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Session Chair Responsibilities

Session chairs assist session organizers by keeping sessions running smoothly. They are responsible for the following:

  1. Ensuring speakers are on time and present for the session
  2. Introducing the speakers at the beginning of the session
  3. Making sure each speaker begins/ends at the allotted time
  4. Facilitating Q&A discussion after each presentation, including preparing questions in advance to spark discussion
  5. Encouraging attendees to fill out the online evaluation form

Key Dates

  • November 20, 2024 – December 18, 2024
    Online Session Proposal Submission - for Parallel Sessions and Short Courses
  • January 15, 2025 – April 8, 2025
    Online proposal submission for Posters
  • January 15, 2025 – March 26, 2025
    Online Proposal Submission for Roundtables
  • April 10, 2025 – May 16, 2025
    Session & Abstract Editing
  • June 11, 2025
    Conference Early Registration Opens
  • July 9, 2025
    Student Travel Grant Deadline
  • August 12, 2025
    Conference Early Registration Ends
  • August 13, 2025 – September 26, 2025
    Regular Registration
  • August 27, 2025
    Best Poster Award Deadline
  • September 2, 2025
    Hotel Reservation Deadline
  • September 24, 2025 – September 26, 2025
    2025 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop