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Attendee Registration

Agenda & Faculty

 

Lodging

Room blocks are reserved at two lakefront hotels with shuttle service provided to the conference site. 

Hotel Information

Conference Fees

 Early-Bird Rate
Ends Dec 20 		Regular Registration
Through April 30 		Late Registration
Begins May 1
Senior Investigator: $700 $800 $900 
Junior Investigator:
(independent group <5 yrs) 		$600  $650  $750 
Trainee:
(student/grad/postdoc/ fellow) 		$450  $495  $595 
Industry Representative:  $1500 one price regardless of date registered
Non-Profit Representative: $950 one price regardless of date registered
Optional Pre-Conference Workshop

Hands-on Training in State-of-the-Art Methods in Stem Cells, Cell Therapies, and Bioengineering
Monday, July 7, 2025

The Pre-Conference Workshop is a full day program featuring hands-on training in state-of-the-art techniques in stem cells, cell therapies and bioengineering. Scientific skills sessions are often offered, as well.

The workshop is geared primarily toward trainees and junior investigators, at a price designed to encourage them to participate and learn new techniques in the field, but all investigators (excluding those representing industry) are welcome to attend.

Fees:

Add-on for Conference Attendees: $175
Workshop only: $400

The Agenda for this year's workshop can be viewed by clicking the link below.

Pre-Conference Workshop Agenda

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Cancellation Policy
If your plans change and you need to cancel your registration, please do so by contacting us in writing to uvmcmie@med.uvm.edu by June 20, 2025.  You will receive a full refund minus a $150 cancellation fee for in-person registrants.  Regrettably, cancellations after that are not eligible for a refund.  However, substitutions can be processed at no charge.  Please contact us as soon as possible so that we update the contact details in the course syllabus.

Outstanding Abstract Achievement Presentation Awards
and Poster Presentation Awards

Outstanding Abstract Achievement Presentation Awards will be awarded to Junior Investigators and Trainees whose abstracts are selected through a blinded review process. The top abstracts will be selected for oral presentation at the conference. Two of the trainee awards will specifically be allotted to support participation of women, minorities and/or those with disability. These oral presentation awards will cover the conference registration fee.  The submission deadline will be April 11, 2025.

In addition to the oral presentation awards, competitively selected research posters will be judged during the conference in Poster Presentation Sessions. Awards will be given to the top poster presentation in each session.

Click here for submission details

"Minute to Win It" / Elevator Pitch Competition

We will once again be offering Junior Investigators and Trainees the opportunity to participate in an elevator pitch competition, this is a one-minute synopsis of their research. The top two elevator pitches received awards. The deadline for submission of the slide is Friday June 13, 2025 and prior to the conference date you will be invited to attend a pre-conference online workshop for developing an elevator pitch presentation.

Click here for more details

ANNOUNCING!
New Conference Co-Chair for 2025!

Robert Hynds

Robert Hynds, PhD
University College
London, UK
NEW Conference
Co-Chair ~ 2025
Jr Comm Chair ~ 2023

 

Amy Ryan emeritus chair

Amy Ryan, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Iowa
Conference
Co-Chair ~ 2025
Conference Chair
2021 ~ 2023


Dan Weiss emeritus conference chair

Dan Weiss, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Vermont
Emeritus
Conference Chair
2005 ~ 2015