Potential Participants and Contributors
The following participants and organisations are encouraged to submit an abstract for an oral presentation or poster display:
- Public health agencies
- Regulatory authorities
- International organizations
- Academic institutions
- Statistical and modeling groups
- Global surveillance networks
- Industry observing/ participating in scientific discussions
Themes
We are accepting submissions in the following themes/sub-themes:
Epidemiological Methods, Statistics and Data Science
- Emerging analytical approaches
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Integration of large and complex datasets
- Opportunities and limitations of advanced methods
Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness
- Multi-pathogen surveillance
- Early warning systems
- Emerging respiratory viral threats
- Lessons learned from recent epidemics and pandemics
Vaccine Effectiveness and Prevention
- Novel approaches to vaccine effectiveness evaluation
- Real-world evidence generation
- Prevention-focused epidemiology
- Population-level impact assessment
Modeling Intervention Impact
- Epidemiological and health-economic modeling
- Antiviral and vaccine impact assessment
- Antimicrobial resistance considerations
- Cost-effectiveness analyses
Regulatory and Public Health Perspectives
- Public health evidence needs
- Regulatory decision-making
- Translating evidence into policy
- International collaboration and harmonization
Patient-Centred and Future Perspectives
- Outcomes that matter to patients and communities
- Incorporating patient perspectives into epidemiological research
- Future challenges and opportunities for respiratory virus
IMPORTANT DATES
| Deadline | Date |
| Call for abstracts open | Tuesday 10 November 2026 |
| Abstract submission deadline | Monday 8 February 2027 (12PM, UK time) |
| Notification of review outcome | w/c Monday 8 March 2027 |
| Abstract presenter registration deadline | Monday 22 March 2027 |
