“Straight from the Bench”: Graduate Student and/or Postdoctoral Fellow Led Session
Proposal Submission Form
2016 ASBMB Annual Meeting
REQUIRED FIELDS FOR ONLINE APPLICATION
1. List 3 keywords to describe the focus/scope of your proposed session i.e. lipids, DNA, etc.
2. Proposed (working) session title
3. How is this topic of broad interest to the ASBMB membership/annual meeting attendees
(500 character count max)
4. What new or emerging areas within the field will be discussed/presented during the proposed session
(500 character count max)
5. What will the attendees gain/takeaway from this session? (500 character count max)
6. Organizer will select short talks from volunteered abstracts submitted to these topics
(50 character count max per topic category)
7. List the Name, Affiliation and brief focus of research for the top two (2) invited platform speakers you wish to
have present during the proposed session - DO NOT INVITE SPEAKERS UNTIL ADVISED TO DO SO
(250 character count max per platform speaker research focus)
PLATFORM SPEAKER 1 NAME AND AFFILIATION
PLATFORM SPEAKER 1 RESEARCH FOCUS
PLATFORM SPEAKER 2 NAME AND AFFILIATION
PLATFORM SPEAKER 2 RESEARCH FOCUS
8. List the Name, Affiliation and brief focus of research of three (3) alternate invited platform speakers, in the event
either of the first two speakers are unable to accept an invitation to speak. Provide Name, Affiliation and brief
focus of research for each - DO NOT INVITE SPEAKERS UNTIL ADVISED TO DO SO
(250 character count max per platform speaker research focus)
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 1 NAME AND AFFILIATION
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 1 RESEARCH FOCUS
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 2 NAME AND AFFILIATION
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 2 RESEARCH FOCUS
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 3 NAME AND AFFILIATION
ALTERNATE PLATFORM SPEAKER 3 RESEARCH FOCUS
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List the Name and Affiliation of your co-submitter or proposed co-organizer (must be a Graduate Student or
Postdoctoral Fellow of not more than 5 years and ASBMB membership will be required) for this session*
List any additional information that qualifies you as a fitting candidate to organize your proposed session
(500 character count max)
*The name and affiliation of your co-submitter or proposed co-organizer is not required for submission at this time.