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2027 SAR Conference - Call for Symposia & Workshops

Please complete the following form to submit your symposium/workshop suggestion to SAR's 2027 Conference Program Committee for consideration. The conference will be held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, April 29 - May 2, 2027. Selected presenters, once confirmed, will be expected to register for and attend the conference in person. Virtual presentations will not be considered.

Symposia/workshop submissions will be considered and selected based on scientific and/or educational merit. Topics that relate to the conference theme will receive highest priority (Conference theme: "From Needles to Networks: Advancing Whole Person Health Through Acupuncture and Traditional East Asian Medicine"). Submissions should reflect high-quality research and address how findings inform evidence-based practice.

Please note: Symposia submissions must have between 3-5 presenters, each presenting different yet related talks. Each selected symposia will be allotted 1.5 hours total (presentations and time for Q & A). Workshop submissions may have two or more presenters, but will be allotted a total 2-hour timeframe (including Q&A) for a more hands-on format.

Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026.

Note: This is not the form to use for single abstract presentations. If you wish to submit an abstract, please visit https://softconf.com/p/sar2027. The abstract submission is available through Oct. 5, 2026.
1.First Name of person submitting form(Required.)
2.Last Name of person submitting form(Required.)
3.Email address of person submitting form(Required.)
4.Suggested Session Title (maximum 100 character limit)(Required.)
5.Please enter a Main Topic Category (may select more than one)(Required.)
6.Organizer Name(s): The individual who is organizing the overall symposium/workshop (please include full name)(Required.)
7.Country represented by session organizer(Required.)
8.Please provide a summary of the organizing theme of the overall symposium/workshop submission and provide information about timeliness and importance. (maximum 2,000 character limit)(Required.)
9.Please describe how the content in the proposed session will link research to practice to appeal to both researchers and practitioners.
10.COMMITMENT: If this session is selected, a commitment statement is required to ensure the space/time slot for the session is guaranteed.(Required.)
11.Please list any preference for session format:
Please enter information below for the FIRST presenter in the proposed session.
12.First PRESENTER NAME (please include the full name)(Required.)
13.TITLE for the first presenter's individual talk (maximum 300 character limit)(Required.)
14.DESCRIPTION of first presenter's talk (maximum 2,000 character limit)(Required.)
Please enter information below for the SECOND presenter in the proposed session, if applicable.
15.Second PRESENTER NAME (please include the full name)
16.TITLE for the second presenter's individual talk (maximum 300 character limit)
17.DESCRIPTION of second presenter's talk (maximum 2,000 character limit)
Please enter information below for the THIRD presenter in the proposed session, if applicable.
18.Third PRESENTER NAME (please include the full name)
19.TITLE for the third presenter's individual talk(maximum 300 character limit)
20.DESCRIPTION of third presenter's talk (maximum 2,000 character limit)
If you have more than three presenters, please enter information below for the FOURTH presenter in the proposed session.
21.Fourth PRESENTER NAME (please include the full name)
22.TITLE for the fourth presenter's individual talk(maximum 300 character limit)
23.DESCRIPTION of fourth presenter's talk (maximum 2,000 character limit)
If you have more than four presenters, please enter information below for the FIFTH presenter in the proposed session.
24.Fifth PRESENTER NAME (please include the full name)
25.TITLE for the fifth presenter's individual talk (maximum 300 character limit)
26.DESCRIPTION of fifth presenter's talk (maximum 2,000 character limit)
27.Do any of the speakers proposed above represent historically under-represented groups? Please indicate below.
Presenter 1
Presenter 2
Presenter 3
Presenter 4
Presenter 5
Ethnicity, race or cultural
Socioeconomic status
Disability or impairment
Gender identity or sexual orientation
Unknown
Please direct any questions regarding your submission to Laura Triplett at ltriplett@acupunctureresearch.org.