Abstracts are limited to 400 words, not including the title or bio. Titles should not exceed 185 characters. The bio should not exceed 100 words.

By submitting an abstract, please make sure you or an alternate presenting author are committing to presenting either virtually or in-person. All presenting authors are required to register and pay related registration fees for the conference.

Formal letters of invitation and regret will be sent by e-mail from the CSTE National office by Friday, March 25, 2022. All authors receive a formal communication that informs them of the Planning Committee’s decision. Presenting authors with an accepted abstract will receive a link to their online “Speaker’s Corner” where you may view session details, respond to the invitation and upload your presentation. Co-authors will receive a determination email but not a link to the online Speaker’s Corner.

Yes, CSTE will consider an abstract submitted to another meeting.

Presentation formats are available at Guidelines for Abstract Submissions. While the Program Planning Committee will attempt to honor the submitted format for presentations, this will not always be possible.

Preferred formats are available at Guidelines for Abstract Submissions and planning subcommittees will make final determinations on the best format for session topics based on abstract submissions. Presentation formats relate to both traditional in-person and potential virtual sessions. Some sessions may be in-person at the conference location and others virtual or on-demand. Additional speaker and moderator instructions will be provided at a later date.

Yes, breakout sessions are now 75 minutes in length to accommodate the potential for in-person and virtual sessions as well as provide attendees with longer breaks for networking between sessions.

All poster presenting authors are required to upload their poster documents and a video to the conference platform. Some poster presentations may be selected for both virtual and in-person presentation.

There are no restrictions on the number of abstracts you may submit or on the number of submissions you may be selected to present.

Please limit co-authors who contributed substantially to the study design, statistical analysis, or interpretation to no more than 15 people. Review maximum number of presenting authors by presentation type at Guidelines for Abstract Submissions.

Bio information is only required for presenting author(s). The bio should not exceed 100 words on your background experience. If selected for oral presentation, this information may be utilized by the session moderator to properly introduce you.

If selected for oral presentation, this will assist session moderators in correct pronunciation of presenting author’s name, correct pronunciation is required in bio section. Use the sounds like or phonetic spelling like the examples below:

• Jane Knowles silent K, sounds like “noles”
• Allie Pyan Pie-n, like Ryan but with a P
• Lisa Takeuchi Tah-keh-oo-chee

If you forgot your User Portal password, use the Reset Password link on the portal. CSTE staff do not have access to your password, so you will be required to utilize that link if needed.

You may view and edit an abstract any time before the abstract submission deadline on Wednesday, January 6, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Abstracts may not be modified after the submission deadline during committee review. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, minor content changes may be made by contacting Shundra Clinton at [email protected] no later than Friday, April 29, 2022. Author changes may be made online before the abstract submission deadline or after acceptance until Friday, April 29, 2022.

You may edit the presenting author via the online abstract system before the abstract submission deadline or after acceptance, but no later than Friday, April 29, 2022.

Withdrawal of an abstract can be made at any time during submission and review. The deadline to decline presentation or withdrawal after invitation acceptance is 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, April 29, 2022, and should be done utilizing the online abstract system. Withdrawal of a presentation after invitation acceptance or after the deadline should be communicated by email to Shundra Clinton at [email protected]. Withdrawals made after the invitation deadline, failure to present an accepted abstract or find a replacement presenting author could result in disqualification from presenting an abstract at future conferences.

For system support, contact technical support by email at: Click to contact support .

Yes, presenting authors will have access to a new User Portal for the 2022 CSTE Annual Conference. The portal is where you can view and modify all your abstract submissions in one place. You will be prompted to create a password linked to your email address. Please remember to use the same email address for all your submissions.