2025 EPIC-Network Conference

June 16-19,2025
Chicago, Illinois
Sheraton Grant Chicago Riverwalk

EPIC-N is delighted to announce that we have partnered with the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) for the 2025 EPIC-Network Conference happening at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois from June 16-19, 2025. 

What is SRI?

The SRI Congress is an annual convening of practitioners and scholars dedicated to advancing sustainability science, and is co-hosted by the Belmont Forum and Future Earth. For the 2025 congress, SRI will work with the University of Illinois System to mobilize sustainability solutions in the US and around the world. 

SRI2025 will spotlight Pathways to Sustainability, sharing implementation strategies and legacies of successful approaches to critical sustainability concerns facing Chicago, the United States, and the globe. It will also provide opportunities to overcome hurdles in engagement, policy, resourcing, and other obstacles that slow our transformation to more resilient and equitable futures.

The Congress has a global audience with strong participation from industry, governments, civil, non-governmental, Indigenous, and intergovernmental organizations, as well as researchers and innovators and the agencies and ministries who fund their forward-looking efforts. Each Congress has attracted around 2,000 participants from more than 80 countries.

Registration

Registration for the 2025 EPIC-Network Conference, in partnership with SRI, is now open! You can visit this page to view the registration rates. EPIC-N has received a discounted registration rate of $600 for all EPIC-Network members attending in-person for the full conference. To access this rate, enter EPIC-N_SRI2025 into the “Discount Code” box when registering. 

EPIC-N is dedicated to making this conference as accessible as possible for our members. If you are in need of financial assistance to cover registration costs, please fill out this form and we will try and find a way to work within your institution’s budget constraints. Register for the 2025 EPIC-N & SRI Conference here. 

EPIC-N is excited for this opportunity to connect and collaborate with our members, as well as the incredible SRI community. We hope you all join us for this conference and encourage you to reach out if you have any questions. 

More information will be shared soon.

EPIC-N Awards

EPIC-N seeks to celebrate outstanding contributions by university programs, faculty, students and community partners through the awards presented at the annual EPIC-Network Conference. 

• Do you know of a program that has successfully demonstrated a mutually beneficial and invested partnership between higher education and local governments?
• Do you know a faculty partner who went above and beyond? 
• Do you know of a student who did outstanding work with a community partner?

Learn more about the Partnership of the Year, Faculty of the Year, and Student of the Year awards here.  (View the Spanish version here)

Nominations are due by 11:59 PM CST on Wednesday, May 7th.

Questions about the nominations? Not sure if your nomination qualifies? Contact EPIC-N staff at 608-265-6155 or email info@epicn.org.