Thank you for your interest in presenting for OTAC's 2026 conference! 

The 2026 OTAC Conference will build on the success of our 2024 and 2025 conferences, featuring interactive, activity-based sessions that take full advantage of our unique outdoor setting, along with engaging indoor learning experiences. PLUS we are keeping options for shorter, one hour session that focus on research or education that can be provided in a more traditional indoor didactic teaching format. 

We accept proposals from all disciplines. Occupational therapy is strengthened through multidisciplinary collaboration. We are seeking presenters who bring diverse professional perspectives and demonstrate how multidisciplinary collaboration as well as shared frameworks lead to meaningful outcomes across disciplines.

This year, OTAC aims to expand offerings that emphasize advanced and high-level continuing education for experienced practitioners.

• Rural practice
• Higher-level content intended for experienced practitioners.
• Emerging practices
• Addressing social determinants of health
• Creative arts in therapy
• Nature based therapy
• Innovative occupational therapy interventions for aging and older adults,
• Mental health
• Pediatrics
• Hand therapy
• Acute care
• Long term care
• Fall prevention
• Multidisciplinary sessions
• Anything and everything!

Conference Information

Date: September 24th (evening) -27th (morning).
Location: Sun Outdoors, Granby Colorado
Theme: Summit to Success: Reaching New Heights in OT 

Join us for an unforgettable opportunity to focus on the therapeutic benefits of the outdoor Colorado occupations we love, network with students and practitioners from across the state, connect with our incredible exhibitors and sponsors, and enjoy the beauty of Colorado alongside family, friends, and some furry guests.

This year's conference will be an indoor/outdoor-based conference with interactive, innovative, and activity-based elements which will offer a unique blend of learning and adventure. This conference will be a true occupation-based conference with a primary goal for participants to engage in learning through participation in occupation - the foundational philosophy of our profession.

For the interactive workshops, imagine workshops held under the open sky, brainstorming/networking sessions around a fire pit, and activities in natural surroundings. This will be a refreshing way to break free from our traditional conference settings and challenge our creativity as presenters while fostering connections among participants.

We look forward to having presenters think outside the box and provide interactive and innovative sessions that utilize our unique setting with options for a variety of outdoor activities. We are looking for session leaders who can facilitate creative thinking in practice, provide inspiration, share expert knowledge, connect to innovative clinical practice, and apply information to personal wellness. We also look forward to proposals that address a timely research or practice topic that can be shared in a one hour traditional format to add more options for attendees.

*Please review the Guide for Leading Occupation-Based Activities if you are interested in presenting a 2 hour interactive workshop before completing your proposal application. 

Presentation Room Information
Sun Outdoors Amenities 

AV/Audio Notes: OTAC is working on options for improving the audio and visual experience for presenters and attendees this year in the presentation spaces. Please request the specific AV/audio support you need for your presentation in your proposal to assist OTAC in planning for needed AV/Audio.
AV/Audio options: projector, screen, voice amplifier 

• UNIQUE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES - Our venue, Sun Outdoors, offers us unique options to have outdoor sessions and interactive presentations! 
• Elk Ridge Ball: Main Conference Event Space - has a large room (200 seats) that will be set up as a large meeting space with chairs, with the back 1/3 section divided for presentations on Friday (up to 60 seats). This space will become exhibitor space for the full day Saturday and Sunday morning it will be set up for poster presentations. The front section and the back section have screens and AV capability.
• The Bear Den (Craft Room) has countertops, table and chairs. This will be a main breakout room and can seat up to 40.
• Yoga Room as countertops, table and chairs. This will be a main breakout room and can seat up to 40.
• Headwaters Tavern (in Main Event Building) - this will be the area where we will have food available and tables and chairs, but it can also be used for discussion, networking, or small groups between meal times. This space can seat up to 25.
• Yoga Lawn is connected to the main event space, can fit about 25
• Pool and Hot Tub - has an accessible lift, this space cannot be reserved but we can show up and use
• Pickleball Courts
• Basketball Courts
• Playground
• Fitness Room/Wellness Center
• Dog Park (3 onsite and one a short drive across the street)
• Event Lawn 
• Indoor Bowling
• Arcade
• Small Lake (bring your own paddleboards and kayaks)
• OFF SITE Possibilities: (We will coordinate contacting and reserving space if you are interested in reserving space/time at a local venue)  Examples: Hiking trails in the area, Granby Ranch, Moffat Road Railroad Museum, Wildlife areas, etc.
• OTHER- please indicate space needs

Presenter Information

As a presenter, you have the following options: Submit a proposal to present a 2 hour in-person interactive workshop and/or a 1 hour lecture session (choose your options in the form below)

OTAC is looking for innovative, interactive, hands-on occupation-based presentations for the 2 hour workshops.

Before submitting your proposal, consider how your presentation will help attendees to experience the theme of the conference Summit to Success: Reaching New Heights in OT. This conference is intended to be a true occupation-based conference with a primary goal for participants to engage in learning through participation in occupation - the foundational philosophy of our profession.