Submit a Poster

Abstract Submission

All current CNS members are invited to submit a poster abstract or Sketchpad Series that will be considered for presentation at the CNS 2025 meeting, which will be held March 29 - April 1, 2025 in Boston. If your poster is accepted for presentation, you are expected to present your poster in person at the CNS 2025 meeting in Boston.

Sketchpad Series

(Submission of research not yet completed)

The Sketchpad Series allows the submission of abstracts whose research is not yet completed. This allows presenters to solicit input regarding planned work or work in progress. These posters will describe the motivation and design of the study and discuss how potential outcomes would be interpreted. Pilot data, partially collected data, or partially analyzed data may be included. Abstracts should highlight the preliminary nature of the findings. Abstracts in the Sketchpad Series may not necessarily include all the standard elements as listed under Poster Format below.

Submission Deadline

The poster submission deadline is December 6, 2024 (midnight, last time zone on earth) which is approximately 5am December 7^th, PST.

This deadline will not be extended.

Abstract Format

Abstracts are limited to 250 words. This does not include title, authors, and affiliations.

Your abstract should consist of an introduction, methods and results sections, and a conclusion. It is not required that the sections be explicitly labeled as such. It is, however, important that each abstract contains sufficiently detailed descriptions of the methods and the results.

Please do not submit an abstract of work that you are planning to do or work without sufficient results to reach a clear conclusion. Such abstracts will not be accepted.

Please complete your submission carefully. All abstracts must be in final form. Abstracts are not proofread or corrected in any way prior to publication. Typos and other errors cannot be corrected after the deadline. You may edit your abstract as much as you like until the submission deadline.

Membership Requirement

You must be a current CNS member to submit a poster abstract. You can join or renew your membership from your CNS Account. You can create a CNS Account as a Non-Member, but you will be limited to meeting registration only; non-members cannot make abstract submissions.

It is less expensive to join CNS and register as member than to register as a non-member.

First Author Registration Requirements

Registration is required for first authors of accepted posters and all symposium speakers. Presenter substitutions for posters require pre-approval by CNS and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. If an author substitution is approved, the first author must still pay the registration fee. Substitute presenters must also register. Please contact us at submissions@cogneurosociety.org if you would like to request a substitute.

Data Blitz and Student Awards

To be considered for a Data Blitz talk, check the 'Consider my abstract for a Data Blitz Talk' checkbox during your abstract submission.

To be considered for a Graduate Student Award (GSA) or Postdoc Fellowship Award (PFA), check the appropriate box during your abstract submission.

One Submission Rule

An individual may be FIRST AUTHOR on only ONE poster abstract submission. Individuals may, however, be co-authors on more than one submission. When making a submission, please check with the appropriate authors to ensure that this rule is being followed.

Submission Fee

The fee to submit a poster abstract is $75 USD. This submission fee is not refundable.

During the submission process, you will be directed to our secured online payment system. You must pay your submission fee by credit card online.

If you have problems paying, please email submissions@cogneurosociety.org.

To Make a Submission

1. Log In to Your CNS Account or Create a CNS Account.
2. Click 'Submit a Poster' and complete the submission steps.

Submission Revision

You can edit or withdraw your submission through the poster submission deadline. Absolutely no revisions will be allowed for Posters submissions after the deadline.

Confirmation of Acceptance

The review committee will review all submitted poster abstracts in December. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be emailed mid-January. Only the Submitting Author will receive email acknowledgments from CNS. All correspondence from CNS will go to the email address defined in your CNS Meeting Account profile.

Preparing Your Printed Poster

See Printed Poster Guidelines for instructions on preparing your printed poster for presentation at the meeting.