We’re taking the PAS 2021 Meeting experience online. Connecting the pediatric academic community is more important than ever and we can’t wait to venture into PAS 2021 Virtual with you! Our meeting will focus on providing scientists at all career stages with opportunities to share their science, learn new science, collaborate with colleagues, and grow your career. Featuring a plentiful program of extraordinary/unprecedented science across plenaries, abstract-driven platforms, posters, and invited sessions, the virtual meeting will bring together the pediatric academic research community and leading scientists from around the world while continuing to offer what you have come to know PAS for, look at comfort graphic maybe pull a few things from there quality, content, and engagement. We have missed you and look forward to all the new benefits and exciting opportunities PAS 2021 has to offer. Let’s continue to grow the pediatric academic research community together.

What are some of the benefits of a virtual meeting?

The PAS Virtual Meeting will bring all of what you know and love about our in-person event to more people, all over the world.  Attendees from around the globe and across the field of pediatric research will have access to innovative research, exceptional opportunities to engage and connect, and the latest innovations in technologies.

  • Phase I and Phase II
  •  16 plenary abstract talks
  •  10 invited workshops
  •  180 platform talks
  •  18 invited sessions
  •  3,000+ posters
  •  ??? hours of live content
  • Less concurrency
  • Never miss a session – watch anytime, from anywhere
  •  CME credit available during Phase I & II and via On-Demand access
  • Academic Content & Networking: 300+ academic pediatrics sessions, 3000+ posters, networking, and live events during PAS 2021 Phase I & II
  • Advanced Access: Concurrency concerns eased; access to ALL recorded sessions and live programming
  • Easy Access to Posters: Searchable access to thousands of Poster recordings, handouts, and Q&A with Presenters
  • Learn at Your Convenience: 9 months post-event access to recorded PAS 2021 sessions
  • Credits: CME & MOC Part 2 available during PAS 2021 Phase I & II and CME credit available post-event via On-Demand access
  • Convenient Virtual Exhibit Hall: Browse & network at your convenience from your home or office  
  • Visit the PAS Virtual Exhibit HallComplete the PAS Scavenger Hunt to have our attendee swag bag mailed to your home and to be entered to win an exciting prizeBe the first to learn about new job opportunities, devices, and products

    Speak to company representatives via text or video chat

    Enter to win giveaways at exhibit booths

Plus: Workshops, networking opportunities, virtual Exhibit Hall, career development activities, award presentations, and more!

Here’s how the best parts of the ASHG in-person meeting will translate to virtual, plus some exciting new features. 

The Theater will have the main sessions: plenary, platform, invited sessions, Presidential Welcome, and Poster Talks. You’ll navigate to that session and watch/listen while also able to chat with attendees who are viewing at the same time.

You’ll have to wait for each day’s scheduled programming to view live or for the first time. But once that session has happened, you can catch it on-demand anytime. The updated schedule that the Program Committee is working hard on filling up is available here.

Enter the Networking Lounge and choose which discussions in which you’d like to take part. These mini-lounges will feature Q&As with speakers and experts, topic-oriented based on scientific disciplines, and opportunities to discuss what you learned that day.

Visit the Poster Hall to view all uploaded posters. You can search or browse posters and once you select one, you’ll see a short PowerPoint presentation with embedded audio to hear a short presentation. You can even email the author!

Visit the Exhibit Hall and interact with the latest innovations! If you enter a booth, you can initiate a chat with company representatives, watch videos, and download PDFs to learn more. If you visit a booth, your basic contact information will be shared with the exhibitor, like a badge scan at an in-person meeting.

You’ll have your own Profile where you can supply a photo, email other attendees, and even send an electronic business card. Make sure you fill out these sections to maximize your networking! There are even fun trivia quizzes, puzzles, and gamification so you can earn points to win prizes!

Access to the Virtual Meeting will also feature: workshops, poster talks, award presentations, early-career and trainee career development, CoLabs and industry education, and much more!

Registration opens on July 29 – plan to join ASHG and your community of fellow genetics professionals at the Virtual Meeting, like you’ve never experienced it before!

Welcome!

