2021 Midwest Meeting

2021 Midwest ASAS Meeting Goes All Virtual!

The Midwest Board of the American Society of Animal Science (MW-ASAS) met this week following a final consultation with the city of Omaha and a brief Midwest member/attendee survey concerning the 2021 Midwest Meeting scheduled to be held in Omaha March 8-10, 2021. Read more about the registration, housing, and presentation changes.

Sponsorship Prospectus

2021 Midwest Virtual Meeting Prospectus

Registration

Online registration is open. You can register for the meeting online.

Download the PDF Registration Form

Program

Online Program

Scheduled Symposia List by Day (2/1/21)

Presentation Guidelines

Symposia:

All Symposia will be conducted live online.
Presentations will also be recorded to allow viewing after the meeting.
Presentations do not have to be uploaded in advance.

12-Minute Talks:

All talks will be prerecorded as voice over PowerPoint.
The screen ratio size needs to be 16:9 (wide screen).
The length of the talk should be a total of 12 minutes.

Poster Presentations:

All posters will be done as a single slide, voice over PowerPoint.
The screen ratio size needs to be 16:9 (wide screen).
Fonts should be sans-serif (e.g., Arial, Calibri, etc.).
Minimum font size should not be smaller than 6pt.
The length of the talk should be a total of 3 minutes.

All virtual presentations will be available for viewing by attendees beginning at 7:00 AM CST on the day the session is scheduled.

There is no set time for Q&A as attendees will be able to view the presentation at their convenience throughout the day.

Q&A will occur through the meeting website where presenters can answer when most convenient.

Presenters are not expected to be available the entire session time.

Competition Guidelines

All oral competitions will be conducted live online.
Oral presentations will also be recorded to allow viewing after the meeting.
Oral presentations do not have to be uploaded in advance.
Graduate Student M.S. and Ph.D. Oral Competitive Research Papers and Score Sheet
Undergraduate Student Oral Paper Competition and Score Sheet
Undergraduate Student Poster Paper Competition and Score Sheet

Invited Speakers

Travel Reimbursement Policy for non-members or members outside of the Midwest Section.
*For Members: At this time, the Midwest Section has opted not to reimburse members inside the section for travel or registration.

Abstracts

Abstract submission is closed. The deadline was November 6, 2020 at 3:00 PM CST.

Abstract text is limited to 300 words, excluding title, keywords and any tables. Do not double-space between sentences as this extra space will be considered a word in the count.

Tables can be added as a PDF during the abstract submission process. Use the Table Guidelines to allow for a consistent display within the Meeting App and Website.

Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract Quality Standards