| Abstract Notification* | April 15, 2017 |
| Presenter Acceptance Deadline | May 15, 2017 |
| Deadline to Register or Withdraw w/out "No-Show" | June 15, 2017 |
| Speaker Ready Room Opens | July 5, 2017 |
| Deadline to Make Corrections to Title/Authors** | June 15, 2017 |
| Deadline to Upload E-Poster for Inclusion on USB | August 6, 2017 |
| Deadline to Upload E-Poster for Display | August 21, 2017 |
| Online Speaker Ready Room Closes | August 25, 2017 |
*IMAST Abstract Notifications will be e-mailed on April 1, 2017.
**Authors may only be added to an abstract if they have an existing author account in the abstract submission system and a completed COI Disclosure Form. Changes may NOT be made to the body of the abstract, images or tables. Sorry, no exceptions.
Confirmation & Registration
In order for a poster to be displayed at the Annual Meeting, the presenting author must Accept the invitation in the Dekon Speaker Management System by May 15, 2017 and the presenting author or one co-author must be registered to attend the meeting. Note that if you or your co-author do not register for the meeting by June 15, 2017, your poster will be removed from the program and not displayed onsite or on the USB.
Please visit http://www.srs.org/am17/registration to register online.
For assistance with username and passwords please contact the SRS Meetings Team at [email protected] or +1-414-289-9107.
Non-Exclusive License
Both a Non-Exclusive License Form and Attestation Form must be completed in the Dekon Speaker Management System. Presenting authors will be prompted to complete these forms upon logging in to accept their presentation. The deadline for presenters to accept their invitation and complete these forms is May 15, 2017.
For assistance with username and passwords please contact the SRS Meetings Team at [email protected] or +1-414-289-9107.
E-Poster Guidelines & Submission
E-Poster presentations are available for review during the Annual Meeting on computer kiosks and are also distributed on USB to all attendees. E-Poster abstracts are also published in the program book. Any corrections to the title or author listing must be sent by email to [email protected] no later than June 15, 2017.
**Authors may only be added to an abstract if they have an existing author account in the abstract submission system and a completed COI Disclosure Form. Sorry, no exceptions.
E-Posters must be submitted to the Online Speaker Ready Room. Authors who would like their E-Poster to be included on the USB, must upload it to the Speaker Ready Room no later than August 6. All E-Posters uploaded by August 21, 2017 will appear on the onsite kiosks. It is not necessary to upload twice.
Presenters who uploaded presentations to last year’s IMAST or Annual Meeting Speaker Ready Room may use the same email account and passwords as last year. If you have forgotten your password, simply click the Forgot Password button and it will be sent to the email account you used. Presenters who did NOT upload in 2015 or 2016 should create a new account the first time logging into the site. SRS members-only site passwords, abstract submission site passwords, and M&M site passwords will NOT work. If you need further technical assistance, please click the "SUPPORT" button at the top right of the Speaker Ready Room homepage.
The Speaker Ready Room will close August 25, 2017 at 3:00pm EST. After this date presentations may be uploaded onsite.
*NEW THIS YEAR* Presentations should be in 16:9 format (widescreen). Click here for instructions on converting from 4:3 to 16:9.
AV Guidelines for E-Poster Presentations
Speaker Ready Room - Now Closed
Disclosures
Please note that all E-Posters must include a slide listing of all the author(s)' financial disclosures.
Download a Sample Disclosure Slide
Final Program Book
E-Poster abstracts will be published in the scientific program book as submitted. Any corrections that need to be made to the title or author listing should be sent to [email protected] by June 15, 2017. SRS cannot make edits or additions to the abstract text. Also, authors may only be added to an abstract if they have an existing author account in the abstract submission system and a completed COI Disclosure Form.
Housing & Travel
The presenting author or one co-author are required to register for the meeting, pay required registration fees and incur all costs for housing and travel.
Please visit http://www.srs.org/am17/housing for details on arranging housing and travel to Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Connect with us
For more information and/or questions, please contact: Scoliosis Research Society
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100 | Milwaukee, WI 53202 | Phone: 414-289-9107 | Email: [email protected]