Interested in presenting at the 37th International Symposium?
Abstract submission opens: 5 May 2026.
Abstract submission closes: 9 July 2026 (23:59 UK time).
Authors may submit an abstract for consideration in one of three categories: oral, poster or work in progress/care practice (WIP/CP) poster presentations.
Due to the limited number of oral talks, if you submit an abstract for an oral talk, it will also be considered for a poster.
Further details, including conditions of acceptance and abstract submission instructions, will be provided when abstract submission opens.
Key dates
| Abstract submission opens | 5 May 2026 |
| Abstract submission deadline | 9 July 2026 (23:59 UK time) |
| Notification of abstract decision | August 2026 |
| Withdrawal deadline | 4 September 2026 (23:59 UK time) |
| Poster submission (PDF) opens | 12 September 2026 |
| Poster submission (PDF) deadline | 16 November 2026 (23:59 UK time) |
| Abstract book published on website | Early November 2026 |
| Symposium | 9–11 December 2026 |
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Abstract Submission Information and FAQs
Authors will be asked to assign a theme to their abstract in the abstract submission portal. Details on themes will be announced in due course.
Submissions are limited to two abstracts per presenting author.
Authors do not need to register before submitting an abstract however we do recommend registering and applying for a VISA as early as possible. Refunds will be available in the event of an abstract being rejected.
Presenting authors will be required to pay the appropriate in-person registration fee by 4 September or their abstract will be withdrawn. Formal acceptance of an abstract is conditional upon payment of the full registration fee.
Abstracts will be published in an online open access supplement of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. This abstract book will be published online on the Taylor and Francis website and will be found via the Symposium website (symposium.mndassociation.org). Abstracts accepted as ‘WIP/CP’ will be published on the MND Association’s Symposium website.
By submitting an abstract, you consent to give us the license to act on your behalf with the Taylor & Francis group to publish your abstract in the symposium supplement of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.
WIP/CP stands for work in progress/care practice. WIP/CP is defined as: preliminary work (little or no data/results), care practice or case studies.
Yes, abstracts may be submitted even if previously presented at a national/international meeting.
Once the submission deadline has passed, abstracts will be reviewed by the Symposium Programme Committee. We will inform you of the decision in late August and if you have been accepted. This will be followed by a second notification in September/October which will include specific presentation theme/session, time and date information. Poster presenters will also receive details and instructions on poster guidelines and how to submit their poster material (poster PDF) to our virtual platform for our virtual delegates before the upload deadline 16 November 2026.