2026 Southern Section Meeting
January 25-27, 2026
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel,
Spa & Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas
Registration
Coming in August
Housing
Book your group rate of $169 per night for single/double room. Includes free wifi and complimentary breakfast and evening cocktail reception daily.
Housing deadline is January 3, 2026.
Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas - Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway
Rogers, Arkansas 72758
Abstract Submission Instructions
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION is open for the 2025 Southern Section Meeting!
Deadline is October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM CT.
- Original research, teaching, and extension papers are encouraged. Oral papers or posters should consist of original, completed work that has not been accepted for publication.
- Authors need to be aware of patent considerations before submitting abstracts for publication.
- Abstract text is limited to 450 words, excluding title, keywords and any tables. Do not double-space between sentences as this extra space is 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
Program
Randel Lectureship - "Know the literature and follow the science; Understanding the roles of preovulatory estradiol and vaccination in bovine reproductive efficiency." Dr. George Perry, Texas A&M AgriLife Overton Research Center
Dr. Perry was raised in south-central Texas on a small cattle operation. He received his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Texas A&M University. He earned a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in reproductive physiology from the University of Missouri, with a large portion of his doctoral research conducted at the USDA research station in Miles City, Montana. Dr. Perry was a faculty member and Beef Reproduction extension specialist in the animal Science department at South Dakota State University for 17 years. He now serves as a Professor with Texas A&M AgriLife at the Overton Research Center. His research efforts in the area of factors that influence reproductive efficiency, pregnancy success, and embryo mortality always included undergraduate and graduate students. His research team currently focuses on understanding why variations occur between herds, the impact of vaccination and herd health on reproductive success, and factors impacting sperm longevity and fertility. Dr. Perry has been invited to speak at numerous national and international conferences on reproductive efficiency in beef cattle, and his research program has published numerous manuscripts on reproductive efficiency.
Kunkle Symposium - "Rebuilding the Cow Herd."
SERA41 Symposium - "Integrating Research and Extension Programming."
Student Competition Guidelines
- Student Competitions Guidelines
- 3-Minute Thesis Rules and Information
- 3-Minute Thesis Judging Criteria and Scoresheet
NOTE: A single PowerPoint slide in screen ratio size 16:9 (wide screen) should be used for competition presentations.
Awards
Call for 2026 Award Nominations is OPEN! Deadline: October 30, 2025
Elections
The 2025-2026 Call for Nominations for the ASAS Southern Section Election Ballot closed January 7, 2025. The ballot will launch within two weeks of the nomination close date.
Positions being filled in the 2025-2026 Southern Section Election are:
- Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
- Southern Section Director (to the ASAS National Board)
- Southern Section Graduate Student Director
