Call for Course Proposals and Platform/Poster Abstracts
You are now able to submit proposals for ABSA International’s 67th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Hybrid Conference. The conference will take place November 1-6, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. We anticipate having 650 attendees and 70 commercial exhibits. The professional development courses will take place Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3. The conference presentations (platform/poster) will take place Monday, November 4 to Wednesday, November 6.
- The Call for Professional Development Course Proposals submission deadline is April 15, 2024 11:59pm Central
- The Call for Platform/Posters Abstract submission deadline is May 6, 2024 11:59pm Central
If you have any questions, please contact Kari DeServi and Colleen Thomas at [email protected].
If English is not your first language, ABSA International has volunteers from the International Engagement Committee who are willing to work with you to refine your abstract submission. Please contact [email protected] with Abstract/Proposal Assistance in the subject line.
Attention Students!
Robert I. Gross Memorial Award
If you are a student currently in a degree granting program at the baccalaureate or graduate level, consider submitting an abstract for the Robert I. Gross Memorial Award. The award shall help support travel, conference registration, and ABSA International membership for the upcoming year. The recipient is selected by the Scientific Program Committee from among the student applicants who submit abstracts.
Course Proposals Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: April 15, 2024
ABSA Requirements
- All sections to the submission site will need to be completed as requested
- Carefully read the instructor guidelines prior to starting your submission.
- Please be sure to read through all the policy information within each of the submission sites.
The course description is limited to 2000 characters including spaces.
Platform/Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines
Submission Deadline: May 6, 2024
ABSA Requirements
- All sections to the submission site will need to be completed as requested
- Carefully read the speaker/poster presenter guidelines prior to starting your submission.
- Please be sure to read through all the policy information within each of the submission sites.
The abstract should be one paragraph succinctly describing your proposal, there is a 2600-character limit including spaces. Please keep the following items in mind during the submission.
- Required: Include one (1) measurable learning objectives for your abstract. There is an allotted 200-character limit including spaces total for this one (1) learning objectives. Do not use words know, understand, or learn for the learning objectives.
- The following are recommended to be included in your abstract but not required:
- Introduction to study and objectives
- Methods used
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Author names and institutions must be listed correctly in the system.
Review the abstract and make sure it is in FINAL presentation format before submitting it. It will be published as written.
How to Submit a Course Proposal or Platform/Poster Abstract
For previous users: you will use your login information from the previous year. For new users only: you will need to create an account on the OASIS system where is reads, please select “Click here to create a new user account”. You will be prompted to enter your contact information, and to select a new login and password for use with the abstract submission system.
Please note: if you forget your password, you will need to click the link “Click here if you have forgotten your password” on the OASIS login page. The ABSA office will not be able to retrieve this information for you.
- Follow the instructions as requested by the submission site and complete all submission steps
- To complete each step, make sure that you have entered information into all the required fields and click the “Continue” button to save your work
- When you have completed your work, click on the “review my work” link to verify that your submission is complete and appears the way you want to submit it
- If requested, the Oasis Abstract System will send you a confirmation email once your submission is complete
Review Process
Each of the submissions will be reviewed by ABSA International’s Preconference Course Committee for Professional Development Course Proposals and the Scientific Program Committee for the Platform/Poster Abstract Submissions. Notifications of acceptance will be made during the months of May and June respectfully.
If you have any questions, please contact Kari DeServi and Colleen Thomas at [email protected].
Subject/Topic Areas
- Animal Biosafety
- Applied/Empirical Biosafety
- Arthropods and Plants Biosafety
- Behavior/Enhancing Compliance
- Biosafety Program Implementation, Management, and Assessment
- BSL-1, BSL-2
- BSL-3, BSL-4 (High Containment)
- BSL3-Ag or Large Animals
- Cell and Gene Therapy
- Complying with Regulations and Guidelines
- Disinfection/Biowaste Management
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Emerging Hazards/Issues and Risk Assessment Strategies
- Emerging Techniques, Equipment, and Science
- Facilities/Equipment (BSL-3)
- Facilities/Equipment (General)
- Facility Design and Infrastructure
- Field Biosafety/Studies
- Fundamentals
- Growing and Supporting the Biosafety Profession
- Human Source Materials Mammalian Cell Lines
- Industrial Biosafety
- Infectious Substance Transportation
- Large-scale Biosafety and GMP Considerations
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Occupational Health/Medical Surveillance/PE
- Other
- Practices/PPE (BSL-3)
- Practices/PPE (General)
- Public Health
- Regulatory Issues
- Risk Assessments
- Selection, Operation, Validation of Biosafety Equipment
- Shipping/Permits
- Supporting Biosafety Beyond the Lab: Hospital Labs, Clinical Trails, etc.
- Synthetic Biology
- Training, Human Factors and Behavior
- Unique Challenges and How to Overcome Them