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.