FD/MAS Community Conference 2023
Poster Exhibit

Poster Exhibit Application

About the Conference

We proudly invite you to the FD/MAS Community Conference: a weekend of education, connection, and collaborative research. 

The 2023 Conference is an opportunity to bring together people diagnosed with FD/MAS, their families, FD/MAS clinicians, researchers, and emerging researchers to break silos, build community, and create alignment to advance research and treatments for fibrous dysplasia/McCune Albright Syndrome (FD/MAS).

FD/MAS Poster Exhibit

The 2023 Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune Albright Syndrome (FDMAS) Alliance Research Poster Exhibit will be displayed in person throughout the 2023 FD/MAS Alliance Community Conference: Facing the Future – Together, in Silver Spring, MD, September  8 -10. The poster exhibition will showcase researcher and advocate work to attendees, including clinicians, researchers, patients, families, and sponsors. All those selected for inclusion in the poster exhibition will be asked to create a 3-minute video to accompany and explain their poster in layperson’s language. The video will be linked to a QR code displayed alongside the poster so that attendees can learn more about each presenter’s work.

Eligibility

All those working to understand FD/MAS and improve the lives of those living with FD/MAS are invited to submit an abstract and present a poster showcasing their work.

FD/MAS Alliance will also award a small number of travel stipends to undergraduate and graduate students, junior faculty, or researchers early in their careers. Those who wish to be considered for a poster scholarship can indicate so on their poster application. The scholarship will grant each recipient a travel reimbursement of up to $500 in recognition of their work. Recipients will be selected by the FD/MAS Alliance Scientific Advisory Council and will be notified by August 1st, 2023. 

Criteria for Poster Scholarship

  • Applicants for the Poster Scholarship must be one of the following:
    • enrolled full-time in a graduate or undergraduate college or university in the United States pursuing studies in science, medicine or a related field. 
    • a junior faculty at a research institution. 
    • researcher early in their career. 
  • Entries are limited to one person for either individual research or as the selected representative of a research project team. 

Criteria for All Posters

  • Projects may be at any stage of the research process.
  • Applicants must be registered to attend the 2023 FDMAS Alliance Conference (whether paid or complimentary).
  • Formatting:
    • ​​Posters should show new or just-published material that has yet to be presented elsewhere at a prior conference or scientific event. Posters should be printed horizontally at 60″ width and 48″ height. There is no particular design or layout that we require.
    • We will provide an easel, binder clips, and a hard board to which you can clip your poster.
  • If your abstract is accepted, please plan to arrive at the venue no later than 4:30pm on Friday, September 8, 2023, to set up

Important Dates

June 30th, 2023 – All abstracts and Poster Scholarship applications due
August 1st, 2023 – Acceptance of posters and awardees notified
September 8th, 2023 – Accepted posters should be delivered and set up at the  venue no later than 4:30 pm

Some resources for first-time applicants:

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