Symposium Structure

This event will consist of:

  • Concurrent half-day to a full day workshops proposed by the scientific community scheduled on February 21, immediately prior to the main 4-day program. A call for proposals will be released through the symposium website and email lists by April 1, 2021, and notification of proposal acceptance will be sent by June 15, 2021;

  • Morning plenary sessions on February 22–25 to provide overarching keynote presentations and to introduce topics for the concurrent sessions to be convened on the same day to a broader audience, and an afternoon summary plenary session/panel on February 25;

  • Concurrent topic sessions (starting in the late morning) on February 22–25; these topic sessions, identified by the Scientific Steering Committee, will include invited and contributed papers selected for oral or poster presentation;

  • Posters on display for the entire symposium along with dedicated evening poster sessions/receptions on February 23 and February 24 when poster presenters are expected to be available to answer questions, if this would be possible in the post-COVID world.
Important Dates
March 18, 2021
Call for workshop proposal
June 15, 2021
Deadline Workshop proposal submission
June 30, 2021
Workshop acceptance notification
July 15, 2021
Opening
  1. Early registration
  2. Abstract submission
  3. Financial support application
May 22, 2022
Closing
  1. Early registration
  2. Abstract submission
  3. Financial support application
June 10, 2022
Notification Deadlines
  1. Abstract acceptance notification
  2. Financial support grant notification
July 1, 2022
Confirmation Deadlines
  1. Confirm your presentations and attendance
  2. Confirm your financial support acceptance
October 24, 2022
Full registration fee refund deadline
TBA, 2022
Manuscript submission deadline