Symposium Structure

This event will consist of:

  • Concurrent half-day to a full day workshops proposed by the scientific community scheduled on November 7, immediately prior to the main 4-day program. A call for proposals will be released through the symposium website and email lists prior to April 1, 2021, and notification of proposal acceptance will be sent by June 30, 2021;

  • Morning plenary sessions on November 8–11 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 November 11;

  • Concurrent topic sessions (starting in the late morning) on November 8–11; 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 a dedicated evening poster session/reception on November 8 or 9 when poster presenters are expected to be available to answer questions, if this would be possible in the post-COVID world.
Important Dates
September 1, 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
March 18, 2021
Call for workshop proposal
June 15, 2021
Deadline Workshop proposal submission
June 30, 2021
Workshop acceptance notification