Call for Abstracts 2021
The INSAR Scientific Program Committee invites proposals for Panels, Posters, Oral Presentations, and Technology Demonstations at the INSAR 2021 Annual Meeting to be held in Virtual, on May 3 - 7, 2021.
All abstracts are submitted online. Abstracts may be submitted as (a) part of a Panel, (b) an Oral Presentation, (c) a Poster, or (d) a Technology Demonstration.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 19, 2020 (11:59 PM pacific time)
Abstract notifications (panel, oral, and poster) are scheduled to be sent out by Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Notes for 2021
- INSAR 2021 is the 20th Anniversary meeting of the society.
- NEW this year – We are hosting our first Hybrid Annual Meeting. The program will include in-person and virtual options for presenters and attendees. As with past annual meetings, all presenters are required to register for the meeting.
- During submission you will be able to indicate if you plan to attend the in-person meeting or request to present virtually.
- A deadline will be given to notify INSAR if you planned to present “in-person” but need to change to present “remotely”.
- All accepted “Remote” presenters must provide a recorded copy of their presentation by the stated deadline.
- NEW this year – Expanded ePoster Options. All accepted poster presenters (in-person or remote) will submit an electronic version of their poster for on-demand viewing by registrants. Accepted presenters will upload a PDF copy of the poster, have the option to use an online tool to create "slides" to highlight portions of the poster and can also upload a short video presentation.
- The expanded topic areas introduced for the 2019 meeting are being continued to ensure a broad representation of all aspects of current autism research.
- The Technology Demonstration session has been expanded to allow greater participation in the interactive demonstrations. Each presenter will have a larger space to accommodate both a poster and demo.
- We expect diversity in all proposed panels in viewpoints and approaches, as well as diversity in other domains, including: gender, race, tenure, countries, institutions and disciplines. Panels without significant diversity will not be considered.
- Submission should focus on new, unpublished results. Abstracts and panels that do not include unpublished results at the time of submission will not be considered.
- Abstracts submitted as part of a panel submission will automatically be considered as an individual submission (oral or poster) if the panel is not accepted, unless the submitter indicates otherwise. Do not submit material more than once (e.g., as part of a panel and as an individual Oral or Poster submission).
- Submitters will self-select individual (non-Panel) presentation format from among three options: 1) Oral only, 2) Poster only, or 3) Oral or Poster format. The Program Committee will select the most thematically related and highest rated abstracts to be included in Oral Sessions. If the submitter selects Oral only, and the Program Committee does not select the abstract for an Oral Presentation, the abstract will be withdrawn from consideration. Please indicate Oral or Poster format if there is no objection to the poster format as a default.
- There will not be a Late Breaking Abstract submission for this meeting.
- The length of the Panel sessions is 2 hours.
- The abstract submission fee ($50) will be collected during the submission process. The abstract fee is non-refundable. For Oral or Poster submissions, the fee is waived if any author is a current INSAR member at the time of submission. For Panel submissions, the fee is waived if the Panel Chair is a current INSAR member at the time of submission.
- Poster presentations will be scheduled during lunch sessions and early evening sessions. Presenters are expected to stand at their poster during most of the poster session.
Types of Presentations
Review Process and Criteria for All Submissions
Steps and Instructions:
Abstract Preparation
Guidelines for Submissions
Confirmation
General Instructions
Submission Categories:
Choose the category that is the best fit for your research. After you start a submission, select a "second preferred category" and "third preferred category" from the options listed if your work spans three different categories.