Dates and Deadlines
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| August 20 | Call for Graphics for Website Banner |
| September 17 | Website Banner Competition Closes |
| October 19 | Membership Opens |
| October 19 | Abstract Submissions Open |
| October 19 | Symposium Submissions Open |
| October 30 | Exhibitor and Sponsor Applications Open |
| November 11 | T-shirt Design Competition Opens |
| November 13 | Symposium Submissions Deadline |
| November 19 | Satellite Event Applications Open |
| November 23 | Notification of Accepted Symposia |
| November 24 | Ken Nakayama Medal Nominations Open |
| November 24 | Davida Teller Award Nominations Open |
| November 24 | Young Investigator Award Nominations Open |
| December 3 | Abstract Submission Deadline |
| December 3 | Intention to Submit Travel Award Application |
| December 15 | Registration Opens (Early Rate) |
| January 6 | Travel Grant Applications Open |
| January 7 | Satellite Event Applications Deadline |
| January 8 | T-shirt Design Competition Deadline |
| January 19 | Travel Award Application Deadline |
| January 21 | Young Investigator Award Nominations Deadline |
| February 3 | Board of Directors Nominations Open |
| February 4 | Davida Teller Award Nominations Deadline |
| February 5 | Demo Night Proposals Open |
| February 9 | Notification of Accepted Abstracts |
| February 10 | Call for VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Applications |
| February 11 | Caregiver Grant Applications Open |
| February 18 | Ken Nakayama Medal Nominations Deadline |
| February 19 | Travel Award Notifications Sent |
| February 20 | Early Exhibit and Sponsorship Application Deadline |
| February 27 | Early Registration Deadline |
| March 2 | Board of Directors Nominations Deadline |
| March 2 | Undergraduate Just-In-Time Poster Submissions Open |
| March 4 | Caregiver Grant Applications Deadline |
| March 10 | Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Applications Deadline |
| March 10 | Davida Teller Award Recipient Announced |
| March 13 | Demo Night Proposals Deadline |
| March 18 | Caregiver Grant Recipients Announced |
| March 26 | Ken Nakayama Medal Recipient Announced |
| March 27 | Young Investigator Award Recipient Announced |
| March 30 | VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee Announced |
| March 31 | Undergraduate Just-in-Time Poster Submission Deadline |
| April 1 | Board of Directors Election Opens |
| April 2 | Last Day to Submit Ads for Program PDF |
| April 4 | Sponsor and Exhibitor Applications Deadline |
| April 6 | Meet the Professors Registration Opens |
| April 8 | Meet the Professors Registration Deadline |
| April 9 | Late Exhibit and Sponsorship Applications Deadline (subject to availability) |
| April 23 | Standard Registration Deadline |
| April 24 | Board of Directors Election Deadline |
| April 27 | Deadline to Reserve Hotel Rooms |
| April 28 | Board of Directors Election Results Announced |
| May 21-25 | VSS 2027, Hyatt Regency Seattle, Seattle, Washington |
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Announcements
Symposium Submissions are Open. Deadline: November 13.
Abstract Submissions are Open. Deadline: December 3.
Membership for 2027 is Open.
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