General Information

This is the application for NON - CME Industry Supported Symposia at ACR Convergence 2025. In order to be in the initial round of ISS approvals/assignments, this survey needs to be completed no later than May 30th, 2025. There is no advantage to submitting early, so please wait until you are ready to complete this survey in it's entirety.

LOA's will be sent for signature May 30th - June 6th, and will need to be returned within 30 days to keep the symposia slot.

Anyone that misses the initial May 30th submission date will be assigned after the week of June 6th on a first come, first served basis depending on available inventory.

Symposia will be taking place at the following locations:

Please review the ISS Guidelines and Terms document before submitting this SurveyMonkey survey.

Email any updates or questions to Sophia Saucer at ssaucer@rheumatology.org.

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* 1. Type of Symposium:

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* 2. Supporting Organization
The organization(s) providing funding for the program

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* 3. Third-Party Organization
As applicable - the organization(s) responsible for logistics, e.g., communications company, third-party planner, agency, etc.

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* 4. Billing Information
Organization that will be invoiced for the administrative fee

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* 5. Please list the names and email addresses of all those you wish to receive notifications regarding this event:

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* 6. Anticipated Attendance - be as accurate as possible to ensure proper room size.

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* 7. Anticipated Room Set - please choose carefully, as this can significantly effect room capacity (ex. a 2,300 square foot room max capacity 140 banquet, 216 theater). Most common choice is banquet, especially if a meal will be served.

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* 8. Will you provide a meal?

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* 9. Will you be recording the event? Knowing this will help us accommodate any time/space/location constraints related to A/V equipment. *Please note we do not allow live streaming.

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* 10. Please list any additional logistics requests. For example -  if you will have elaborate staging or A/V that would require more logistics and time to set-up. This will assist the ACR with room scheduling.

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* 11. Cost & Cancellation Terms: Once the LOA is signed, the billing organization will be invoiced by the ACR.

By checking the box below, you are agreeing to the following payment terms:
  • Full payment is due within sixty days of LOA signature, no later than July 30, 2025.
    Any cancellations after July 30, 2025 will owe the full 100%.
  • Any theater slot secured beyond a payment due date as stated above will be required to pay the total payments due up to that point.
Supporting, sponsoring or third-party organizations must accept financial responsibility (and will be billed directly) for all aspects of the symposium, including audiovisual (which would include following union guidelines and labor dues if applicable), catering, room sets and change-over fees (if applicable), and shipping expenses.

Cancellation must be received in writing to Sophia Saucer ssaucer@rheumatology.org.

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