The Policy Research Center’s Annual Symposium on Tobacco and the Environment raises awareness for World No Tobacco Day and provides an opportunity for researchers and community groups to share their work in tobacco policy.
This free event will feature guest speakers, panelist discussions and poster presentations. Environmentalists, students, researchers, and tobacco control advocates from around California can attend in-person and virtually.
The 2026 Symposium will take place on May 29th from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm PT at the Southeastern Live Well Center: 5101 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92114.
Online registration can be completed in English or Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish will be available on request. Habrá interpretación simultánea en español disponible.
We invite researchers, community organizations, community members, and policymakers to submit abstracts for poster presentations highlighting emerging research findings, community activities, and policy efforts related to the impact of commercial tobacco use on indoor and outdoor environments.
The deadline to submit an abstract for a poster is Thursday, April 30th, 2026 (5:00 pm PT). Submissions will be reviewed as received. Authors will be notified by Monday, May 4th if their poster is accepted. Space is limited – early submission is encouraged!
Abstract: Short description of what your poster is about (no more than 400 words). If your poster describes a research study, please include background, methods, results, and discussion sections. If your poster describes an intervention, activity, or project, please include a statement of the problem, what you hoped to accomplish, what you did, and a description of successes/challenges.
Authors: Posters may have more than 1 author. At least 1 author must attend the Symposium, set up the poster by 8:30 am at the Southeastern Live Well Center, and be present to discuss the poster with attendees and network between 11:00 am & 12:55 pm. Authors may be from academic institutions and/or community groups.
Size: Posters will be displayed on easels. Easels will be provided. Due to space limitations, posters should be no more than 4 feet wide.
If you have any questions, please email us at tobacco.center@sdsu.edu.
