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15 January 2008 (midnight Pacific Time)
Deadline for Meeting Abstract Submission (SSR & WCRB)

21 January 2008
Registration for 2008 SSR Annual Meeting & WCRB Begins

4 April 2008 (midnight Pacific Time)
Additional Fee Assessed for Late Registration

2 May 2008
Pre-registration for 2008 SSR Meeting & WCRB ends (registration will be available at the meetings)

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24–26 May 2008
WCRB Meeting
Kona, Hawaii

27–30 May 2008
41st Annual Meeting
Kona, Hawaii

18–22 July 2009
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

30 July–3 August 2010
43rd Annual Meeting
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

25–28 July 2011
44th Annual Meeting
Portland, Oregon

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Online programs are available for SSR's Annual Meetings for the last nine years.

2007
21–25 July 2007
San Antonio, Texas
2006
29 July–1 August 2006
Omaha, Nebraska
2005
24–27 July 2005
Quebec City, PQ, Canada
2004
1–4 August 2004
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003
19–22 July 2003
Cincinnati, Ohio
2002
28–31 July 2002
Baltimore, Maryland
2001
28 July–1 August 2001
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2000
15–18 July 2000
Madison, Wisconsin
1999
29 July–3 August 1999
Pullman, Washington
Earlier Meetings

Qualifications for Trainee Merit Awards

The SSR Program Committee will review and rank all abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and assign them to platform sessions or poster sessions. The rankings for abstracts submitted by Trainees competing for awards will be forwarded to the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee will evaluate all the competing abstracts according to the criteria established for each award. The names and affiliations of the authors of each abstract will not be revealed to the Awards Committee during the initial stages of the competitions. The Awards Committee will review the competing abstracts and select the finalists. Subsequently, the finalists will be notified by 28 March 2008, and asked to complete a Certification of Eligibility, which must be signed by the trainee and his/her mentor and faxed or mailed to the SSR Business Office by 4 April 2008. If a finalist is found to be ineligible at that time, he/she will be notified and withdrawn from the competition.

SSR Trainee Research Award

To qualify for the 2008 SSR Trainee Research Award,

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid) by the abstract submission deadline of 15 January 2008.
  2. The candidate must not have previously won an SSR Trainee Research Award, nor have been a finalist for the previous year’s award.
  3. The candidate may be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program (status confirmed in writing by supervising faculty or mentor); the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting.  
  4. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter).
  5. The abstract must be submitted online by 15 January 2008 (midnight PST).
  6. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA CSREES NRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  7. To be considered for the SSR Trainee Research Poster Award, the candidate must select “Poster ONLY” under Presentation Type.
  8. Finalists will be notified by email on or before 4 April 2008, and will be sent a link to a Certification of Eligibility form, which certifies that the candidate has conducted the majority of the work described in the abstract and has met all the qualifications for the competition. The completed Certification of Eligibility form must be postmarked or faxed to the SSR Business Office (FAX: 608-256-4610) on or before 4 April 2008 (Midnight CDT).

USDA CSREES NRI Merit Award

To qualify for the 2008 USDA CSREES NRI Merit Award,

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid) by the abstract submission deadline of 15 January 2008.
  2. The candidate must be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program (status confirmed in writing by supervising faculty or mentor); the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
  3. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter).
  4. The abstract must be submitted online by 15 January 2008 (Midnight PST).
  5. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA CSREES NRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  6. Finalists will be notified by email on or before 28 March 2008, and will be sent a link to a Certification of Eligibility form, which certifies that the candidate has conducted the majority of the work described in the abstract and has met all the qualifications for the competition. The completed Certification of Eligibility form must be postmarked or faxed to the SSR Business Office (FAX: 608-256-4610) on or before 4 April 2008 (Midnight CDT).

Lalor Foundation Merit Award

To qualify for the 2008 Lalor Foundation Merit Award,

  1. The candidate must be an SSR Trainee whose membership is current (i.e., dues are paid) by the abstract submission deadline of 15 January 2008.
  2. The candidate must be a predoctoral trainee, a postdoctoral trainee who has completed a doctoral degree within four years prior to the submission deadline, or a physician-scientist who is currently in a mentored research training program (status confirmed in writing by supervising faculty or mentor); the candidate must be submitting an abstract for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
  3. The abstract must be based on work performed primarily by the candidate for the award (presenter).
  4. The abstract must be submitted online by 15 January 2008 (Midnight PST).
  5. In submitting the abstract to the online site, the candidate must have selected “Yes” in the SSR Trainee Merit Award section of the site in response to the statement “I am eligible for and would like to be considered for an SSR Trainee Merit Award (includes Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform categories, Lalor Foundation Merit Awards, and USDA CSREES NRI Merit Awards) for the SSR Annual Meeting.”
  6. Finalists will be notified by email on or before 28 March 2008, and will be sent a link toa Certification of Eligibility form, which certifies that the candidate has conducted the majority of the work described in the abstract and has met all the qualifications for the competition. The completed Certification of Eligibility form must be postmarked or faxed to the SSR Business Office (FAX: 608-256-4610) on or before 4 April 2008 (Midnight CDT).