Call for 2028 Mini Symposium Proposals

2028 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Portland, Oregon         March 28 - April 1, 2028

CALL FOR MINI SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS

Due Date: November 9, 2026 at 11:59pm Central

Mini-Symposium Proposal Submission for SRI's 75th Annual Scientific Meeting is now open.

You must be a current SRI Member to submit a proposal.
More information can be found here if you wish to renew your membership dues or submit an application. 

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The symposia mission is to provide an international forum for scientific exchange, highlighting cutting edge topics in basic, translational, and clinical research in reproductive science that reflect the collective depth and breadth of scientific endeavor within SRI.

Each year, SRI receives approximately 20 to 30 Mini Symposium proposals. The Program Committee greatly values these submissions and considers them important suggestions for program development. In collaboration with the SRI President and Program Director, the Committee builds the final program in accordance with the Mini Symposium guidelines, meeting theme of From Ideas to Impact: Reproductive Science for Transformative Clinical Solutions, speaker representation goals, and the overall balance of scientific and clinical content.

Proposals are evaluated as recommendations for exciting science and medicine that will be of broad interest to SRI members across specialties and interest groups. While proposers are welcome to confirm that suggested speakers would be willing to participate if selected, we ask that they also communicate that the final speaker selection rests with the Program Committee to ensure a balanced and inclusive program that best serves the meeting's objectives.

To encourage more membership involvement, we are offering two types of submissions. You may propose either 1) a Mini-Symposium Topic/Title alone, or 2) a developed Mini-Symposium proposal.

Please keep the following guidelines in mind:

• Each symposium will be two hours in duration (four 30-minute speakers, including presentation and Q&A)
• There should be a total of four speakers, with one potentially serving as a moderator of the symposium, if they have not served in this capacity in the past three years
• Consider the gender, geographic location, institution, stage of career and race/ethnicity among other factors when proposing speakers.
• For budgetary reasons, we can accommodate a maximum of 2 non-SRI member speakers per submission. If you are unsure if someone is a member, please contact SRI Meetings Manager, Jamie Brouws (she/her) at jbrouws@sri-online.org.
• In addition, suggested speakers should not have given an oral presentation in a mini symposium at the SRI annual meeting within the past 3 years (2023-2025 meetings). Detailed agendas for the last 4 meetings can be found here:
  • 2027 Detailed Agenda
  • 2026 Detailed Agenda
  • 2025 Detailed Agenda
  • 2024 Detailed Agenda
  • 2023 Detailed Agenda

Please be prepared to provide the following for your mini-symposium proposal submission:

• Name and contact information of person proposing the mini symposium
• A description of the symposium that will allow the Program Committee to understand the content, scope, and objectives. 
• Four Speaker Suggestions - Balance of speakers from North America vs other continents; Speakers must represent diverse institutions and geographic areas.
  • Full name, title, and contact information
  • Recent DOI of an original paper they have published on this topic
  • Talk talk & brief description
  • When considering speaker suggestions, SRI encourages diversity in all aspects including, but not limited to gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, social/economic background, country of origin or working environment, and physical ability.
  • For budgetary reasons, we can accommodate a maximum of 2 non-SRI member speakers per submission.
• Two Moderator Suggestions
  • Must be SRI members
  • Full name, title, and contact information

While you may confirm that your proposed speakers are willing to participate if selected, please also share with them that the final speaker selection will be determined by the Program Committee to ensure a balanced program.

Submission of a proposal indicates agreement to the following:

• Should the symposium be accepted, the SRI Program Committee reserves the right to modify the topic, proposed moderators, and proposed speakers. This is to ensure a balanced and diverse program.
• SRI is a small organization of dedicated colleagues, and we regret that we are unable to offer any speaker honoraria.

Please complete the entire submission form before submitting your proposal.

Alternatively, if there is an area that you would like to see covered by others, please forward that suggestion directly to SRI Meetings Manager, Jamie Brouws (she/her) at jbrouws@sri-online.org.

We look forward to your proposal!

Amanda Kallen, MD Incoming Co-Program Director, 2028	Shannon Whirledge, PhD, MSc Incoming Co-Program Director, 2028
Emre Seli, MD Incoming President, 2027-2028	Helen Jones, PhD            Chair, Program Committee