2026 NH-LIFT Summit & SURE Intern Resources

2026 NH-LIFT Summit Registration

2026 NH-LIFT Annual Summit 
August 12 - 13, 2026

Registration Deadline August 1, 2026

Register for the August 12 and 13 NH-LIFT Annual Summit at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Manchester, NH. You can also use the QR code to the left.

All members of the NH-LIFT community are encouraged to attend. The agenda will include plenary sessions, networking opportunities, in-person NH-LIFT Working Group meetings, SURE student posters, break-out sessions for both faculty and students, and planning for the year ahead. 

LIFTERs please invite faculty colleagues to register. The more New Hampshire STEM faculty who attend, the greater the opportunity for future research connections and collaborations! 

Agenda

DAY 1, August 12

8:00 – 10:00                  NH-LIFT Leadership Team Meeting

9:15 - 10:00                   Summit Registration and Lite Breakfast

10:00 – 10:45                A Celebration of NH-LIFT: Accomplishments and Next Steps

10:45 – 11:30                Building Connections, Collaborations, Partnerships

11:30 – 12:15                Seed Grant Recipients

12:15 – 1:30                  Networking Lunch

1:30 – 3:30                     NH-LIFT ECRT, AIRF, RS, and PIAB In Person Meetings       

                                           Student Agenda: Coordinated Professional Development Training 

3:30 – 5:00                     Poster Session

5:00 – 6:00                     Reception

6:00 – 7:00                     Dinner

7:30 – 9:30                     Team Building Fun

Day 2, August 13

8:00 – 9:00                    Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00                  Plenary: Stay, Work, Play

10:00 – 11:45                Speed Dating NH-LIFT Style: Structured Institutional Networking

11:45 – 1:15                  Lunch and Panel Presentation: Research Capacity Building Projects

1:15 – 2:15                    Academia and Industry Partnerships

                                           Student Agenda: Leigh Pratt, Director Office of National Fellowships

2:15 – 2:45                     Wrap Up

SURE Student Information and Resources

Register your poster or use the QR Code 

SURE Student Poster Registration

Designing Conference Posters

PSU Associate Professor Pendleton's July 15 NH-LIFT / INBRE Scientific Poster Production 

Presentation Slides  

Presentation Video

 

Research Poster Template

 

Research Poster Template

 

NH-LIFT Students - You are not required to use this poster template, but one has been created for your convenience. You can download it or email amanda.peterson@unh.edu and request that it be emailed to you. 

If you chose not to use the template, please ensure that your poster includes:

  • NH-LIFT logo
  • NSF logo
  • The award citation "NH-LIFT is a project funded by the National Science Foundation - award #2412054."