Opportunities

October 16, 2025 Update

You can quickly find updates since the last edition by looking for “*NEW*.

Reminder: I cannot know which journal submission requests are from reputable entities. I include conferences I find that might be of interest to people in the nicotine space, some of which may not have nicotine on the agenda.

Call for Nominations:

• *NEW* 2026 Nancy Petry Mid-Career Award. Recognizes exceptional professionals in the field of addiction science. Nomination deadline: Dec 15, 2025.

• *NEW* 2026 CPA Research Impact Award. Recognizing research focused on social determinants and structural drivers. Nomination deadline: Dec 15, 2025.

• *NEW* College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. Awards for Excellence Nominations deadline: Jan 8, 2026.

Call for Statements/Comments/Testimony/Signatures/Participants:

• US FDA - Comment Request; Tobacco Retailer Training Programs. Comment Due Date: October 21, 2025.

• US FDA - Comment Request; Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco To Protect Children and Adolescents. Comment Due Date: October 21, 2025.

Conference/Seminar/Webinar/Symposium Submissions:

• *NEW* 8th Next Generation Nicotine Delivery Conference. To enquire about speaking opportunities for the conference, please use the contact form. Deadline: Unknown

• Preventive Medicine 2026. Call for abstracts for oral presentations deadline: Oct 17, 2025.

• *NEW* American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Annual Conference. Deadline for abstracts for poster presentations, focus sessions, and workshop sessions is Oct 17, 2025.

• UK Public Health Science conference. Submission deadline: Oct 17, 2025.

• *NEW* College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. Proposals for Symposium, Mini-Symposium, and Workshop deadline: Oct 23, 2025

• *NEW* 2nd Edition of Public Health World Conference (PHWC) 2026. Abstract deadline Oct 25, 2025.

• *NEW* The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is now accepting abstract submissions for the 2026 NNPHI Annual Conference, taking place April 28–30, 2026, in New Orleans, LA. Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, October 31st, 2025

• *NEW* 10th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH). Abstract Submission Deadline: Oct 31, 2025

• *NEW* NCTOH 2026. The deadline for abstract submission is: 31 October 2025 by 5:00 pm. (India)

• 2026 FDLI Annual Conference. November 3, 2025: Call for Proposals closes.

• *NEW* 31st International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services (HPH). Abstract deadline: Nov 3, 2025.

• ATS 2026 - (The American Thoracic Society) Deadline: All abstracts must be submitted by 5 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.

• *NEW* Teaching Prevention 2026: Learning and Leading in a Changing World. (Had smoking/nicotine prevention/cessation sessions in previous years.) Call for abstracts deadline for faculty, professionals: Nov 12, 2025.

• 2026 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. Abstract Submission Deadline: Nov 14, 2025.

• *NEW* Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA) Spring Conference. Abstract deadline Nov 15, 2025.

• *NEW* AAPOR 81st Annual Conference (American Association for Public Opinion Research). Call for Papers, Posters, Panels, Roundtables, and Idea Groups - Submission Deadline: Nov 16, 2025.

• Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction. Submission Deadline: Nov 17, 2025, for posters and Symposium/Panel.

• *NEW* WBF2026 (World Biodiversity Forum). Call for oral and poster abstracts deadline: Nov 18, 2025.

• *NEW* 18th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH 2026). Researchers, practitioners, and organizations are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations, posters, and workshops. Submission deadline: Nov 30, 2025.

• *NEW* 19th annual ISSDP (International Society for the Study of Drug Policy). Abstracts can be submitted for: oral presentation, poster, and in-program workshop. Abstract deadline: Nov 30, 2025.

• Preventive Medicine 2026. Call for abstracts for posters deadline: Dec 4, 2025.

• *NEW* College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster/Oral Abstracts & Early Career Research Presentation Competition Submission deadline: Dec 4, 2025.

• Conference Call for Papers: Truth in the Age of Polarization and Artificial Intelligence. Call for Developmental Proposals deadline: Dec 5, 2025.

• *NEW* 2026 ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference (American Nurses Credentialing Center). Abstract submission is open to all submitters with nursing-related projects enhancing patient outcomes, nursing practice, or the nursing work environment. Deadline for abstract(s) for oral (podium) or poster presentation is Dec 8, 2025.

• *NEW* Teaching Prevention 2026: Learning and Leading in a Changing World. (Had smoking/nicotine prevention/cessation sessions in previous years.) Call for abstracts deadline for students, residents, and trainees is Dec 8, 2025.

• *NEW* College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting. Travel Awards deadline Dec 9, 2025.

• *NEW* Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations. Abstract deadline: Dec 10, 2025.

• *NEW* Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry (BBC) Annual Meeting. Abstracts must be submitted by Friday, December 12.

• *NEW* 2027 MRS Spring Meeting (Materials Research Society) Call for symposium proposals opens Oct 23, 2025. Submission deadline, Dec 12, 2025.

• *NEW* 2026 SER CONFERENCE (Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting). Submission Deadline: Jan 13, 2026

• 4th International Summit on Public Health and Preventive Medicine (ISPHPM 2026). Abstract deadline: Jan 15, 2026.

• *NEW* HLTH Europe. Speaker applications are currently open to senior leaders from healthcare providers, payers, and government only. Applications for speakers outside of these organisations will open on 15 December 2025. Please note that speaker applications close on 31 January 2026 at 6pm CET.

Call for Papers/Abstracts in Journals, etc.:

• Theme Issue: Health Effects of E-Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco and Oral Nicotine Products. Submission deadline: ongoing

• URBAN HEALTH IN TRANSITION: ADVANCING EVIDENCE AND POLICY FOR HEALTHIER CITIES. Manuscript Summary Submission Deadline: 30 October 2025.

• Science and Technology of Polymeric Blends, Composites, and Nanocomposites. Abstracts due: Oct 31, 2025.

• Mixed Methods Research: Deepening Our Knowledge Through Integrated Designs. Submission deadline: Nov 14, 2025.

• Repurposing and Innovation: Drug Research in Neuroprotection. Submission deadline: Nov 30, 2025

• Call for Papers: Efficiency in Government While Advancing Public Health. (Scroll down page to find the info). Submission Deadline: Dec 1, 2025.

• *NEW* Elder Policy and the Life Course. Abstract deadline: Dec 1, 2025.

• STRONGER Scholars: A Research Education Program to Reduce Tobacco-Related Cancer Disparities and Improve Health Equity. A special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025

• Call for papers - Electronic cigarettes: emerging trends. Submission Status: Open. Submission Deadline: 5 January 2026

• Advances in Asthma Diagnosis and Management. Submission Deadline: 5 January 2026

• *NEW* Smoking and Tobacco Use: A Health Equity Perspective. Submission deadline: January 31, 2026

• Call for Papers: Oral Nicotine Pouches - submission deadline: March 31, 2026.

• Call for papers. Health Economics: Challenges, Evidence and Policy in a Changing World. Submission deadline: February 28, 2026

• Exploring Macrophages and Environmental Exposures in the Lung. Submission deadline: June 30, 2026.

• Special Issue Call for Papers: The Dark Sides of Digital Communication. Submission deadline: Sep 30, 2026

Notes:

• I create these newsletters as a personal project. They are not affiliated with any current or past employers or groups with which I volunteer.

• I receive no financial compensation for my efforts to create these newsletters. Thank you to those who have offered to fund this project and compensate me for my time and effort. This is my gift to those interested in nicotine. Community service is important to me. Volunteering is something I have done since I was a child.

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Until next time….