Call for Session Proposals
The Call for Session Proposals for the 43rd Annual Symposium of the National Neurotrauma Society, which includes the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care (NNS 2026), will open on October 1, 2025.
All the delegates who wish to have a concurrent session, AANS/CNS session, or workshop at our upcoming symposium are welcome to make submissions. This is a valuable opportunity to showcase your research and engage in insightful discussions with experts in the field of Neurotrauma. With many opportunities available, we encouraged all eligible individuals to take advantage of this opportunity!
The deadline for the proposal submission is Friday, November 7, 2025, at 11:59 PM (PST).
Guidelines for Submitting a Session Proposal
Requirements
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Session chair should have current NNS or AANS/CNS Membership.
To learn more about becoming a member, click here. - Session proposal should include 4 speakers (please email the additional speaker and presentation information to nns-program@icsevents.com if your session includes more than 4 speakers).
- Time allotted for each symposia session is 90 minutes. At the session organizer’s discretion, sessions may be organized as four 15 to 20-min talk slots followed by questions. The final minutes could be used for an alternative format, such as a debate among the four speakers, an extended Q&A between the audience and all four speakers, etc.
- The Symposium Planning Committee reserves the right to ask an organizer to modify their session to ensure balance and quality in the annual meeting program.
- Speakers should only give one talk in one session. Please make sure the speakers you invite haven’t agreed to speak in another session.
- Speakers should understand that no honorarium is given for participation. Speakers are entitled to a discounted speaker registration rate.
- Speakers are encouraged to include the latest research and data to contribute to an increasingly innovative program. NNS 2025 Program is available here
Priority Selection
Higher priority will be giving to session proposals including the following:
- include related SCI and TBI talks
- include related preclinical and clinical talks
- have institutional diversity
- have gender and rank diversity
- sessions with confirmed speakers
Important Information
Session chair should be the submitter of the proposal. If you plan to submit on behalf of the session chair, please notify nns-program@icsevents.com and proceed.
Your will need below information to complete the proposal submission:
- session title and description (250 words maximum)
- session chairs and speakers personal and contact information
- speaker presentation titles
If you wish to submit more than one proposal, please complete the submission for your first proposal and contact nns-program@icsevents.com.
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