International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC)
Our 2025 conference will be in Providence, RI, from Sun, April 27 through Tue, April 29.
Abstracts for participation in the 2025 IFD&TC are currently being accepted! The deadline for submissions is Friday December 13th.
- Review the suggested field and tech topics
- Visit our FAQ page for helpful information about creating and submitting an abstract
- Review successful examples of a field or tech abstract to help in writing your submission
- Submit a detailed abstract to help the organizers in creating the program and to help attendees choose the best session for them
- Remember that the majority of abstracts are accepted ; be prepared to present for all the abstracts you submit!
When you are ready to submit an abstract, please follow the instructions on how to submit an abstract.
We are now accepting nominations for the Rita Koontz Memorial Scholarship, which covers the conference registration fee for an early-career attendee. Nominations are due February 2nd.
- To nominate someone on your staff to attend IFD&TC 25, complete the online nomination form.
- Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Scholarship Fund.
The IFD&TC provides a unique forum for government, academic institutions and other survey agencies to informally communicate with each other. Attendees include field directors, field technicians and survey managers. There are no membership dues and the only activity is our annual conference.
To learn more about the purpose of the conference, see the conference charter and bylaws pages. You can also click on the links to the right for details for our upcoming conference as well as past conferences.
Omni Providence Hotel
If you have questions, please contact Registrars Marie Nitschke and Kevin Tharp to learn more.
