2026 Annual Meeting LogoOfficial logo of the 2026 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake features a mountain range with text across it in blue and light grey. The dates July 26 – 31st are included with the location, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Important Dates

A vector graphic of a 2026 calendar open to July with the dates from the twenty sixth to the thirty first circled.
Join us the last week of July in Salt Lake City for the ESA Annual Meeting.

Meeting Dates

July 26 – 31, 2026

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah

Submission Deadlines & Important Dates

Please Note:
All Deadlines are 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM Pacific Time) 

Oct. 23, 2025 Deadline to Submit
Invited Session Proposals:  
Symposia, Organized Oral Sessions,
Inspire Sessions 
Dec. 4, 2025 Deadline to Submit
Non Paper Session Proposals:  
Career Central, Workshops,
Short Courses, Special Sessions,
Field Trips 
Feb. 19, 2026 Deadline to Submit
Contributed Abstracts:
For Individually Submitted Talks/Posters
March 12, 2026Deadline to Submit
Invited Paper Abstracts:
For Papers in Accepted Invited Sessions
Symposia, Organized Oral Sessions,
Inspire Sessions 
April 16, 2026 Deadline to Submit
Social Event Requests:
Mixers, Receptions, Business Meetings
April 23, 2026 Deadline to Submit:
Latebreaking and Project Proposed Poster Abstracts
May 1, 2026 Abstract Cancellation Deadline
June 18, 2026 Early Bird Registration Deadline
July 7, 2026 Hotel Block Reservation Deadline
July 9, 2026 Regular Registration Deadline
July 16, 2026 Registration Cancellation Deadline