Dates and Deadlines

Deadlines shown bold.

DateDeadline
August 15Call for Graphics for Website Banner
September 17Website Banner Competition Closes
October 20Membership Opens
October 20Abstract Submissions Open
October 20Symposium Submissions Open
November 13T-shirt Design Competition Opens
November 14Symposium Submissions Deadline
November 15Sponsor and Exhibitor Applications Open
November 20Satellite Event Applications Open
November 24Davida Teller Award Nominations Open
November 24Ken Nakayama Medal Nominations Open
November 26Notification of Accepted Symposia
December 4Intention to Submit Travel Award Application
December 4Abstract Submission Deadline
December 10Young Investigator Award Nominations Open
December 16Registration Opens (Early Rate)
January 5Travel Grant Applications Open
January 9Satellite Event Applications Deadline
January 15T-shirt Design Competition Deadline
January 19Travel Award Application Deadline
January 23Ken Nakayama Medal Nominations Deadline
January 23Davida Teller Award Nominations Deadline
February 3Board of Directors Nominations Open
February 9Notification of Accepted Abstracts
February 10Call for VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Applications
February 11Caregiver Grant Applications Open
February 12Young Investigator Award Nominations Deadline
February 12Demo Night Proposals Open
February 19Travel Award Notifications Sent
February 27Early Registration Deadline
March 2Board of Directors Nominations Deadline
March 2Undergraduate Just-In-Time Poster Submissions Open
March 4Caregiver Grant Applications Deadline
March 6Ken Nakayama Medal Recipient Announced
March 10Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Applications Deadline
March 10Davida Teller Award Recipient Announced
March 13Demo Night Proposals Deadline
March 25Meet the Professors Registration Opens
March 27Young Investigator Award Recipient Announced
March 30VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Announced
March 31Undergraduate Just-in-Time Poster Submissions Close
April 1Board of Directors Election Opens
April 3Sponsor and Exhibitor Applications Deadline
April 4Meet the Professors Registration Closes
April 10TradeWinds Hotel Reservation Deadline
April 23Standard Registration Deadline
April 24Board of Directors Election Closes
April 30Board of Directors Election Results Announced
May 15-19VSS 2026, TradeWinds Resorts, St. Pete Beach, Florida