Tor-Con 2027, The National Tornado & Severe Weather Conference and Expo, is looking for speakers who help communities get ready for, respond to and recover from disasters. We want practitioners, researchers, leaders and innovators to share their experience. 

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We are currently seeking presenters in the following areas:

• Survivor Planning

  • Personal and family preparedness that actually gets used

  • Getting survivors through assistance programs and case management

  • Reaching vulnerable, rural and underserved populations

  • Mental health and trauma-informed support

  • Lessons from survivors, in their own words

• Leadership, Policy, and Governance

  • Crisis leadership and decision-making under pressure

  • Coordination across federal, state, local and tribal governments

  • Disaster policy, funding and regulatory changes

  • Public trust, communication and accountability

  • Governance models for mitigation and recovery

• Community Long-Term Recovery

  • How to build and sustain long-term recovery groups

  • Unmet needs, case management and resource coordination

  • Housing, rebuilding and economic recovery strategies

  • Keeping volunteers and donors engaged for the long haul

  • Case studies from communities that rebuilt

• Resiliency 

  • Mitigation projects and hazard-resistant construction

  • Storm shelters, safe rooms and building codes

  • Protecting critical infrastructure and making it redundant

  • Resilience in business, schools and healthcare

  • Community-driven preparedness and social cohesion

• Artificial Intelligence

  • AI and machine learning in severe weather forecasting and warnings

  • Damage assessment with drones, imagery and automation

  • AI tools for emergency operations and resource allocation

  • Combating misinformation during disasters

  • Ethics, equity and the limits of AI in public safety

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Review is underway, but we are still accepting proposals and will consider late submissions on a rolling basis