Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our website as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.
Social Media: The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlsysbio. Note that you must obtain permission from an individual presenter before live-tweeting or discussing his/her talk, poster, or research results on social media. Click the Policies tab above to see our full
Confidentiality & Reporting Policy.
Major support for this conference may be provided by the National Human Genome Research Institute
Pricing:
In-Person Fees
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1550 (Subject to availability)
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1460
Academic Shared Room Package: $1340
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $1020
Student Package*: $1230
Student No-Housing Package: $910
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1990
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1460
*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please enquire about availability and fees to upgrade to a private room.
Room packages close 2 weeks before the meeting start date
Rules for Virtual Participation: Virtual participation will include access to the oral sessions via Zoom, access to the digital poster sessions access to the Slack discussion channel, and the Leading Strand video archive.
Presenters: Individuals submitting abstracts and facing financial barriers should first request financial aid (see above). Permission to present your talk or poster virtually will be given only in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis. If you think you are eligible for an exemption from the requirement to present in person, please provide a justification in writing via email to Val Pakaluk
Non-presenting participants: We plan to broaden access to the conference by allowing certain categories of non-presenting participants to attend virtually at reduced fees. Categories include:
1. Individuals from low & middle-income countries;
2. Individuals from non-LMIC countries in Asia, Australasia, Africa or South America;
3. Individuals from US & Canadian minority-serving institutions;
4. Individuals with a demonstrable financial barrier;
5. Individuals with family obligations or other special circumstances.
For categories 4 & 5 above, please provide a justification via email to
Val Pakaluk
Virtual Fees:
Academic Virtual Package: $325
Grad Student Virtual Package: $190
Corporate Virtual Package: $475
Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on March 5, 2026)
Late Academic Virtual Package: $425
Late Student Virtual Package: $290
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $575