NASPSPA is very grateful to our generous sponsors and exhibitors who are supporting the 2025 NASPSPA Conference!
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If you have any questions, please contact Executive Director Penny McCullagh (naspspaed@gmail.com)
The abstract submission portal for the 2025 NASPSPA Conference opens in mid-December and closes in mid-January.
Abstract Submission Portal Opens: December 15, 2025
Abstract Submission Portal Closes: January 19, 2026 (Midnight Pacific Time)
Conference Abstract Submission Information
- You must be a current NASPSPA member to submit your abstract. Memberships run from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. Your membership should be updated by January 12, 2026, at the latest to facilitate abstract submission. You can update your membership here.
- Only data-based papers are eligible for submission. To qualify, the work must not have been previously published in an archival scientific publication or presented elsewhere at a national or international conference.
- Please refer to NASPSPA Policy Manual Section II.C.2 Guidelines for Abstract Submission and Presentations (NASPSPA Policy Manual).
Presentation Types
- Verbal presentations will be 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions.
- Poster presentations will be printed on paper or similar physical media and displayed on poster boards in a conference meeting room. Specifications for posters can be found here.
- Symposia are themed session featuring multiple verbal presentations. NASPSPA encourages interdisciplinary symposia that include presenters from at least two program areas (SEP, MLC, MD) and/or from more than one lab or research group. A typical symposium includes a brief introduction, three speakers, and a discussant or reactor. See below for additional information and the radio button to open the symposium submission portal.
When submitting an abstract, you will have the option of indicating your preference for a verbal or poster presentation. The same reviewing standards apply to all abstracts (verbal, poster, and symposia).
Symposia are themed sessions featuring multiple verbal presentations. NASPSPA encourages interdisciplinary symposia that include presenters from at least two program areas (SEP, MLC, MD) and/or from more than one lab or research group. A typical symposium includes a brief introduction, three speakers, and a discussant or reactor.
The symposium organizer must submit the proposal as a single entry via the symposium submission portal (see radio button below). Abstracts must be collected in advance of this step – including those for the introduction and discussant/reactor.
Submission deadline: December 19, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Mid-January 2026
If a symposium is not accepted, individual abstracts may be re-submitted through the abstract submission portal by January 19, 2026, for consideration as a verbal or poster presentation.
The radio button below opens the symposium submission portal. We suggest you open the portal in a new tab or window so you can have access to the instructions on this page. Alternatively, you can print the current page for reference.
Registration will open December 1st, 2025. Registration rates will remain similar to last year. Students be sure to check out opportunities for assistance through the Ambassador program (see Student row).
| By April 1 | By May 1 | By May 15 | By June 15 | After June 15 and On Site | |
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| Students | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 |
| Post Docs | 275 | 325 | 375 | 475 | 525 |
| Professional | 450 | 500 | 550 | 600 | 650 |
| Retirees | 325 | 375 | 425 | 475 | 525 |
| Non-members | 600 | 650 | 700 | 750 | 800 |
You can fly straight into Montreal and then take a shuttle bus, taxi, or ride-share to downtown. It is less than a 30-minute trip. If you go to the website there is information on Air Canada discounts. More details about transportation are housed on the NASPSPA web-site and will be updated as more information is available. You can also get information on things to do in Montreal and information on passports, visas etc. You will need a current passport to enter Canada.
Air Canada is offering a promotion code for the convention product. To book a flight with your promotion code, access aircanada.com and enter your promotion code in the Promotion Code Box.
To qualify for the Meeting and Conventions special fares a minimum of 10 delegates is required travelling from various origins to the same destination within Air Canada’s extensive North American and International network. Customers will benefit from an instant online registration and enjoy a ten percent discount on eligible fares.
Promotion code: VAYEBDD1
Applicable Rules
- The booking is to be made to the following city: Montreal, YUL (CA)
- The travel period begins Monday, June 08, 2026 and ends Sunday, June 28, 2026.
- Travel is valid Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
- For North America’ 5% applies on standard fares, 10% on flex fares & higher. For International Travel’ 10% on standard fares & higher.
- However, all bookings made using the promotion code will count toward the minimum 10 passenger requirement for Meetings and Conventions events.
