Join us for year two of Spring Learning: Rooted & Reimagined! This reimagined event will help our community connect, learn, and grow as leaders. Spring Learning will be hosted in-person at four locations geographically placed throughout the United States in 2027. One virtual Spring Learning will also be hosted. While the primary audience for Spring Learning is undergraduate students, there will also be dedicated tracks for professionals and graduate students.

NODA is offering five Spring Learning conferences to choose from in 2027

***Individuals may attend any conference location that is offered regardless of geographical location or place community.

Submission Timeline for All Locations

Mid-October: Call for Sessions Opens
December: Registration for conferences & NEF Application Open
December: Call for Sessions Closes
January: Educational Sessions Decision Released
Winter: NEF Application Deadline

Call for Sessions will open in mid-October

Ready to submit a session proposal and be a part of year two for Spring Learning? Applications will open in mid-October 2026.

Submitting a program for a Spring Learning Conference is a quick and simple process. You don’t need to be an expert to be a conference presenter, just have a program or idea you would like to share with the NODA community. While undergraduate students are welcome (and encouraged) to present at a NODA Spring Learning Conference, we ask a professional or graduate student member to be responsible for submitting the session proposal. If you are interested in submitting for multiple locations, you will need to submit a proposal for each location you would like to be considered for. 

Submit a proposal for:

• Educational Session – Showcase current research, best practices, and/or professional techniques which advance the field of orientation, transition, and retention (OT&R) or enhance our professional careers.
• Roundtable – Organized conversation with one or more moderators. Moderators provide a contextual overview to the topic and then facilitate dialogue between participants.
• Skills Based Sessions – Highlight the skills and tools that don’t always get to shine in the OT&R arena. Skill based sessions are practical demonstrations of everyday skills OT&R professionals may need.

To help guide your session development, each session should focus on a primary target audience, with the goal of achieving a predefined Undergraduate & Graduate Learning Outcome or advancement in a Professional Core Competency.