Symposia

Research-focused sessions built around a shared topic

Symposia are usually research-oriented presentations around a specific topic in tropical medicine that are organized by a Symposium Organizer and include a minimum of four speakers. The organizer and each presenter are required to register for the conference and cover their own registration and associated travel expenses.

The symposium format should bring together multiple speakers around a common topic in a broad but synthesized way, with time built in for discussion. Each symposium proposal requires a Symposium Organizer to serve as Chair.

All symposium proposal submitters must pay a nonrefundable processing fee of $95 US. While not required, the Symposium Organizer may appoint a Co-Chair.

Speaker diversity and CME considerations

As an ACCME-accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME), any accepted symposium proposal that features a Symposium Organizer, Co-Chair, or speaker who is an employee of or has ownership interest in an ACCME-defined ineligible company (commercial interest) will not carry CME credit.

Priority will be given to proposals with a speaker panel that reflects the Society’s diverse membership. Organizers should consider speaker diversity with respect to gender and institution, and both country of residence and origin, where applicable, when developing a slate of speakers.

All symposia must include at least one female speaker and one male speaker unless a specific exception is granted by the Scientific Program Chair. Proposals that do not meet this criterion will not be considered for presentation.

The Society also highly encourages inclusion of speakers from low- and low-middle income countries (LMICs).

Submit online through the ASTMH website

To submit a symposium proposal, you must log into the ASTMH website to access the symposium submission site. Proposals are not accepted by email.

The official Call for Symposia is typically released late January to early February each year with additional details and submission instructions.

Although submissions for this cycle are now closed, the information below outlines what is typically required for a complete proposal.