ISMB/ECCB 2021 - Key Dates
*dates may be subject to change

Important Presenter Dates
Sunday, June 20, 2021 Last day for Presenters to have completed release forms, confirmation of participation (form sent by ISMB)
Sunday, June 20, 2021 Last day for Presenting Authors and Poster Authors registration to be completed
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Last day to provide Pre-recorded talk presentations for virtual conference platform (no changes to video permitted following upload)
Monday, July 19, 2021 Poster presentations uploaded through accepted poster delegate profile on conference platform beginning July 19 and no later than July 23.
Tutorials
Monday, November 9, 2020 Call for Tutorials Opens
Monday, December 14, 2020 Tutorial Submission Deadline
Friday, January 29, 2021 Tutorial Acceptance Notification
Friday, June 18, 2021 Deadline: Draft Tutorial materials due for review
Friday, July 16, 2021 Deadline: Final Tutorial materials due for posting
Sunday, July 25, 2021 Tutorial Presentations 
Proceedings
Monday, December 7, 2020 Call for Proceedings Opens
Thursday, January 28, 2021 
(11:59 PM Any Timezone)
Proceedings Submission Deadline
*No extensions are granted*
Friday, March 12, 2021 Conditional Acceptance Notification
Friday, March 26, 2021 Revised Papers Deadline
Monday, April 12, 2021

Final Acceptance Notification

Special Sessions
Monday, December 14, 2020 Call for Special Sessions Opens
Thursday, January 28, 2021 Special Session Submission Deadline
(closes at 11:59 p.m. January 28, 2021, Eastern Daylight Time)
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Special Sessions Acceptance Notification
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Special Session Program Deadline
Call for Abstracts (Updated May 19, 2021)
Monday, February 1, 2021 Call for Abstracts Opens
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Abstracts Submission Deadline
(closes at 11:59 p.m. May 6, 2021, Eastern Daylight Time
Monday, May 102021 Late Posters Submissions Open
Thursday, May 272021 Talk and/or Poster Acceptance Notifications
Monday, May 312021 CAMDA Extended Abstracts Deadline
Thursday, June 32021 Late Posters Submissions Deadline
(closes at 11:59 p.m. June 3, Eastern Daylight Time)
Thursday, June 102021 Late Posters Acceptance Notifications
Thursday, June 102021 CAMDA Acceptance Notification
Sunday, June 20 Last day for Presenters to have completed release forms, confirmation of participation (form sent by ISMB)
Sunday, June 20 Last day for Presenting Authors and Poster Authors registration to be completed
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Last day to provide Pre-recorded talk presentations for virtual conference platform (no changes to video permitted following upload)
Monday, July 19, 2021 Poster presentations uploaded through accepted poster delegate profile on conference platform beginning July 19
Call for SARS-COV-2 / COVID 19 Abstracts (Updated Feb 8, 2021)
Monday, February 8, 2021 Call for COVID-19 Abstracts Opens
Thursday, May 6, 2021 COVID-19 Abstracts Submission Deadline
(closes at 11:59 p.m. May 6, Eastern Daylight Time)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 COVID-19 Abstracts Acceptance Notification
Sunday, June 20 Last day for Presenters to have completed release forms, confirmation of participation (form sent by ISMB)
Sunday, June 20 Last day for Presenting Authors and Poster Authors registration to be completed
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Last day to provide Pre-recorded talk presentations for virtual conference platform (no changes to video permitted following upload)
Monday, July 19, 2021 Poster presentations uploaded through accepted poster delegate profile on conference platform beginning July 19
Technology Track
Monday, January 11, 2021 Call for Technology Track Opens 
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Technology Track Submission Deadline
 Thursday, June 3, 2021  Technology Track Acceptance Notification