Cancellation requests must be directed to WORLDSymposium by sending an email to the Exhibits & Logistics Manager, Gudrun Echterhoff at gudrun@nullworldsymposia.org. The request must be in writing on Company letterhead, and must be signed by the same person who signed the Sponsorship or Exhibitor Application. If cancellation is made on or before November 15, 2023, the fees will be refunded less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds whatsoever will be made on cancellations after November 15, 2023.
Login and submit a Sponsorship or Exhibitor Application at: https://sponsor.worldsymposia.org
WORLDSymposium does not sell, rent, or otherwise distribute our registration lists. All registered attendees will have the opportunity to download the WORLDSymposium mobile app prior to the scientific meeting. The mobile app allows registered attendees to connect with all other registered attendees. The mobile app will be available in late January 2024.
Poster Sessions will be in the Exhibit Hall in the Seaport Ballroom:
- Basic Science Abstracts will be presented on Monday, February 5 from 3:00-5:00 PM
- Translational Research Abstracts will be presented on Tuesday, February 6 from 3:00-5:00 PM
- Clinical Trials Abstracts will be presented on Wednesday, February 7 from 3:00-5:00 PM
- Contemporary Forum Abstracts will be presented on Thursday, February 8 from 3:00-5:00 PM
Yes. It is strongly encouraged to put a QR code on printed posters and ePosters, if at all possible.
Yes. All poster presenters are required to submit an electronic PDF file of their poster to be available to onsite attendees via the Mobile App. The PDF file requirement is in addition to the printed poster you must BRING onsite to hang in the Exhibit Hall during the live meeting.
The ePoster can only be a PDF file. This is specified in the instructions for submitting an abstract to WORLDSymposium.
All poster first authors will receive an email with instructions on how to submit an ePoster in December, 2023. The deadline for submission of the PDF ePoster file is Friday, January 26, 2024, at 7:00 PM CST. Poster presenters are only allowed to submit one ePoster PDF file for each poster they are presenting.
All registered attendees will have access to view the printed posters in the Exhibit Hall and the ePosters on the Mobile App, beginning at 3:00 PM PST on Monday, February 5, 2024. The printed posters will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall during Exhibit hours at WORLDSymposium 2024. The ePosters will be available on the Mobile App throughout the live meeting. The ePosters will also be available at the conclusion of the live meeting to all registered attendess of the On Demand program until March 14, 2024.
Please read the Poster Presenter Guidelines for more information.
Due to ACCME requirements and the data protection of all presenters, all communications related to platform and poster content are kept strictly confidential between the platform speaker, the poster presenter, and the WORLDSymposium CE Programs team.
All presentations submitted to WORLDSymposium for CE review are kept strictly confidential and are not shared beyond the required CE review team. The presentations will not be available to WORLDSymposium attendees until the Basic Science Session begins on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 8:00 AM PST. Presentations will be recorded and available to registered On Demand attendees until March 14, 2024, after which time the On Demand Platform will be shut down.
All submitted posters will be available starting on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 3:00 PM PST, when the poster session opens in the Exhibit Hall. Electronic poster files will also be available during the conference on the Mobile App. ePosters will also be available for viewing on the On Demand Program from February 14 – March 14, 2024.
Submitted abstracts will be available to all registered attendees starting on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Submitted abstracts are available to the general public when Elsevier publishes the February 2024 special “Lysosomes” issue of Molecular Genetics and Metabolism (MGM). WORLDSymposium staff have no control over the publication date, however, anyone may sign up with Elsevier for publication updates.
Presentations are not available to anyone other than the WORLDSymposium Programs team for CE review, until the start of the Basic Science Session, on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 8:00 AM PST. At the conclusion of the live meeting, recorded presentations will be available to registered On Demand attendees until March 14, 2024.
First authors are required to acknowledge that they are authorizing WORLDSymposium to provide their platform presentation and poster to the WORLDSymposium audience. If they choose not to authorize WORLDSymposium to provide their presentation, their presentation will be removed from the program and all databases
Yes. Your meeting registration confirmation will include a link to generate a customized letter of invitation, which can be used when applying for a visa.
Please submit any questions or inquiries to Amber via the contact form.
NO corporate logos, names, or branding of any kind are allowed in any presentation. Your presentation template should not include your company name, logo, branded coloring or imaging; you should use a standard and unbranded presentation template. Additionally, slides should not include trademarked drug names, logos, or any branding specific to a product, device or corporation. You will be asked to remove all corporate branding (names, logos, colors) from your slides and resubmit your slides for re-review.
You may include a corporate name on the final, acknowledgement slide in text only, no logos.
All presentation slides for WORLDSymposium must be submitted for review before the deadline of Friday, January 12, 2024 or sooner. Once presentations slides are approved by the WORLDSymposium Planning Team, notice of approval will be sent to presenting author. No changes to slides will be allowed once presentation slides have been approved.