We are so glad you are joining us for APA 2020 Virtual, the first all-virtual convention of the American Psychological Association. Making a transition to a fully virtual convention is not a small task, and the presenters and division leaders have worked hard to make their sessions engaging and accessible. With thousands of sessions to visit, we think you will find not only great possibility, but great flexibility.

There are things we will miss about being together in person, but there are also some great things about virtual meetings.

  • Attend more sessions.  You will never have to choose between two sessions that are happening at once, because they are all available whenever you want them. You have access to the on-demand library for APA 2020 Virtual until August 1, 2021. Watch every single session if you want — no pressure to choose, no chance of missing anything.
  • Attend when it is convenient.  Watch sessions early in the morning or late at night, no need for travel or new outfits or ouchy shoes. Watch from your couch, even in your pjs.
  • Attend at your own pace.  Watch a few sessions a week all year, or binge watch all day.

We hope this guide is useful as you map out your plan for APA 2020 Virtual.

As we prepare for a virtual PAS 2021, there will be some changes, but our vision to be the premier North American scholarly child health meeting remains unchanged. 

At PAS 2021 you can expect the same opportunity to…

  • Present your scholarship to thousands of pediatric professionals from 60+ specialties
  • Hear high-quality scholarship in familiar PAS formats
  • Network & collaborate with colleagues from 500+ hospitals & institutions
  • Build your career or help another to advance
  • Use the familiar PAS submission timeline, process & use tools
  • Participate during familiar PAS Meeting dates…and beyond!
  • Earn CME & MOC credits 

NEW benefits to expect include …         

  • Easy access to PAS content during & after PAS 2021
  • A user-friendly virtual event platform that will capitalize on your Zoom expertise
  • An improved PAS schedule with less concurrency and more accommodative of busy schedules
  • Friendly help when you need it – as you submit, participate, and access PAS content

We remain committed to providing access to the high-quality research and knowledge that physicians, researchers, and educators expect from PAS – while keeping everyone safe in their homes and communities.

  • Choose from multiple live courses each day
  • Ask live questions with the faculty & each other
  • Use private video chat to connect with friends, new & old
  • Network and mingle at job fairs & social events
  • Customize your schedule to flex with your needs
  • Earn 250+ of on-demand CME hours
  • Access Virtual PAS until January 2022
  • Get the science with Research Forum presentations
  • Share your Science with Global Audiences
  • Keep your life in balance with a wellness track

Get the real ESPID meeting experience from the comfort of your own chair:

  • Watch all the sessions you are interested in – live or recorded
  • Earn the maximum CME credits by visiting all relevant lectures
  • Browse the research presentations and e-posters, and discuss them with their authors
  • Ask your questions and interact live with the PID experts, international colleagues, and industry representatives
  • And so much more!

AS A BONUS: All sessions will be available on demand, to registered participants, for up to 3 months following the Virtual Meeting.

To take advantage, all you need is a good internet connection.

Let’s try something new. Together!

We’re taking the ASHG 2020 Annual Meeting experience online. The ASHG 2020 Virtual Meeting will bring the global human genetics and genomics research community together for 4 days of cutting-edge science across all areas of human genetics. Featuring a robust program of exceptional science across plenaries, abstract-driven platforms, posters, and invited sessions, the virtual meeting will bring together ASHG members and leading scientists from around the world while continuing to uphold ASHG’s reputation for quality, content, and engagement.

What are some of the benefits of a virtual meeting?

ASHG’s Virtual Meeting will bring all the best of our in-person event to more people, anywhere in the world.  Attendees from around the globe and across the full spectrum of human genetics will have access to innovative research, opportunities to engage and connect, and the newest technologies.

  •  4 days of science
  •  16 plenary abstract talks
  •  10 invited workshops
  •  180 platform talks
  •  18 invited sessions
  •  90 minutes of poster talks and dynamic poster sessions
  •  30 hours of live content
  •  CME/CEUs available

Plus: Workshops, networking opportunities, virtual Exhibit Hall, career development activities, award presentations, Epstein and Developing Country Award recognition, diversity and policy forums, CoLabs, industry education events, a career fair, and more!

Here’s how the best parts of the ASHG in-person meeting will translate to virtual, plus some exciting new features.