Premeeting course faculty must upload the outline of their presentation to the NASS Upload Center between August 1st and August 31st for a content review by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. Please contact Christina Wolf with any questions about your premeeting course presentation.
Symposia faculty must upload the outline of their presentation to the NASS Upload Center between August 1st and August 31st for a content review by the Annual Meeting Program Committee. Please contact Colleen O’Brien with any questions about your symposium presentation.
Special Interest Group (SIG) discussion moderators should contact Jenni Edsell with any questions about SIG participation.
Abstract Presenters
IMPORTANT! There are new requirements and strict pre-meeting deadlines for all presenters this year. Please review the information carefully, and contact Erica Taffs with any questions.
Abstract presenters are required to upload their presentations between August 1 and August 31, 2010 for a content review by the Annual Meeting Program Committee, in an effort to reduce potential bias from being presented during NASS educational activities. The upload link will be sent to all Presenting Authors by e-mail.
If your presentation is not uploaded by August 31, you will NOT be permitted to present at the Annual Meeting. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to this requirement.
Important Content Review Dates:
- August 1: Presenters can begin uploading presentations.
- August 31: Deadline for presentations to be uploaded.
- September 15: Required changes forwarded to Presenters.
- September 24: Deadline for required changes to be made and presentation re-uploaded.
The following requirements will be strictly enforced:
- Educational materials that are part of a CME activity, such as slides, abstracts and handouts, cannot contain any advertising, trade name or a product-group message.
- The content or format of a CME activity or its related materials must promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
- Presentations must give a balanced view of therapeutic options. Use of generic names will contribute to this impartiality. If the CME educational material or content includes trade names, where available trade names from several companies should be used, not just trade names from a single company.
If you have any questions about your presentation on-site, please visit the Presenter Information Station, located in the West C/Central Lobby, across from the Registration Area. You will not be permitted to upload or amend your presentation, but NASS staff will be available to answer any questions.
Presenter Information Station hours:
Tuesday, October 5: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 6: 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 7: 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, October 8: 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday, October 9: 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Registration and Accommodations
All presenters are required to register and pay for the conference, and are responsible for their travel and hotel arrangements. NASS does not register paper presenters for the conference.
Registration information and a list of NASS contracted hotels can be found here. July 19 is the Early Registration deadline. Registration fees will increase $200 after July 19. September 10 is the Housing Reservations deadline. Exclusive savings for Annual Meeting attendees are only available through our official housing partner, onPeak. Please contact Donna Woolsey if you have any questions about registration.
Please refer to the 25th Annual Meeting’s Web site, www.NASSAnnualMeeting.org, to review the Preliminary Program and other resources. Feel free to contact Erica Taffs if you have any questions about your presentation.
26th Annual Meeting Abstract/Proposal Submission
November 1-5, 2011
McCormick Place Convention Center
Chicago, Illinois
Abstract/Proposal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The North American Spine Society will begin accepting submissions for the 26th Annual Meeting on September 1, 2010. The deadline for all submissions is February 1, 2011. Please view the Call for Abstracts (forthcoming) to review policies and requirements.
Please Note: In accordance with NASS’ Disclosure Policy, ALL AUTHORS ON ALL ABSTRACTS MUST SUBMIT FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PRIOR TO FINALIZING AN ABSTRACT OR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. Please submit your disclosure here. Each author must submit disclosure using his/her unique email address as his/her username. To view the disclosure policy, please click here.
Please contact Erica Taffs with any questions about your abstract, proposal submission or financial disclosure.
2011 Outstanding Paper Awards
2011 Outstanding Paper Awards deadline: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Spine Journal (TSJ) and the North American Spine Society (NASS) will begin accepting papers for the 2011 Outstanding Paper Awards competition on January 1.
Winning manuscripts will be published in the The Spine Journal following presentation at the NASS 26th Annual Meeting in Chicago. NASS and TSJ will award as many as three $10,000 prizes – one for each of the following categories: Basic Science, Surgical Science, and Medical and Interventional Science. Winning papers will be announced by July 31, 2011.
All entries are eligible for publication in The Spine Journal. Submissions for OPA consideration must not be submitted to another journal for publication until the 2011 selections are made. All entries should be submitted through TSJ’s online manuscript submission and tracking system, EES (this is a link to EES). The deadline for all submissions is February 1, 2011.
Please contact TSJ Managing Editor Robin Campbell with any questions regarding TSJ or the Outstanding Paper Awards.