Platform speakers and poster presenters are responsible for all of their own expenses, including travel and registration costs. Register by January 5, 2024 to take advantage of early registration discounts.
Your request needs to be submitted as soon as possible for review by the Planning Committee. Please submit your request through this contact form.
Yes. All platform presenters who accept an oral presentation and a poster presentation must be able to attend the live meeting and present in person.
The option to accept a poster presentation will be sent to all abstract submitters by November 6, 2023. Poster spaces (physical and virtual) will only be provided to those who accept a poster presentation option. If your abstract was approved for platform presentation, your option to select a poster presentation was provided in the same acceptance email for both platform presentation and a poster option. If your abstract was selected for poster presentation only, you will receive a notification by email by November 6, 2023. Only abstract submitters who “Accept” the poster option will receive a poster space onsite in the Exhibit Hall and online for the Mobile App and the On Demand program.
The deadline for platform and poster acceptances is Friday, November 10, 2023. The only exception to that deadline is submissions for Late-Breaking abstracts. Notifications for Late-Breaking abstracts will be sent by December 15, 2023. Please contact Amber at amber@nullworldsymposia.org before the deadline of Friday, November 10, 2023 if you have any questions.
Complete poster details can be found here: https://worldsymposia.org/worldsymposium-presenter-information/poster-presenter-poster-guidelines/
Platform speakers have the option of presenting a poster to allow the audience the opportunity to ask more in-depth questions about their platform presentation. The first author, or a designated co-author, must present the poster at an assigned poster session day from 3:00 – 5:00 PM PST. Each poster presenter will be assigned to a poster session based on the category of their abstract. A poster space will not automatically be reserved for you. You must accept the poster presentation option at the time of accepting your platform presentation. All requests for poster presentations must be submitted NO LATER THAN Friday, November 10, 2023 in order to reserve a poster space in the Exhibit Hall during the live meeting. All poster board assignments will be finalized at that time. You may reach out to Amber at amber@nullworldsymposia.org with any questions.
All poster presenters are required to bring a printed poster onsite to hang in the Exhibit Hall during the live meeting, and ALSO submit an electronic PDF file of their poster to be available to attendees throughout WORLDSymposium 2024 via the Mobile App and to be viewed by attendees of the On Demand program from February 14 – March 14, 2024.
Complete details can be found at: https://worldsymposia.org/worldsymposium-presenter-information/poster-presenter-poster-guidelines/
No, please do not include a disclosure slide this year. A disclosure for the presenting author will be shown on the big presentation screen as the speaker is walking up to the podium. The disclosure will be taken from the abstract submission system, from when you submitted your abstract. All disclosures have been approved by the accreditation provider.
We are aware that outside agencies have contacted some WORLDSymposium platform presenters to request copies of their presentations.
Please be aware that WORLDSymposium has NOT provided your email or contact information, and any contact from these agencies is UNAUTHORIZED. We understand some of these agents are using publicly posted contact information to reach out to platform speakers.
Do not provide your presentation to anyone other than the WORLDSymposium program team as required for the CE reviews. WORLDSymposium embargo policies are very clear. Any representative of the media who requests an advance copy of any WORLDSymposium presentation is in violation of the embargo policies, and press credentials for that agency will be revoked.
If you are contacted by anyone outside of WORLDSymposium to request a copy of your presentation prior to the conference, please do not respond to them, and notify Amber Brown at amber@nullworldsymposia.org immediately.
All presentation slides for WORLDSymposium must be submitted for review before the deadline of Friday, January 12, 2024 or sooner. Once presentations slides are approved by the WORLDSymposium Planning Team, notice of approval will be sent to presenting author. No changes to slides will be allowed once presentation slides have been approved and a recording is scheduled.
We are unable to approve CME/CE credit for any presentations which are not reviewed and approved prior to the scientific meeting. Any presenters who are unable to submit their presentations prior to the scientific meeting will be disqualified, and an alternate abstract presentation will be selected. Presentations from WORLDSymposium are not published in any format. There are ~90 presentations to review for ACCME compliance, which is why the slides are required in advance of the program. The review is a time-consuming process that needs to be well-documented in order to meet ACCME requirements.
Please be aware as you prepare the slides and recording that no corporate names, logos or brand names may be utilized anywhere in the slide content or format. The number of slides will be limited to 12-15 slides. WORLDSymposium requires PowerPoint slides be sized to the 16:9 aspect ratio. Click here to download more information about the 16:9 aspect ratio and how to format your PowerPoint file correctly. We hope this information is useful for you as you plan your presentation.
As stated in the abstract submission guidelines, all communications regarding platform and poster selection for WORLDSymposium will only be directed to the first author of the abstract.
ACCME guidelines require us to communicate directly with the first author for all decisions related to the agenda and platform speaker selection. We are unable to communicate any decisions regarding platform speaker selection or verification with anyone other than the first author. WORLDSymposium communications to the first author will clearly state “Only the first author of the abstract will receive this notification.” The first author may then share the notification as they deem appropriate.