2025 Poster Requirements and Information
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2025
All abstracts will be considered for Posters, Poster Pitches, or Lightning Talks based on your selection within the abstract submission form.
- Abstract limit: There are no restrictions on the number of submissions you may submit.
- Character limit: There is a limit of 2500 characters for the text of your submission, including blank spaces and punctuation. Please do not submit images or diagrams.
- Language: Abstracts must be written and presented in English.
- Abstract submission form: You must complete all required fields within the abstract submission form. Within this form, you can select if you wish to be considered for a Poster, a Poster Pitch, a Lightning Talk, (descriptions below) or a combination of these options. However, if you are selected for a lightning talk, you will not be eligible for a poster pitch slot as well. All selected poster pitches and lightning talks automatically receive a poster slot.
- Registration: You can submit your abstract without being registered. However, the presenting author must be registered at the time of the conference to present their work.
- Poster Printing: Presenters must bring a printed poster to the conference. Should presenters need to print posters locally, there are a few FedEx locations throughout Portland close to the conference hotel. If you need to ship your poster to the conference venue, please contact the conference organizers for mailing instructions.
- Printing Size & Format: Posters should be readable in landscape format. Exact dimensions will be posted shortly.
- Check-in process at the conference: When you arrive at the conference, check-in at the registration desk with your poster. Presenters will then be directed where to hang up their posters. Push pins will be provided.
Selection Process and Poster Abstract Submission Criteria:
- Relevance to early detection
- Originality and innovation of science
- Feasibility of science
- Quality and well-designed science
POSTER PITCH
What’s a poster pitch? A poster pitch is a great opportunity to encourage attendees to come and visit your poster. If selected for a poster pitch, the poster’s presenting author will take the stage for 60 seconds and provide a fun pitch to entice the audience to view their poster in the exhibit hall. Please note this is not a scientific talk and should not take the format of a brief summary of your data. Only one slide is allowed in this fast-paced 60-second pitch. Poster pitches should be presented in a fun and unique way. Think car salesperson pitch, rap song, or other unique way of presenting your work.
Poster Pitch selection: The conference abstract committee and the scientific program committee will choose several Poster Pitches from the submitted abstracts, and all approved abstracts will be offered a place to display their poster automatically.
LIGHTNING TALK
What’s a lightning talk? Lightning talks are a great way to practice your presentation skills and provide cutting-edge research to our conference attendees. If selected for a lightning talk, the poster’s presenting author will take the stage for 5 minutes and give a presentation based on the work presented in their poster. A lightning talk is a 5-minute slot embedded in the conference program. A maximum of 8 slides are allowed in this 5-minute presentation.
Lightning Talk selection: The conference abstract committee and the scientific program committee will choose several Lightning Talks from the submitted abstracts, and all approved abstracts will be offered a place to display their poster automatically.
Lightning Talk submission criteria: Selection is based on an innovative and exciting topic that would be of high interest to the conference audience and relevance to the conference session themes (below).
- Where will AI take us with Early Detection?
- Mechanistic insight and Early Detection markers
- Innovative technologies for cancer Early Detection
- Early Detection in primary care
Other notification dates:
Poster Pitch selection confirmation: Friday, August 1, 2025
Abstract & Lightning Talk selection confirmation: Friday, August 1, 2025
What happens after you’ve been selected?
For selected Posters:
- Upon selection, you will be asked to register for the conference if you haven’t already done so.
- The conference organizer will contact you before the conference to confirm the poster sessions and printing requirements for your poster.
For selected Poster Pitches:
- Upon selection, you will be asked to register for the conference if you haven’t already done so.
- A conference organizer will contact you before the conference to confirm where in the program schedule you will present your poster pitch.
- Poster pitches are a maximum of 1 minute and a maximum of 1 slide.
For selected Lightning Talks:
- Upon selection, you will be asked to register for the conference if you haven’t already done so. Lightning Talk presenters will receive a free registration. If you’ve already paid for your registration, you will receive a refund for the cost of your ticket.
- A conference organizer will contact you to confirm where in the program schedule you will present your talk.
- Lightning Talks are a maximum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 8 slides.
