2020 Virtual Western Section Meeting

With the uncertainty of travel plans amidst the COVID-19 restrictions, the Western Section Board weighed the available options for the 2020 WSASAS Meeting and decided the best option was to move the meeting to July 19-23 and combine with the ASAS-CSAS Virtual Annual Meeting.

2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show
July 19-23, 2020

Registration

Student Competitions

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition Guidelines and Score Sheet (Undergraduate Verification Form no longer required)
Poster Presentation Guidelines
Graduate Student Paper Competition Guidelines and Score Sheet

Returning for 2020 - Graduate Student Three-Minute Video Competition

Extended - Video submission deadline is 11:59 PM CT on June 15, 2020.

This competition will challenge graduate students of the Western Section to communicate their research projects effectively and concisely to a general audience, without using jargon. The 3-minute video should focus on the student’s research project and participants are encouraged to think outside of the box.

Sponsorship

View the 2020 Sponsorship Prospectus

Proceedings & Abstract Submissions

WSASAS submission of Proceedings deadline was May 1, 2020.

The submission deadline for Proceedings was 3:00 PM CT on May 1, 2020.

CALL FOR LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Late-Breaking Abstract submission deadline for the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show was 3PM Central on Friday, May 22, 2020. Full details on submissions can be found on the abstract page.

PROCEEDINGS SUBMISSIONS

WSASAS Proceedings submission closed May 1, 2020.

Proceedings Submission Guidelines
Proceedings Submission Tips
Proceedings submission should be completed following TAS Style and Form.

Program

As a reminder, there will be no printed WSASAS Program book at this year's meeting or future meetings. WSASAS voted to discontinue the print version of the WSASAS Program and move to an all app based meeting. Information on the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Meeting App, how to download it and use it will be available June 2020.