Posted on May 26, 2025
“Coasts on the Leading Edge: Bridging Science, Policy and Community”
October 7-10, 2025
Long Beach, California
Call for Abstracts Now Open
Closes June 1st
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), in partnership with the California Shore & Beach Preservation Association (CSBPA) Headwaters to Oceans (H2O) conference, announces a Call for Abstracts for the National Coastal Conference, “Coasts on the Leading Edge: Bridging Science, Policy and Community,” to be held October 7-10, 2025 in Long Beach, California.
The ASBPA National Coastal Conference welcomes all coastal managers and stakeholders to learn the latest science, engineering, and policy needed to maintain and improve the health of our beachfront and estuarine shorelines and ecosystems, while developing collaborative networks to promote best management practices.
Technical, policy-oriented, and coastal floodplain resource and flood risk management presentations or posters are invited for a broad range of coastal and estuarine ecology, science, engineering, economics, and policy. We will also have special sessions with our CSBPA H2O partners.
Conference Schedule
Coasts on the Leading Edge: Bridging Science, Policy and Community will feature three days of coastal science, policy and technology. The conference opening plenary session is Wednesday afternoon, concurrent sessions on Thursday and half day on Friday, followed by the field trip. Information on the field trip to be released this summer.
Conference Location
The Westin Hotel located on East Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California.
Click here to register for the ASBPA National Coastal Conference
Conference Registration Now Open
Conference registration is now open via Whova. Please click the following link or the button above.
Online registration link on Whova
To pay by check, please enter “paybycheck” in the discount code box and our billing department will email you an invoice for payment. Please email billing@asbpa.org with any questions.
Conference Abstract Submissions
The call for abstracts is now open. View the call for abstracts here.
Submit your abstract for an oral presentation by clicking here. Deadline is June 1.
We also have limited opportunities for dedicated sessions. Dedicated session proposals can be submitted by clicking here. Deadline is June 1.
Submit your abstract for a poster presentation by clicking here. Deadline is August 15.
Conference Fact Sheet
The National Coastal Conference Fact Sheet with important event information may be accessed here:
ASBPA Fact Sheet Coastal Conference 2025.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsor or Exhibit at the Conference
Sponsorship opportunities are now available by clicking here.
Please contact us at managing@asbpa.org with any questions.
Westin Hotel Information
We invite you to book your hotel reservation at the Westin Long Beach using the link below. The conference rate is $269.00 and the hotel room block ends on September 15, 2025.
Click here to book your hotel room at the Westin Long Beach.
Long Beach: Getting There and Transportation
Airport and Transportation:
Logistics to be posted soon.
Professional, Project and Student Awards
ASBPA awards coastal professionals who excel in their profession and/or have extensively contributed their time and talents to ASBPA. We also award a beach restoration project that has stood the test of time and continues to benefit the local community.
How Do I Nominate?
Visit the Awards page for further information and the online form..
Any ASBPA member can submit a nomination. Nominations are due by August 15, 2025.
Field Trip (separate registration required)
Field information to be posted soon.
Coastal Zone Foundation Short Course (separate registration required)
Short Course information to be posted soon.
Speaker Information FAQ
All presenters: Please review the following information on the National Coastal Conference presentation procedures and FAQ.
Land Acknowledgement
A land acknowledgement is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and culture and toward inviting and honoring the truth. To offer recognition and respect.
The acknowledgement: We recognize and acknowledge the First People of this ancestral and unceded territory – the land that today we call Los Angeles County. With respect to their elders, past and present, we recognize the Tongva, Tataviam, Chumash, Kizh and Serrano, as the original stewards of this land and who continue to lift up their stories and culture.
The National Coastal Conference will be posted live on the Whova App in early fall 2025. Click below to download the Whova app. Please use the email from your conference registration in the Whova App to access the National Coastal Conference 2025.
