251st ECS Meeting | Washington, D.C. | May 30 – June 3, 2027
PLANNING DEADLINES
| Description | Organizers, Chairs, & Editors |
Speakers & Attendees |
| Symposium planning tool website opens for topic submission | September 2025 | n/a |
| Final topics & preliminary Call for Papers due to ECS | October 3, 2025 | n/a |
| Final topics & preliminary Call for Papers approved | October 14, 2025 | n/a |
| Final Call for Papers due to ECS | May 15, 2026 | n/a |
| Call for Papers approved | June 8, 2026 | n/a |
| Call for Papers available online | August 2026 | |
| Abstract submission opens | August 2026 | |
| Call for Papers published in ECS Interface | Summer 2026 | |
| Organizers’ preliminary abstract review | October 2026 | n/a |
| Meeting abstracts due to ECS | December 4, 2026 | |
| Travel grant application opens | December 4, 2026 | |
| Organizers complete online abstract scheduling | January 8 – 18, 2027 | n/a |
| Technical program schedules due to ECS | January 18, 2027 | n/a |
| Technical program finalized | February 12, 2027 | n/a |
| Notification to presenting authors of abstract acceptance or rejection | February 15, 2027 | |
| Technical program published online | February 15, 2027 | |
| Travel Grant application due date | March 1, 2027 | |
| Meeting registration opens | February 2027 | |
| Meeting sponsor and exhibitor deadline (for inclusion in printed materials) | March 19, 2027 | n/a |
| Symposium funding allocations due to ECS | April 16, 2027 | |
| Travel Grant approval notification | April 19, 2027 | n/a |
| Hotel deadline | May 3, 2027 (or when the hotel block sells out) | |
| Meeting registration windows: | ||
| Early registration | February – May 3, 2027 | |
| Regular registration | May 4 – 29, 2027 | |
| Late registration | May 30 – June 3, 2027 | |
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