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1. Abstract Title: please use a short and concise title that indicates the content of the abstract. (Note: the title is not included in the total character count of 2,550). 
2. Presenting Author: the abstract submitter must be the presenting author. The presenting author may submit up to 2 abstracts. you cannot submit an abstract on another author’s behalf.
3. Required Author(s) Information: include the author(s') name(s), institution(s) and location(s). 
4. Identify Topic: for purposes of review and programming, abstracts are divided by topic. Selection of the most appropriate Track is important, as it determines who will review your abstract. The 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ BIG Program Committee reserves the right to reassign your abstract to a more appropriate topic. 

Abstract Body Text 

Your abstract may have up to 2,550 characters, which does not include title, authors, groups, affiliations and images. Do not include abstract titles, authors or keywords in abstract text. Abstract text may be submitted by pasting the abstract content into the provided text box in the submission form. 

For detailed information and step-by-step instructions on how to submit your abstract, please visit the abstract submission site. 

Additional Submission Information 

Dispositions 

Abstract disposition notices will be issued via email notification to presenting authors on or about the following dates: 

• Early Abstract Submissions: April 30. 
• General Abstract Submissions and Travel Awards: July 1. 

The presenting author is responsible for informing all co-authors of disposition status and accepted abstract scheduling information. 

Presentation Dates 

There will be 4 poster sessions at 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ BIG 2026: 2 on Monday, Oct. 12 and 2 on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Each day will have 1 90-minute poster session in the morning from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1 90-minute poster session in the afternoon from 3:30-5 p.m. Presenting authors are required to be available at their assigned poster board during their scheduled poster session time.  

Withdrawals and Penalties 

Individuals who submit abstracts should consider their submission as an official communication to the conference. If an abstract must be withdrawn, the author must send a letter of explanation to the 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ Programming Team. 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ BIG does not accept encore abstracts into the program, and if an accepted abstract is published prior to 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ BIG 2026, the authors must agree to withdraw the abstract. Withdrawals of abstracts made after August 12, 2026, may be subject to a penalty, prohibiting the author from presenting papers at all 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ meetings and conferences for up to 3 years. A letter will be emailed to individuals subject to this penalty. Those who wish to dispute the penalty must notify the 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ BIG Program Committee in writing and send it to the attention of the 91Â鶹ÌìÃÀ programming team. A response letter will be emailed to the presenting author once the committee has considered and acted on your exception request.