Call for Presentations Now Open!
Deadline for submissions is now closed. Prospective speakers will be should be notified by the second week of May.
You are invited to submit a presentation for the EMDRIA Conference 2025 to be held September 11-14, 2025, in-person at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California.
The material submitted should be relevant to the EMDR field and be an original contribution. Please share your best practices and new techniques with other EMDR therapists in the industry, helping them to understand the new research and clinical practices in EMDR and how to help treat all types of traumas.
Members and non-members of EMDRIA are invited to apply.
Speaker Commitment
All presenters agree to be present in Anaheim, CA at the EMDRIA Conference 2025, to present their session(s) in-person during the hour and date assigned to this presentation by EMDRIA, between the dates of September 11-14, 2025. EMDRIA will confirm final date/time assigned for your presentation when notification of acceptance is made
Presentation Type Descriptions
Descriptions of the presentation types are listed below. Choose the ONE that best fits your presentation.
Standard/Integrative
(This application is inclusive of presentations that integrate EMDR with other modalities.)
This presentation is consistent with the EMDRIA definition of EMDR, including the AIP model on which EMDR is based. This type of proposal could also include presentations that use integrations of EMDR with other modalities. Click here to review the EMDRIA Definition of EMDR. Standard programs may be 90 minutes or 3 hours in length.
Innovative
For the purpose of the EMDRIA Conference, an Innovative presentation is considered an alternative procedure, protocol, or explanation other than the EMDR standard protocol, method, and model. These modifications show promise for improving outcomes, understanding the model, or of the underlying mechanism. The innovation seeks to expand, strengthen, and/or explain the already successful EMDR standard protocol, the underlying mechanism of action, the AIP Model, and/or the 8 phases and 3 prongs of the protocol methodology. See the EMDRIA Definition of EMDR and the Innovative Submissions Guidelines.
Research Paper (oral)
The research paper session will be held in symposium format with 10 to 30 minutes per presentation within a 90-minute workshop session. (Maximum amount of time allowed per Research Paper is 30 minutes.)
Sample Applications
Before starting the online process for any of the application categories above, please review the “snapshot” view of SAMPLE applications below. We’ve included these to help you prepare your responses and the items you’ll need to have ready to upload into the system.
Saving Your Work
The abstract submission software enables you to save your work as you go. So, if you are not able to complete your submission in one sitting, please save your work.
Submitting More than One Application
To submit in the same category (STANDARD, INNOVATIVE, RESEARCH PAPER): If you are planning to submit more than one application within the same application category, you may do so within the same account. When you are ready to make your second submission, just click on the link for the submission below. Once you log in, you’ll have the option to either Edit your original application or click Start New to create a subsequent one.
To submit in a different category: If you are planning to submit more than one application but in a different application category, please create a second account for the other category of presentation – following the instructions below.
Submission Instructions
1) Please click on the link below for the appropriate category of application, based on the presentation you are submitting:
2) In the window that comes up – under New User - create a Username and Password for yourself and enter your email address. (Please be sure to keep track of your username and password, so that you can return to your account/submission at any time.)
3) Click the Submit button.
4) Now you are ready to begin your submission. Please be sure to review the Introduction Section carefully.
5) Follow the prompts and complete all the required fields. If you need to exit the form before completing your submission, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the form and click on Save Progress.
6) Once you have completed the submission form in its entirety, click Submit Completed Form. *If required fields are missing data, you will see a red box at the top of the page that says, “Please review the form and correct the highlighted items.” The corresponding fields will be highlighted in red noting, “Response required.”
If you have any questions, please email us at conference@emdria.org for assistance.
Deadline for submissions: February 26, 2025
