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Presentation Instructions:
We look forward to welcoming you to San Antonio in May. For 15-minute talks and flash talks, please submit your slides to poxvirus2025@gmail.com or bring a USB to upload your file to the laptop (if the files are too big). In any case, please submit it the day before your presentation time. Name your file using the following format: talk number-last name (e.g., 11-O8-Jenner) and use your talk number in the subject line. More details or changes may be announced when the meeting date is closer.
Oral Presentation:
Duration: 15 minutes, 10-12 minutes for presentation and 3-5 minutes for discussion.
Prepare PowerPoint slides in widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) for optimal viewing.
The meeting will use a PC laptop. If you prepare your slides on a Mac, you may check them on a PC before the meeting.
Flash Talk:
Purpose: To advertise your poster presentation and attract the audience to your poster for further discussion.
Content: Convey the purpose of your research, your approach, and its significance. Do not present data; direct attendees to your poster for details.
Duration: less than 3 minutes, please prepare a 2.5-minute talk
Slides: Maximum of 2 slides, without animations, overlapping text, or movies. Include your poster number and session (Mon/Tues) in your flash talk.
Prepare PowerPoint slides in widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) for optimal viewing. If you prepare your slides on a Mac, you check them on a PC before the meeting.
Poster:
Poster Stand Dimensions: 4 ft (w) x 3 ft (h) (122cm x 91cm).
Include your title at the top, followed by a list of authors and affiliations.
Text should be readable from a distance of 4 ft, with a minimum font size of 28.
All posters are to be mounted no later than 9:00am on the date of their sessions.
2025 XXV International Poxvirus, Asfarvirus, and Iridovirus Conference Tentative Program
Sunday, May 18, 2025
12:00 pm-4:00 pm, registration
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, reception
Dinner (on your own)
Monday, May 19, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-8:45 am, Welcome Remarks
8:45 am-10:15 am, Session 1: Viral Entry
Session Chairs:
Dr. Wen Chang, Academia Sinica
Dr. Carlos Maluquer de Motes, University of Surrey
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 2: Gene Expression & Genome Replication
Session Chairs:
Dr. Bernard Moss, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Ryan Noyce, University of Alberta
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm, Session 3: Viral Assembly & Trafficking
Session Chairs:
Dr. Brian Ward, University of Rochester
Dr. Don Gammon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session I
6:30 pm-8:30pm Dinner
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 4: Genomics & Evolution, Other Omics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Stefan Rothenburg, University of California, Davis
Dr. Dustin Hancks, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 5: Virus-Host Interactions I
Session Chairs:
Dr. Derek Walsh, Northwestern University
Dr. Jia Liu, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm-4:00 pm, Session 6: Virus-Host Interactions II
Session Chairs:
Dr. Matthew Wiebe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. John Connor, Boston University
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Poster Session II
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 7: Viral Immunity
Session Chairs:
Dr. Ingo Drexler, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Heinrich-Heine-University
Dr. Heather Hickman, National Institutes of Health
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 8: Pathogenesis & Therapeutics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Luis Sigal, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Zhengqiang(ZQ) Wang, University of Minnesota
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
Free Afternoon/Dinner on your own
Thursday, May 22, 2025
7:00 am-8:30 am, Breakfast
8:30 am-10:15 am, Session 9: Vector Development
Session Chairs:
Dr. Asisa Volz, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Dr. Rafael Blasco, Spanish National Research Council
10:15 am-10:45 am, Break
10:45 am-12:30 pm, Session 10: Oncolytic Poxviruses
Session Chairs:
Dr. Liang Deng, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Eric Bartee, University of New Mexico
12:30 pm-2:00 pm Lunch
Reserve a table for Conference business discussion (past, current, and future meeting organizers attend)
2:00 pm-3:45 pm, Session 11: Vaccine & Diagnostics
Session Chairs:
Dr. Stuart Isaacs, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Benjamin M. Liu, Children’s National Hospital / George Washington University
3:45 am-4:15 am, Break
4:15 pm-6:15 pm, Session 12: Emerging Viruses
Session Chairs:
Dr. Rachel Roper, East Carolina University
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, University of Manitoba
6:15 pm-6:30 pm Closing remarks and introduction to Poxvirus 2027
7:00 pm- 11:00 pm Closing Dinner
Friday, May 23, 2025
Departure
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