Key Dates
September 2021
- September 14, 2021: Membership Application Deadline for Early Access to Housing Reservations
- September 21, 2021: Abstract Submission Opens
- September 21, 2021: Early Access to Housing Reservations Opens for Members
- September 28, 2021: Housing Reservations Open to Nonmember Attendees
- September 30, 2021: Application Deadline: NextGen Stars
October 2021
- October 2021: Meeting Registration Opens
November 2021
- November 12, 2021: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Regular Abstract Sponsors and Scholar-in-Training Award Applicants
- November 18, 2021: Regular Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
- November 18, 2021: Application Deadlines for Awards to Support Annual Meeting Attendance—
- AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards
- AACR Women in Cancer Research Scholar Awards
December 2021
- December 10, 2021: Membership Application Deadline for Early Registration Rate
- December 17, 2021: Early Registration Deadline (lowest rates)
- December 17, 2021: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Opens
January 2022
- January 5, 2022: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Sponsors
- January 10, 2022: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. U.S. ET)
- January 21, 2022: Online Program Planner Available
- January 31, 2022: Regular Abstract Status Notifications Sent
February 2022
- February 3, 2022: Submission Deadline: Final Data for Clinical Trial Placeholder Abstracts
- February 11, 2022: Membership Application Deadline for Advance Registration
- February 14, 2022: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Status Notifications Sent
- February 18, 2022: Advance Registration Deadline (discounted rates)
- February 21, 2022: Regular Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
- February 25, 2022: Housing Reservation Deadline
March 2022
- March 3, 2022: Abstract Submission Deadline: Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
- March 4, 2022: Cancellation Deadline for Registration Refunds (less $125 processing fee)
- March 7, 2022: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
- March 8, 2022: Regular Abstract Titles, Authors, and Text Released (4:30 p.m. ET)
- March 8, 2022: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Titles and Authors Released (4:30 p.m. ET); Abstract Texts Embargoed until April 8, 2022
- March 18, 2022: Registration Deadline: Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
- March 23, 2022: AACR Annual Meeting App Available for Download (tentative)
April 2022
- April 1, 2022: Membership Application Deadline to Register for the AACR Annual Meeting at the Member Rate On-Site
- April 8, 2022: On-Site Registration Opens at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
- April 8, 2022: AACR Annual Meeting Begins (12:00 p.m. CT)
- April 8, 2022: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner and Meeting App (no earlier than 1:00 p.m. ET)
May 2022
July 2022
- July 13, 2022: Last day for Annual Meeting registrants to access session recordings and e-posters
