Call for symposium
Call for symposium submissions are now open!
Symposium submission deadline: Sunday 1 February 2026 at 5:00pm NZDT
Our conference theme, Converging Cultures and Strategies in Translational Regenerative Medicine aims to bring together diverse cultures and world-leading regenerative medicine research from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The programme will provide a vibrant, inclusive forum to explore R&D innovations, scalability challenges, and the clinical and commercial translation of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine strategies.
Symposium organisers must nominate two chairs, with a strong encouragement to support gender equity amongst chairs and invited speakers. Priority will be given to Early- and Mid-Career Researchers who organise or chair a symposium.
Each proposal should include a 250-word abstract outlining the session's relevance, key topics, and the expected audience.
Be part of the scientific programme at the 2026 TERMIS-AP Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand by submitting your symposium proposal via the online submission form. Please note the general requirements and information for submission.
General information and requirements of submission:
- All symposium proposals must be submitted electronically in English, using the online submission portal.
- The symposium organiser must propose the names of up to two chairs.
- The symposium organiser should be active as a chair or co-chair of the submitted symposium.
- The symposium organiser may or may not be the invited speaker(s).
- Please ensure gender equality between chair or co-chair and invited speaker(s).
- TERMIS-AP may not be held responsible for any infringements because of plagiarism, libel, slander, or any misuse of material.
- Symposium organiser(s) will abide by the conditions, deadline policies and decisions of the TERMIS-AP 2026 Organising Committee.
Symposium submission
- 90 minutes total
- 1 invited speaker (25 + 5 min) and 6 podium presentations (8 + 2 min each) or
- 2 invited speakers and 4 podium presentations
Evaluation of the Symposium Proposal
The symposia proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Novelty, scientific impact and educational value;
- Relevance to TERMIS (scientific, clinical, industrial);
- Diversity of the groups represented.
Terms and Conditions
- Once the symposium is accepted, organiser(s) will be notified.
- TERMIS-AP 2026 retains the right to merge similar symposium proposals or to cancel a symposium if a critical number of abstracts is not received.
- We strongly encourage symposium organiser(s) to ensure sufficient numbers of abstract are submitted to their symposium to ensure that the symposium can be included in the final programme.
- The symposium chairs and their respective invited speakers confirm that they will chair the symposium or give a talk and that they will register and pay to attend the conference.
- Due to budget constraints, TERMIS-AP 2026 will not provide financial support to symposium chairs and invited speakers.
We thank you for your interest in proposing a symposium and we are looking forward to welcoming you to Christchurch, New Zealand in 2026!