ISTSS CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN

The ISTSS Annual Meeting provides an inter-disciplinary forum to share research, clinical strategies, public policy approaches and theoretical formulations related to trauma. The annual meeting provides an invaluable, in-person opportunity for professionals to reconnect and extend their networks to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships to move the field of traumatic stress forward. It is an international assembly of professionals and students representing an array of disciplines, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, epidemiologists, nurses, researchers, administrators, victim advocates, journalists, clergy and others with an interest in the study and treatment of traumatic stress.

The ISTSS 41st Annual Meeting will focus on exploring frontiers in traumatic stress, employing global perspectives and creative solutions to strengthen and extend our understanding of the prevention, assessment and treatment of trauma. The goals of the meeting are to promote a deeper understanding of the evolving trauma landscape and to amplify voices across the globe to spur innovations and interdisciplinary approaches to trauma work. We encourage research submissions that reflect global and interdisciplinary collaborations, incorporate innovative methods in the study of trauma, utilize technology to promote better outcomes, and address timely issues and
challenges in the trauma field. We also seek presentations that shine a light on the importance of establishing, strengthening and evaluating trauma-informed systems on a global level. We encourage submissions on topics related—but not limited to—research on:

• Preventing traumatic stress through global collaboration
• Leveraging lessons from global communities to understand and address intergenerational trauma
• Trauma-informed systems and assessment of service needs/gaps
• Utilizing technology to create innovations for recovery
• Leveraging artificial intelligence and computational biology to decode and treat traumatic stress
• Innovative, inter-disciplinary methodological approaches to the study of trauma across lifespan and in a public health context
• Neurobiological markers of resilience and recovery in diverse populations
• Climate change and traumatic stress

Learning Objectives

1. Describe how global and interdisciplinary and global collaboration can further the study and prevention of traumatic stress.
2. Describe major gaps and needs in relation to the establishment and improvement of trauma-informed systems on a global scale.
3. Identify innovative and scalable approaches to leverage technology to promote recovery from trauma.
4. Discuss advances in the study of neurobiological markers of trauma, resilience and recovery across diverse populations.
5. Discuss direct and indirect eƯects of climate change and extreme weather events on traumatic stress in the most impacted groups globally, multi-level causal mechanisms, and integrated trauma-focused and climate-resilient interventions.

Cancellation and Change Policy:
Notification of cancellation must be submitted in writing by email to info@istss.org. Cancellations received on or before Friday, August 15, 2025, will be refunded less a $100 cancellation charge, no refunds will be issued after Friday, August 15, 2025. Registrant substitutions are allowed at any time but must be submitted in writing to info@istss.org and must be of the same membership type.

Other Policies to Note

• Presentations should be original contributions and that any presentation concerning work that has been ‎presented elsewhere should provide new information or a new perspective relative to the previous ‎presentation(s).
• Publication of the work, such as in a journal, prior to the date of abstract submission (not the abstract ‎submission deadline) is prohibited.‎
• Proposal descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow the relevance, originality and ‎feasibility to be ‎judged. For research presentation abstracts, submissions of findings are ‎strongly encouraged.‎
• Incomplete proposals (draft status) will not be considered.
• All live presentations may be recorded for asynchronous viewing.

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Participation Limit (Two Submissions Per Person)

To promote participation by a wide range of presenters, individuals are limited to two abstracts being submitted ‎that indicate they have a presenting role.

Who Should Submit the Abstract?

The individual who will be presenting in-person must be the one to submit your poster abstract.

Examples

Competition for oral presentations is high; therefore, we recommend taking the time to enter the best submission possible. Keep in ‎mind that many high quality proposals must be turned away simply due to lack of space. See examples of model ‎and problematic oral presentation proposals.

‎‎Review Process

‎Submissions are rated for rigor (scientific, clinical or intellectual), relevance for ISTSS members and consistency ‎with the meeting theme. Proposal descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow evaluation of these criteria. ‎‎

‎‎CME Requirements

See an explanation of speaker requirements related to commercial ‎relationships.

‎‎COVID Protocol

‎ISTSS will require attendees at the 2025 annual meeting to follow all COVID-19 guidelines that are in place at the ‎time of the meeting from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local government, and ‎conference hotel. ‎Individuals should contact the Executive Director to address specific circumstances or exceptional situations.‎

Questions?

Email: info@istss.org
Phone: +1-615-314-5178