Presenting author must submit the abstract and register for the conference. Multiple submissions from one person on behalf of multiple presenting authors are NOT allowed. If you are submitting the abstract on behalf of the presenting author, please enter presenting author’s information.

Members of NNS or AANS/CNS – US$60 per abstract.

Non-Members – US$110 per abstract.

In order to receive the member discounted registration fee, you must pay your membership dues for the current year PRIOR to submitting!

Check the National Neurotrauma Society Membership Page here.

A link to collect presenting author’s disclosure information will be sent out after abstract acceptance.

Please do NOT type everything in capital letters. Use succinct and descriptive words in your title. Attendees often are attracted to your poster by reading your title. Do not use abbreviations in the title.

1. The abstract should be informative, containing:
   1. the specific objectives of the study;
   2. a brief statement of method, if pertinent;
   3. a summary of the main results;
   4. a conclusion containing the main message of the paper. (It is not acceptable to state, for
       instance: “our data concerning… will be presented” or “The results will be discussed”.)
   5. figures, images, or tables of any kind are not permitted.
2. There is a maximum 250 words for the Abstract body, excluding the Abstract title and author blocks.
3. Please include all funding acknowledgements in the designated text box.
4. When using non-standard abbreviations, spell them out in full the first time they appear in the text followed by the abbreviations in parentheses. Capitalize the first letter of trade names.
5. Do NOT enter author or affiliation information in the abstract text box.

A Committee reviews and grades each abstract submission for quality, ethical guidelines, and scientific merit. A blind grading process is used to ensure anonymity and equality. From the online submissions, a Committee determines the qualified abstracts to be presented during the Data Blitz and Poster sessions. All submitted abstracts will be judged by a committee to ensure a high quality of scientific research.  

 Abstracts will be accepted as a poster presentation unless there are issues related to: 

• Ethics 
• Lack of relationship to brain/cranial or spine/spinal cord trauma 
• Lack of actual data in the abstract 
• Lack of data details (p-values, sample size, % changes, etc.)  

A Committee will select abstracts from all submissions to be presented as posters during the Poster Sessions. Please note that authors whose abstracts are selected for poster presentation will also be eligible to participate in the Data Blitz session if the presenting author is a trainee (undergraduate student, graduate, nursing or medical student, postdoctoral fellow, or resident). 

A Committee will select abstracts from all trainee submissions to be presented orally during the Data Blitz sessions. Each presenter will be limited to 1-3 slides and a maximum of 3 minutes of presentation time. Data Blitz presenters will ALSO present a poster.  

An abstract submitter can apply for the awards below during the abstract submission process. Please make sure to view the information on each award page before you apply.

Please note: The definition of a “Trainee” is a delegate who meets at least one of the following criteria:

• An undergraduate, graduate, nurse or medical student at an internationally recognized university or college.
• A postdoctoral student who has completed an MD and/or PhD who is currently under the supervision of mentor (or advisor) for the purpose of acquiring additional training.
• A resident who is in training at an accredited or internationally recognized university/hospital training program.

Awards 2025
NNS Trainee Travel Awards (Details and criteria)
The following will be required to complete your application:

• CV
• A Cover Letter containing a statement about your career goals and about how attending the NNS meeting will support these career goals. Additional information related to professional journey, including distance travelled and barriers overcome may also be shared and will be considered by the review committee.
• A Letter of Recommendation from your mentor or program/department chair.

AANS/CNS Cranial Trauma Award (Details and criteria)
AANS/CNS Spinal Trauma Award (Details and criteria)

All accepted abstracts will be published electronically (online) in the Journal of Neurotrauma to coordinate with day one of the conference, and will be included the issue that publishes following the conference.