Dear IADR members:
On behalf of the IADR Board of Directors we wish you a happy and healthy new year!
While we were excited for the 2022 IADR/APR General Session & Exhibition to be a hybrid event, allowing for both a virtual and in-person meeting experience in Chengdu, China, we have made the difficult decision to announce that the General Session & Exhibition will now be a 100% virtual experience.
While we all hoped to be meeting in Chengdu, China in June of this year, it is clear the international travel restrictions, including multi-day quarantines entering China and returning to members’ home countries, will make the in-person component of our international meeting impossible. I want to take this opportunity to thank our colleagues in our Chinese Division who have worked so tirelessly to bring the IADR General Session to China. The Board is committed to an in-person meeting in China at the earliest opportunity given our other out-year commitments.
This year’s fully virtual General Session & Exhibition remains an exciting opportunity to focus on expanding the global reach of our meeting to effectively share our cutting-edge science and stimulate new ideas. The virtual format allows for anyone, regardless of location, to view high-quality presentations and interact with colleagues online. Sessions will continue to be held in China Standard time (+8 UTC) to best accommodate Asia/Pacific Region presenters, with the flexibility of late-night sessions to accommodate other time zones.
2022 General Session delegates can attend sessions live or view recorded talks 24-hours a day. Choose from thousands of research presentations, including the Distinguished Lecture Series, Keynote Addresses, symposia, and Interactive Talk presentations, all online.
Due to this change in format the deadline to submit an abstract has been extended through January 27, 2022, submit your abstract online today!
Thank you for your understanding. I hope to see you at the virtual General Session and eventually in person in the future when it is again safe for us to gather.
Yours sincerely, Eric Reynolds
IADR President, 2021-22
CC: Nobuhiro Takahashi, APR Regional Board Member
Christopher H. Fox, IADR CEO
