- The first author must be a current member (for 2020) in good standing.
- All first authors must register for the meeting in order to present his/her poster or talk.
- Substitutions for talks are not allowed.
- Author substitutions for posters require pre-approval by the VSS Program Committee and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. If an author substitution is approved, the first author must still pay the registration fee.
- The first author must be present during the assigned Author Presents Time (staggered by even and odd numbered posters) but may elect to be there for the entire session.
- Each member may submit only one first-authored abstract to the meeting.
- Each registered attendee may present only once at the meeting.