SCBNA’s North American Congress for Conservation Biology is the premier gathering of the region’s conservation community and serves as a leading forum for presenting the latest conservation research and practice to address today’s conservation challenges. The next iteration of NACCB – promoted as the North American Congress for Conservation and Restoration (NACCR) – will take place in Milwaukee, WI, USA, July 12–16, 2026, with the theme: Conservation & Restoration for People & Nature. This 2026 Congress will be jointly hosted with the Society for Ecological Restoration and SER’s Midwest Great Lakes Chapter. SCBNA, SER and SER-MWGL Chapter all traditionally host their own North American Congresses and annual meetings, but such efforts will be combined with NA