Participation Guidelines

Limits on Presentations

The Committee on Meetings, with members drawn from the cosponsoring societies, has put into place the following guidelines to help encourage a wide and diverse set of presenters.

Each participant may do up to one (1) activity from each of categories A-I:

Deliver a main presentation (one of the following):
- Present an invited paper
- Serve on an invited panel
- Present a contributed or topic-contributed paper
- Present a contributed or topic-contributed poster
- Present in a speed session
- Serve as a discussant, panelist, or other presenter in a topic-contributed session
Chair a session
Present an invited poster
Present an introductory overview lecture
Teach a short course or workshop for the Professional Development program
Lead a roundtable (coffee or lunch) or speak at a speaker luncheon
Present in a first-time invited memorial session (first time a memorial session has been submitted and designated for a particular deceased person)
Present in a late-breaking session
Serve as a discussant in an invited session

While the above guidelines allow for multiple presenting roles within the JSM program, please note that a person cannot hold multiple roles within one session. In addition, the participation rules do not preclude individuals from being co-authors of as many papers as they wish or from organizing multiple sessions. Only the JSM Program Chair, with ample justification, can grant exceptions to the above rules.