, 2026, so we can properly evaluate the feasibility of the request.
During the proposal submission process, you will be able to select if you would like your session to be considered as a:
Each session style has an associated time length and room layout entailed. While you can select a session style for your proposal, DA Global has the right to accept your proposal on the condition that it be a different session style.
Proposals accepted to be included in the conference programming are done so under the condition that they will be conducted in-person at the conference venue.
There are no restrictions on the number of proposals that an individual can submit or serve as a co-author on. However, co-authoring multiple sessions does not increase the likelihood that your session will be accepted. We encourage individuals to carefully consider their capacity to fully develop and present their session if all proposals are accepted.
For questions regarding proposal submission, please contact conference@daglobal.org