Call for Abstract Submission
Open: Tuesday May 26, 2026
Close: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Thank you for your interest in the DPP annual meeting.
The presenting author is expected to register for and participate in the meeting and present the submitted abstract. Failure to register for the meeting may result in removal of your abstract from the program. Presenting authors are limited to one technical oral presentation at DPP annual meetings (including invited talks, contributed talks, and mini-conference talks). This practice began in 2024 due to space limitations at DPP annual meetings. APS members may submit a contributed abstract for which a non-member is listed as presenter.
Due to rising costs, the DPP Executive Committee has revised the virtual presentation options for this year’s meeting. Hybrid oral contributed sessions will no longer be offered. Instead, there will be live virtual-only contributed sessions. Remote presenters can give their talk, and in-person attendees can watch the presentations online. In addition, virtual attendees will be able to view live invited, review, and tutorial sessions from their home or office.
New DPP Policy
At the time of submission to ensure abstracts are placed in the appropriate session and in the correct order of presentation
- indicate your intended presentation order placement
- use the Special Instructions for inclusion in a special session and presentation order in the session. Do Not send an email message to the DPP program chair for special instructions. Only special instructions requested in the online abstract submission form will be considered.
If you are uncertain about your attendance, we encourage you to submit your abstract closer to the submission deadline and/or submit for a virtual presentation. This will not preclude you from attending the meeting in person. DPP will not be able to accept changes to presentation formats after Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Present in person at the meeting in Chicago. You must attend the meeting in person.
Poster Presentation (In-Person)
Display your poster at the in-person meeting in Chicago. You must attend in person. You are encouraged to upload your poster to the virtual platform so remote attendees can view it.
Poster boards are freestanding, with a display area measuring four (4) feet high by eight (8) feet wide (1.22 x 2.44 meters). Push-pins are provided.
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Present live online to attendees on the virtual platform. You will be placed in an online-only session. You may attend virtually or in-person, but you will need to present and manage the virtual platform independent from the in-person meeting.
Poster Presentation (Virtual)
Upload your poster and a short video to the virtual platform. No live presentation is required.
Submit an Abstract
Contributed Abstract Submission Guidelines
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Presenters are limited to one technical oral presentation at DPP annual meetings (including invited talks, contributed talks, and mini-conference talks)
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A presenter who submits an education or advocacy and community abstract is allowed one additional abstract submission in a regular session (these presentations do not count towards the limit of one technical oral abstract).
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A presenter who has a technical oral presentation may present a poster only if the poster has a separate subject category from the oral presentation.
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Presenters are expected to register for the conference. Failure to do so will result in withdrawal of the abstract.
Start abstract submission by logging into the American Physical Society 2026 Abstract Submission Site. Before submitting an abstract, all submitters and presenters must accept the Permission Agreement. Both submitters and presenters must acknowledge reading the Permission Agreement. Failure to grant permission will result in withdrawal of the abstract.
Before submission review Best Practices for Writing Titles and Abstracts.
To speed up submission, know the number of authors, select the appropriate Sorting Category, Type Category, Publication References, proofread the abstract, and use Special Instructions for team presentation and order placement. List Funding Acknowledgements. Special Instructions are helpful to the APS staff and the DPP Program Committee members.
DPP Invited speakers must submit an abstract separate from the abstract that was a part of their nomination package. The invited speaker invitation letter will include speaker instructions and a unique link to submit your abstract. Do not submit an invited speaker abstract until an invitation letter is received June 18, 2026. Invited speaker abstracts should have one author, colleagues may be acknowledged in Special Instructions.
Questions on content: Saralyn Stewart
Questions on abstract submissions and procedures: APS Abstract Help