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Key Dates

September 2023

September 12, 2023: Membership Application Deadline for Early Access to Housing Reservations
September 14, 2023: Call for Abstracts Available
September 19, 2023: Early Access to Housing Reservations Opens for Members
September 26, 2023: Housing Reservations Open to Nonmember Attendees
September 29, 2023: Abstract Submission Opens
September 29, 2023: Award Applications Open
- AACR Scholar-in-Training Award
- AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Award
- AACR Patient Advocates in Cancer Research Award
- AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty (MMSIF) Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR-Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Scholar Awards
- AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards
September 30, 2023: Extended Nomination Deadline for AACR Scientific Achievement Awards

November 1, 2023: Abstract Submission Deadline for AACR New Drugs on the Horizon Sessions
November 10, 2023: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Regular Abstract Sponsors and Scholar-in-Training Award Applicants
November 16, 2023: Regular Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
November 16, 2023: Application Deadlines:
- AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Patient Advocates in Cancer Research Awards

November 30, 2023: Application Deadlines:
- AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Women in Cancer Research Scholar Awards
- AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards

December 8, 2023: Membership Application Deadline for Early Registration Rate
December 15, 2023: Regular Abstract Status Notifications Sent
December 15, 2023: Early Registration Deadline (lowest rates)
December 18, 2023: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Opens

January 3, 2024: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Sponsors
January 8, 2024: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
January 9, 2024: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Regular Abstracts)
January 25, 2024: Regular Abstract Scheduling Notifications Sent
January 30, 2024: Online Itinerary Planner Available (tentative)

February 5, 2024: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstracts)
February 6, 2024: Submission Deadline: Final Data for Clinical Trial Placeholder Abstracts
February 9, 2024: Regular Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
February 9, 2024: Membership Application Deadline for Advance Registration Rate
February 12, 2024: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Notifications Sent
February 16, 2024: Advance Registration Deadline (discounted rates)
February 21, 2024: Group Housing Block Reservation Deadline
February 23, 2024: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
February 23, 2024: Individual Housing Reservation Deadline
February 29, 2024: Abstract Submission Deadline: Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition

March 1, 2024: Cancellation Deadline for Registration Refunds (less $125 processing fee)
March 5, 2024: Regular Abstract Titles and Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET)
March 5, 2024: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Titles Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET); Abstract Texts Embargoed until April 5, 2024
March 15, 2024: Registration Deadline: Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
March 18, 2024: Annual Meeting App Available for Download (tentative)

April 1, 2024: Membership Application Deadline to Register for the Annual Meeting at the Member Rate Onsite
April 5, 2024: Onsite Registration Opens at San Diego Convention Center (12 p.m. PT)
April 5, 2024: AACR Annual Meeting Begins (3 p.m. PT)
April 5, 2024: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner and Meeting App (12 p.m. PT)