We are planning up to 8 short oral presentations and 20 poster presentations in each of the pandemic sciences topics below, and will ask a number of poster presenters to also share their research as a flash talk.

• Ethics and context
• Data, analytics and artificial intelligence
• Vaccines and immunology
• Diagnostics and treatment
• Pathogen biology and emerging threats
• Policy and governance

• Abstracts must be 1500 characters maximum including spaces. 
• Abstracts must be submitted in English. 
• You can be the presenting author on no more than two abstracts, in one or two topics. 
• We would expect that the submitter is the presenting author.  If this is not possible, the replacement presenter must be a named author on the submission.   
• If your abstract is accepted, the Abstract Review Panel will aim to accommodate the presentation type you have chosen. However, they may offer you a slot in the other presentation format depending on availability and prioritisation.  
• Please note that your abstract, if accepted, may be assigned to a different topic from the one you have selected should the Abstract Review Panel consider that a better fit. 
• Poster presenters will be asked to provide a PDF of their posters in advance of the conference, which will be published on the conference attendee platform available to in-person and online delegates.  
• You will need to register separately for in-person attendance at the conference. 

Abstracts will be reviewed by the conference Abstract Review Panel made up of experts from PSI and PREPARE. Outcomes will be communicated via email by 7 April 2026. 

The Panel will assess abstracts based on the following criteria:  

• Quality of research   
• Alignment with conference topics  
• Significance of findings to the conference theme and the wider field of pandemic sciences.  

We aim to select a diverse range of oral and poster presenters spanning different career stages and from a wide geographical spread. 

If you are submitting an abstract and are resident of a Low- or Middle-Income Country (LMIC) or an LMIC national studying as a student abroad, you can apply for a bursary to help you attend the conference.