Call for Session Proposals
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The call for session proposals for the 55th Annual American Society for Neurochemistry Meeting (ASN 2026), will open on April 28, 2025.
All the delegates who wish to have a concurrent symposium or colloquium/workshop at our upcoming Meeting are welcome to make submissions. This is a valuable opportunity to showcase your research and engage in insightful discussions with experts in the field of Neurochemistry. With many opportunities available, we encouraged all eligible individuals to take advantage of this opportunity! The deadline for the proposal submission is Friday, June 20, 2025, at 11:59 PM (PDT).
Guidelines for submitting a session proposal
Meeting Format
All sessions will be scheduled for one of the following:
- Concurrent Symposium (2 hour session with 4 speakers)
- Concurrent Colloquium (1.5 hour session for 3-4 speakers) – offering varied perspectives and may include presentations, discussion or audience engagement
- Concurrent Workshop (1.5 hour session for 3-4 speakers) – focusing on skill-building, group discussion or practical application
Requirements
- ASN members and non-ASN members are invited to submit proposals. The Program Committee encourages proposals from Junior Investigators and recommends that Senior Investigators consider having a Junior Investigator as a co-organizer/co-chair.
- The session organizer/chair does not have to be an ASN member when submitting a proposal. However, once the proposal is accepted the non-member chair will need to become an ASN member.
- Session proposal for Symposium should include 4 speakers, and the session proposal for concurrent colloquium/workshop should include at least 3 speakers. (please email the additional speaker and presentation information to asn-program@icsevents.com if your session includes more than 4 speakers).
- Time allotted for each symposium session is 120 minutes. At the session organizer’s discretion, sessions may be organized as four 20 to 25-min talk slots followed by questions. Time allotted for each colloquium/workshop session is 90 minutes. At the session organizer’s discretion, sessions may be organized as four 15 to 20-min talk slots followed by questions. The final minutes could be used for an alternative format, such as a debate among the four speakers, an extended Q&A between the audience and all speakers, etc.
- The Program Planning Committee reserves the right to ask an organizer to modify their session to ensure balance and quality in the annual meeting program.
- A speaker can be a chair or co-chair in a different session, but he/she can only give one talk in one session. Please make sure the speakers you invite haven’t agreed to speak in another session.
- Speakers should understand that no honorarium is given for participation.
- ASN will waive up to one non-member speaker registration per session. The session chairs are encouraged to raise funds to support their speakers and use the funds for registration, travel, hotel stay, and session speaker dinner. All sponsors and funds must be approved by the ASN Planning committee.
- All proposed speakers must confirm their participation and register for the Symposium by October 2025. Failure to do so will result in the speaker being replaced by an alternative chosen by the ASN 2026 Program Planning Committee.
Priority Selection
Higher priority will be giving to session proposals including the following:
- Clearly addressing one of the 4 main scientific themes of the society:
- Building the Nervous System
- Glial Cell Biology
- Neurodegeneration and Neurodevelopmental Disease
- Metabolism and Cell & Molecular Neurobiology Strive for a speaker lineup that reflects the composition of the ASN community, including career stage, disciplinary expertise and integrity.
- Session proposals with confirmed speakers
PLEASE NOTE:
- Session chair should be the submitter of the proposal. If you plan to submit on behalf of the session chair, please notify asn-program@icsevents.com and proceed.
- Your will need below information to complete the proposal submission:
- Session title (Max. 20 words) and description (250 words maximum)
- Session chairs and speakers personal and contact information with 2-3 publications and their bibliography link(s)
- Speaker presentation titles
- If you wish to submit more than one proposal, please complete the submission for your first proposal and contact asn-program@icsevents.com
How to Book
Accommodation can be booked at the same time as your Registration.
Terms and Conditions for Individual Bookings
Booking Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026 23:59 PST (Pacific Standard Time) and is subject to availability. (Rooms may be sold out prior to this date).
Payment Terms: A credit card is mandatory for every reservation and must have an expiration date on or after April 2026. The Hotel may charge the non-refundable, full stay to the credit card after the cut-off date. If the credit card is invalid, the reservation may be cancelled.
Cancellation and Reduction in Room Nights Policy: Cancellations and reductions in room nights must be made no later than Monday, March 16, 2026, in order to avoid a penalty charge equal to the full stay. Cancellations and reductions in room nights after Monday, March 16, 2026, will result in all room nights being charged to the credit card on file. No refunds will be issued for no shows. In the unlikely event that the Meeting is cancelled, travel and accommodation costs will not be refunded.
Housing Piracy Warning
WARNING: Please beware of housing piracy companies. They are contacting delegates/sponsors to book rooms through their channels and are claiming that they control the rooms for the Congress. They do not. These companies charge non-refundable deposits from the moment you book their rooms; thus, making it impossible for delegates to cancel their reservations. In some situations, rooms are not booked but payment has been taken.
Group Booking Requests (10 rooms+/night)
Please email asn-registration@icsevents.com for more information.