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ºÚÁÏÉç 2025
Get ready for abstract submission
(May 21–June 4)!

Learn more about co-author account requirements.

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Dates and Deadlines

  • Abstracts and Sessions Registration Hotel Reservations Exhibits

Abstracts and Sessions

 

January 27
  • Extended deadline for submission of symposium, minisymposium, Dual Perspectives, Storytelling session, Basic-Translational-Clinical Roundtables, ºÚÁÏÉç Networking Events, Professional Development Workshops, and Ask Anything session proposals by 5 p.m. EST
May 21
  • Online abstract submission opens
June 4
  • Deadline for abstract submission, 5 p.m. EDT
June 6
  • Edits to submitted abstracts must be entered by 2 p.m. EDT
Early August
  • Notifications of abstract acceptance status sent to presenting authors
Early September
  • ºÚÁÏÉç Meeting Planner (NMP) available on SfN.org
September 3 
  • Late-breaking abstract submission opens
September 10 
  • Late-breaking abstract submission closes
Late September 
  • Notification of late-breaking abstract acceptance status sent to presenting authors
Mid October
  • Meeting mobile app available
November 15-19
  • ºÚÁÏÉç 2025 meeting dates

Registration

 

July 15
  • Bonus Day for members who renewed membership by March 31, 2025 — opens at noon EDT
July 16
  • Advance member registration opens at noon EDT
July 22
  • Advance nonmember registration opens at noon EDT
July 23
  • Press registration opens at noon EDT
July 29
  • Exhibitor registration opens at noon EDT
October 6   
  • Last day to cancel annual meeting registration and receive refund
  • Last day for registration substitution requests
  • Deadline for online advance registration, 11:59 p.m. EDT
October 7  
  • Regular registration opens at midnight EDT and continues through the annual meeting

Hotel Reservations

 

July 15
  • Bonus Day Housing opens for members who renewed membership by March 31, 2025
July 16
  • Housing for advance member registrants opens
July 22
  • Housing for advance nonmember registrants opens
July 23
  • Press housing opens
July 29
  • Exhibitor housing opens
August 25 
  • Last day for students to make hotel reservations from student block
August 26
  • Advance registration requirement to make hotel reservations lifted
September 26
  • Exhibitor block housing deadline
October 17
  • Last day to cancel hotel reservations to avoid a penalty of one night's room and tax
November 4
  • Last day to make, change, or cancel reservations through SfN Housing
November 7
  • Changes and cancelations must be made with the hotels

Exhibits

January 27
  • Exhibitor booth sales open online (Group A) – Open to all commercial companies that exhibited at ºÚÁÏÉç 2024 in Chicago. To be considered Group A assignments companies must submit their applications, with 50% payment, by February 21.
February 21
  • Exhibit Application Submission Closes (Group A)
  • Last day to Cancel or Downsize (Group A) – will result in a charge equal to 25% of the total cost of the cancelled/downsized space
March 3 - 7
  • Space Selection Appointments via Zoom Call (Group A) 
March 10
  • Booth confirmations and invoices emailed to Primary Admin Contact (Group A)
March 11
  • Exhibitor booth sales open online (Group B) – All companies (commercial, nonprofit, institute (U.S. Government Agencies only) that have submitted an application between March 11 and May 2 with 50% deposit (nonprofit and institute – 100% deposit).
March 17
  • Graduate School Fair application submission opens
  •  Art of ºÚÁÏÉç application submission opens
May 2
  • Priority Point Deadline
  • Exhibit Application Submission Closes (Group B)
May 3
  • Exhibit Fees Increase
May 3–July 11
  • Cancel or Downsize –will result in a charge equal to 50% of the total cost of the cancelled/downsized space. Institutes and nonprofits will pay administrative fee equal to 10% of the total cost of the cancelled/downsized space.
May 12 - 16
  • Space Selection Appointments via Zoom Call (Group B) 
May 19
  • Booth confirmations and invoices emailed to Primary Admin Contact (Group B)
May 23
  • Graduate School Fair booth balance deadline, before fee increase
  • Art of ºÚÁÏÉç application submission closes
May 24
  •  Graduate School Fair fees increase
June 20
  • Art of ºÚÁÏÉç booth balance deadline
July 11
  • Exhibitor Booth Balance Deadline
  • Last day to Cancel or Downsize – will result in a charge equal to 50% of the total cost of the cancelled/downsized space. Institutes and nonprofits will pay administrative fee equal to 10% of the total cost of the cancelled/downsized space.
July 12 - November 19
  • Cancellation or Downsize –will result in a charge equal to 100% of total cost of the cancelled space.
July 29
  • Exhibitor Service Manual available online
  • Exhibitor badge submission opens
  • Exhibitor housing opens
September 5
  • Materials for Program and Exhibit Guide advertisements due to SfN
  • Closing date for advertising reservations in the Program and Exhibit Guide
September 12
  • Exhibit Island and Peninsula drawings due to SfN for approval
  • Deadline for product categories and company contact information 
September 26
  • Exhibitor block housing deadline
October 17
  • Exhibit booth giveaways request deadline
November 12
8 a.m.–6 p.m. PST
  • Installation of Exhibits, Island Booths only
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 13
8 a.m.–6 p.m. PST
  • Installation of Exhibits
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 14
8 a.m.–6 p.m. PST
  • Installation of Exhibits
    Note: All crates and boxes must be marked for removal from floor by 6 p.m. PST
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 15
8–10 a.m. PST
  • Installation of Exhibits (8–10 a.m. PST) — i.e., pop ups and vinyl case booth
    Note: Exhibitor light set up may continue until 6 p.m. PST. Poster session in hall beginning at 1 p.m. PST
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 15 - 19
  • Meeting dates
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 16 - 19
  • Exhibit dates
  • Badge pickup onsite, badges will not be mailed
November 19
5–10 p.m. PST
  • Exhibitor Move-Out
November 20
8 a.m.–2 p.m. PST
  • Exhibitor Move-Out

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