Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Fall 2017 - 11

78TH SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS NEWS

The Scientific Sessions Is
Headed to Orlando, FL
Mark your calendars now for the world's
largest, most prominent meeting on
diabetes-the American Diabetes
Association's 78th Scientific Sessions.
Next year's meeting will be held June
22-26, 2018, in the West Concourse of
the Orange County Convention Center in
Orlando, FL.
The Scientific Sessions offers researchers
and health care professionals an amazing
opportunity to share ideas and learn
about significant advances in diabetes
research, treatment, and care. Over the
course of 5 days, attendees will receive
exclusive access to more than 2,800
original research presentations, take part
in provocative and engaging exchanges
with leading diabetes experts, and expand
professional networks with nearly 13,000
professional attendees from around
the world.

Abstract Travel Grants and
Scholarship Opportunities
Young Investigator Travel Grants, in
the amount of $1,000 USD each, will be
awarded to a limited number of authors
of abstracts that have been accepted
for Oral or Poster presentation at the
78th Scientific Sessions. Travel grant
applications will be sent to presenting
authors at the time of abstract acceptance
notification.
Travel scholarships in the amount of $750
are awarded to two qualifying young
investigators with the highest scoring
abstracts on foot care by the Foot Care
Interest Group in honor of Dr. Marvin
Levin.
The Michaela Modan Memorial Award,
which includes a $1,000 honorarium, is
awarded to one author of an outstanding abstract by the Interest Group on
Epidemiology and Statistics.

Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission for the 78th
Scientific Sessions is now open.

Submissions will be accepted until 5:00
p.m. EST on Monday, January 8, 2018.
Visit scientificsessions.diabetes.org for
additional information and submission
instructions.

What is different for abstract submission? Abstract authors are now responsible for entering their own disclosures
into the disclosure system instead of the
submitter entering them through the
abstract submission site. The abstract
submission site will not allow an author
to be added to a submission without a
disclosure record on file.
Don't wait until the last minute. The
online disclosure system is open now.
Those who plan to be a co-author on a
submission should create and finalize
their disclosure early to expedite the
online abstract submission process.
Visit scientificsessions.diabetes.org
for step-by-step disclosure entry
instructions.

Registration and Housing
Registration and Housing are scheduled
to open on December 5, 2017. Hotel
reservations are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Reserve your room
early to get your first-choice hotel. Also,
register early to take advantage of Early
Bird registration rates.

The program will start on Friday, June 22
at 11:30 a.m. and conclude on Tuesday,
June 26 at 12:15 p.m.

Each year, only the best new basic and
clinical science related to diabetes and
its complications is presented at the
Scientific Sessions, providing the latest
research and investigative methods not
found at any other meeting.

(i.e., abstract reviewers, abstract authors,
and invited speakers).

New This Year: Online Disclosure
Collection System
To simplify the disclosure collection
process, the Association has implemented a new online disclosure system for
the Scientific Sessions. Using this new,
time-saving system, participants will
now enter their disclosures only once per
year. This eliminates the need to re-enter
disclosures for authors who are listed on
more than one abstract or participating
in another activity during the meeting

Already an ADA professional member?
Renew your membership now. To take
advantage of the Member registration
rate, your membership must be active
at the time of registration through
June 30, 2018.
Not an ADA professional member?
Become one today and receive up to
$320 off the Non-Member full meeting
registration rate.
Visit professional.diabetes.org/
membership to renew your membership
or become a member.

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