INSAR 2026 Call for Abstracts

The INSAR Scientific Program Committee invites proposals for Panels, Posters, and Oral Presentations at the INSAR 2026 Annual Meeting. This meeting will be an in-person meeting, in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 22 - 25, 2026.

All abstracts are submitted online. Abstracts may be submitted as (a) part of a Panel, (b) an Oral Presentation, or (c) a Poster.

1. Continuing for INSAR 2026: Optional Science Development Advisory Program
   

   The INSAR Scientific Program Committee, in collaboration with the Global Senior Leadership and Cultural Diversity Committees, is continuing its initiative to support the involvement in the annual meeting of researchers conducting research in under-represented regions of the world, including low- and middle-income countries as well as under-resourced settings within high-income countries. This initiative also aims to support individuals who identify a need for English language support during the development of abstract submissions for the 2026 Annual Meeting.

   "Pre-submission" abstracts may be submitted to receive feedback on the writing and overall presentation prior to final submission. Pre-submission abstracts must be submitted between September 2 and October 2, 2025, and feedback will be provided by October 9, 2025 so that submitters can submit final abstracts before the submission deadline on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Individuals may request advisory support by uploading a pre-submission abstract, ticking the box marked “I am requesting pre-submission feedback”, and then confirming eligibility. Individuals are eligible only if they:
   

   1. Currently are or recently have been (i.e., within the past two years) conducting research entirely within a low-resource setting, including but not limited to within a low-middle income country (LMIC) or under-resourced environment within a high-income country, and do not have regular access to a senior mentor at their current site who is experienced in English-language international scientific publication, OR
   2. Have limited English fluency and do not have current regular access to a research mentor who is experienced in English-language international scientific publication.

   Individuals who are conducting research addressing low-resource environments but who are based at, or closely collaborating with, higher-resourced institutions are not eligible.

2. Also continuing for INSAR 2026: Optional Expedited Initial Review Program for Individuals Requiring Visa Applications for Conference Travel
   

   To reduce barriers to attending the INSAR Annual Meeting resulting from lengthy wait-times for visa requests, we are offering an expedited initial review for selected abstract submitters who would benefit from an earlier decision for visa application purposes to attend the INSAR Annual Meeting (in the Czech Republic in 2026). This program will only provide information on whether an abstract is accepted or rejected. Information on the timing and format of presentations will not be provided during the expedited initial review. All expedited review abstracts will still subsequently undergo the full review process to determine the presentation format (oral vs poster).

   Please note that for INSAR 2026, this service is only available if the presenting author meets ALL of the following criteria:

   • Requires a visa to enter the Schengen Area (including Czech Republic) for conference travel.
   • Is not a citizen of a Schengen Area/EU member state or another visa-exempt country (e.g., United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Israel, etc.).
   • Does not meet any ineligibility criteria under Schengen visa regulations (e.g., prior overstays, entry bans, or other restrictions).
   • Is willing for their abstract to be accepted as a poster.

    

   Individuals may request this expedited initial review during abstract submission by ticking the box marked "I am requesting expedited initial review for visa application purpose only", and then confirming eligibility.

   *Participation in the expedited initial review program will not affect decisions regarding the final format of presentations. Because final formats cannot be determined until all full reviews are completed, abstracts for which authors only are interested in oral presentations will not be evaluated during the expedited initial review.

Submit by Thursday, October 16, 2025 (11:59 PM Pacific) here.