2026 AAAS Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ, February 12-14

POSTDOC TALKS
These ten minute in-person presentations offer postdocs the opportunity to tailor and lead a discussion relevant to a multidisciplinary audience with varying degrees of scientific expertise. Solo-spotlights can be on any sci/tech topic –discoveries, innovation, or policy.
DEADLINE: October 17

STUDENT E-POSTER COMPETITION
The AAAS Student E-poster Competition recognizes the individual efforts of students who are actively working toward an undergraduate, a graduate, or a doctoral degree. Multidisciplinary research projects are encouraged.
DEADLINE: October 17
Theme of the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting – Science @ Scale – inspires us to draw attention, more than ever, on daring to explore the inconceivable and embrace informed risk, while also conceptualizing value for the public good. Our communities of scientists, policy makers, the public / private sectors, and the public are equal partners in the integrative scaling of new knowledge, large-scale data, complex systems, and policy innovation for impact. Join us in this important conversation.