Symposium VII · Call for presentations
Materials Transparency All-Star Innovation Award
Do you have an innovation story to tell? Apply by November 6, 2026 to present it at Symposium VII on November 17, 2026. Your case study could earn the 2026 Materials Transparency All-Star Innovation Award.
Symposium VII
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
12:00–4:00 PM ET, online. Theme: Materials Transparency Counts. Apply by Friday, November 6.
Application deadline
Friday, November 6, 2026
All submissions must be received by this date
Symposium VII
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
12:00–4:00 PM ET, online
The award
Four All-Star Case Studies
Presented live at the Symposium
Materials transparency counts
The 2026 Symposium theme is Materials Transparency Counts. Over 1,200 manufacturers have embraced transparent material health disclosure by publishing HPDs for their products. Many are going to the next step – evolving their products to reduce and eliminate the use of hazardous substances. Working with leadership building projects, these manufacturers are helping architects and designers bring healthier and safer building products into everyday use.
All submissions must be received by November 6, 2026 to be considered for our proceedings. The top 4 submissions will be our All-Star Case Studies – presented live during the Symposium, and recipients of the Materials Transparency All-Star Innovation Award.
How it works
1
Apply
Tell us about your innovation, its results and what others can learn from it. Self-nominations are accepted.
2
Selection
The top four submissions become this year’s All-Star Case Studies.
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Present at Symposium VII
Present your case study live on November 17, 2026, and receive the Materials Transparency All-Star Innovation Award.
Who can apply
The participant and the participant’s organization must be current HPDC General Members. The organization may be the nominee’s own, or any other General Member organization. Self-nominations are accepted.
What the application asks for
- Your name, position, organization, email and phone
- The title of your presentation
- Your key innovation (limit 150 words)
- The key results of your innovation (limit 150 words)
- What attendees can learn from your experience to apply to their own work (limit 150 words)
Your statement should address key innovations, results and lessons learned in your firm’s Material Health practice.
Apply to present at Symposium VII
Past All-Star Case Studies
Highlights and recordings from earlier Symposia, including past All-Star presentations, are in the Symposium Archive.
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