• The organizer must be a current 2025 member in good standing.
• Invited speakers must register for the meeting but need not be members.
• No speaker or organizer can participate in more than one symposium.
• Speaker substitutions are not allowed.
• If a symposium talk has more than one author, it must be presented by the first author.
• Submitting a symposium proposal or speaking in a symposium does not prevent you from submitting an abstract for a talk or poster presentation at VSS.
• Before submitting a proposal, organizers must ensure that all speakers are committed to participating in the symposium and registering for the meeting before submitting a proposal.

For questions about Symposium Submission Policies, please contact us.