Key Dates
Please review the following key dates for the 36th Annual and Satellite Meetings and NCM Membership year.
IMPORTANT: Confirmations of accepted team/individual oral abstracts and scholarships are issued via email in mid to late January/February. Institutional email filters may result in emails not being delivered. If you have not received a confirmation email from us by March 12th, please Contact Us
October 29, 2026 Call for Oral abstracts (individual and team) abstracts opens
October 29, 2026 Call for Poster abstracts opens
December 1, 2026 Last day to submit Oral abstracts (team and oral)**
January 11, 2027 Team and Individual Oral Decisions Made/Notifications sent
February 22, 2027 Last day to submit Poster abstracts
January 11, 2027 Conference housing opens
March 22, 2027 Last day to reserve lodging within guaranteed block period
September 14, 2026 Last day to submit nominations for NCM Distinguished Career Award & Early Career Award
October 29, 2026 Scholarship applications open
October 29, 2026 Diversity Applications Open
December 1, 2026 Last day to submit Scholarship applications (only available with oral or team submission)**
February 22, 2027 Diversity Programs closed
August 1, 2026 Membership Expiration (Aug 31) & Renewal notices sent
August 31, 2026 Last day of membership year/memberships expire
September 1, 2026 Membership Renewal continues
August 1, 2027 Membership Expiration (Aug 31) & Renewal notices sent
August 31, 2027 Last day of membership year/memberships expire
January 11, 2027 Conference registration opens
March 8, 2027 Last day to register at “early-bird” conference rate
March 29, 2027 Last day to register at “regular” conference rate
April 26, 2027 Satellite Meeting (Monday)
April 27, 2027 Annual Conference starts (Tuesday – Friday)
April 30, 2027 Annual Conference ends