Overview

We solicit proposals for workshops that will be held during the Society for Glycobiology Annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

We welcome proposals on emerging topics that are anticipated not to be fully explored in the main meeting. The purpose of workshops is to provide a comprehensive forum and encourage in-depth discussion of various technical, application, and community issues in our research field. Workshop registration and venue will be handled as part of the main meeting.

Since both space and time are limited, we expect the selection process to be competitive. The program committee (PC) will evaluate the submissions on the basis of several criteria, among which are the topic coverage and relevance, the proposers’ credentials, the organizing team and speakers, as well as the interested audience. Proposers may be asked to provide additional information, modify part of the proposals, reduce to a half session, or combine with another workshop.

Submission guidelines

Proposals should be in PDF format and limited to 5 pages (excluding references) using the attached template. Submit your proposal today »

Please include:
● Workshop title.
● Primary contact name and email.
● Relevant keywords summarizing workshop topic.
● Workshop duration (one or two hours)
● Anticipated audience size
● Any special space or equipment requests.

In the proposal, please elucidate:

● Topics that will be covered, audience, and relevance to the glycoscience community.
● All proposers’ names, titles, and affiliations.
● Experience that makes the proposers well suited for organizing the workshop.
● Names and bios of any tentative/confirmed invited speakers. Please list only speakers that have confirmed or tentatively confirmed their attendance, For each speaker, (a) please indicate if confirmation is tentative or final, (b) provide a link to their homepage, and (c) explain their
relevance to the workshop. We recommend finding invited speakers who will not give the same talk at multiple workshops; otherwise, the workshops may be asked to merge.
● Rough program schedule (e.g., # hours, estimated numbers of talks). Include details of any special logistics.

Advertisement, budget & registration

Workshop organizers are responsible for the scientific organization and advertising of the event and the definition of the workshop program. SFG will provide and pay for meeting rooms and A/V equipment. All other activities with budget implications are the responsibility of workshop organizers.