Submit a Proposal for the 2021 AHTA/IPPS Virtual Joint Annual Conference

Deadline Extended: March 1, 2021

Planning and organizing for a successful 2021 AHTA/IPPS Virtual Joint Annual Conference continues. We are monitoring the ongoing national and international response to the spread of COVID-19. We are optimistic that the conference will occur as scheduled. If an in-person conference is not advisable, we will offer the conference in an alternative format. Our primary goal is to ensure the health and safety of our presenters, attendees, staff, and sponsors.  

Abstracts for the 2021 AHTA/IPPS Virtual Joint Annual Conference are now being accepted. This event, now to be held in a virtual format, set for October 29–30, 2021, and is a joint symposium encompassing the 15th International People Plant Symposium, the 48th American Horticultural Therapy Association Annual Conference, and the 2nd International Symposium on Horticultural Therapies.

Abstract submissions are now closed.

We invite you to submit abstracts for oral, poster, and workshop presentations that address the theme of the role of horticulture in human well-being and social development that will include:

• Horticulture and human culture
• Horticulture and the community
• Horticulture and the individual
• Theoretical frameworks for research
• The application of research on horticulture and human well-being for improving life quality
• Working together to advance the application of horticulture to human well-being