FORAMS 2026

June 21st - June 26th, 2026

University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

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Important Dates and Deadlines

Conference: June 21 - 26, 2026

Ice Breaker/Welcome: Sunday June 21st

Optional Field Trip(s): Saturday June 27th

Conference Registration is now open!

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Abstract Submission is now open!

Visit our Abstract Submission page and click this hyperlinked text to view sessions. There are two steps for abstract submission: 1) fill in the abstract template, and then 2) upload the abstract. More detailed instructions are on the Abstract Submission page.

*Abstract Submission Closes Sunday March 1, 2026

*Conference Registration Closes Friday May 15, 2026

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Initial Conference Committee:

Chair: Mark Leckie (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Co-Chair: Adriane Lam (Binghamton University)

Ali Alibrahim (Saudi Aramco)

Joan Bernhard (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Maria Bolivar (BP Houston)

Samantha Bombard (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Kendra Clark (BP Houston)

Serena Dameron (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Andy Fraass (University of Victoria, BC)

Brian Huber (Smithsonian Institution)