Online Meeting Supplement, App

Online Meeting Supplement Now Available

For the first time, browse an interactive version of the SSR Annual Meeting Supplement online before, during, or after the Meeting. You may also download the PDF version to your laptop or mobile device to read offline, although you will lose some of the interactive features:

• Turn the page by clicking a corner.
• Navigate using the Table of Contents (click on the section) or the  icon in the upper right-hand corner.

• Jump to full SSR abstracts from the Schedule of Events (click on the abstract number) or the Poster Key (click on a topic category).

• Plan your route through the first and fifth floors of the Palais or the poster display area using the maps on pages 22 and 23.

• Use the icons in the upper right-hand corner to engage with social media, save the Supplement to your desktop in PDF format, print, or "access more functionality and features" (e.g., search the text, add flags or notes, or switch views).

Free Meeting App

Also for the first time, you can view meeting information through the Guidebook app, which is freely available for both Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Although the SSR 2013 app will not be available until the meeting, you can download Guidebook now:

• Go to the app store you prefer for your device (iTunes, GooglePlay, Amazon Appstore).
• Search for "Guidebook".
• Download the application.

Information on how to download the SSR 2013 Guidebook will be available on-site.

Board and Committee Meetings

Unless otherwise noted: 1) meetings are closed (i.e., only members of that board or committee may attend), and 2) room numbers apply to the Palais des congrès.

Saturday, 20 July 2013

  3:00 pm–5:00 pm: Finance Committee (InterContinental Montréal Hotel).

  7:00 pm–10:00 pm: Board of Directors (InterContinental Montréal Hotel).

Sunday, 21 July 2013

  8:00 am–5:00 pm: Board of Directors (InterContinental Montréal Hotel).

Monday, 22 July 2013

  7:30 am–12:00 pm: BOR Editorial Retreat (Room 514ab).

  12:15 pm–12:45 pm: Volunteers (Room 518).

  1:00 pm–1:45 pm: Session Chairs (Room 518).

  1:50 pm–3:00 pm: Program Committee (Room 518).

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

  11:35 am–1:00 pm: Development Committee (Room 524a).

                                   Membership Committee (Room 524b).

                                   Public Affairs Committee (Room 524c).

  6:45 pm–7:30 pm: Trainee Affairs Committee (Room 525ab).

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

  11:30 am–1:00 pm: Awards Committee (Room 524a).

                                   Publications Committee (Room 524c).

Thursday, 25 July 2013

  7:00 am–8:30 am: Future Meetings Committee (Room 525ab).

  11:35 am–1:00 pm: Minority Affairs Committee (Room 524a).

                                   Nominating Committee (Room 524b).

  1:00 pm–2:30 pm: Heritage Committee (Room 514).

  5:05 pm–6:30 pm: SSR Business Meeting—OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES (Room 517d).

Friday, 26 July 2013

  8:00 am–9:30 am: 2013–2014 Board of Directors (Room 521bc).

Fun Run Info, Tourisme Montréal Activities, Exhibits and Support

Fun Run Information

Fun Run Flyer

Full details are now available for the SSR Fun Run on Wednesday, 24 July 2013. If you still need to register, please do so at the Meeting for $15 (t-shirt not included).

Buses will leave the Palais des congrès (200 Viger Ave. entrance) at 5:30 a.m. to take runners and walkers to Mount Royal Park for a 4.8-km circuit through the local forest. Mount Royal is the heart of Montréal, the city’s most cherished green space. The course includes a nice mix of shallow-grade uphill and downhill stretches as well as beautiful scenery and a stunning view of Montréal.

At the finish line, refreshments will be served: Montréal’s famous handmade bagels from St-Viateur Bagel and bottles of water. Buses will leave the park at 7:30 a.m.

Please read the Fun Run Flyer for complete information.

Tourisme Montréal: Airport Welcome Booth and #MTLMOMENTS

#MTLMOMENTS Photo Frame

Meeting attendees arriving at Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) are encouraged to visit the SSR 2013 Welcome Booth in the International Arrivals terminal. The booth will be staffed by members of Tourisme Montréal and the SSR Local Arrangements Committee (look for their yellow SSR 2013 t-shirts) and will be open at these times:
    Sunday............11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. EDT
    Monday............9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT

At the Meeting, take a picture with your colleagues behind the large picture frame that will appear in the convention center. Courtesy of Tourisme Montréal, the frame is part of a campaign to encourage visitors to post their experiences in Montréal on social media. There will also be hand-held frames for spontaneous photo ops. Use the hashtag #MTLMOMENTS to join the conversation!

Exhibits and Support

Visit the updated Exhibits page for exhibit hours and a list of the exhibitors with links to each homepage. The Support page is now complete with each supporter's logo (click the logo to visit the homepage), contribution level, and the specific events that they supported. Please help us thank our generous contributors for helping to make SSR 2013 a reality!

Online Itinerary, CME Test Questions, Roommate Referral Deadline

Online Itinerary Is Live

Visit Precis Central to search the SSR Program by:

• Presenter Last Name, full or partial 
• Presenter Institution/Department, full or partial 
• Abstract Title, full or partial 
• Phrase/Keyword, in Abstract and Keywords 
• Topic (Submission) Category 
• Session 
• Session Type 
• Day 

It's best to start with simple searches, such as by a single day, last name, topic category, or keyword. If your search delivers zero results, then you have selected conflicting search parameters.

On the Search Results page, simply click to read full abstracts or save them to your personal itinerary (My Itinerary). When you first attempt to add a session to your itinerary, you will be asked to log in. If you've submitted an abstract to BOR in the last two years, then you already have a Precis login; the system will let you know if your e-mail address is already associated with an account.

CME Pre-Test Questions

Download the updated 2013 CME Supplement to view the pre-test questions. An online pre‐test with these questions will be e-mailed to pre-registered CME participants by ASRM prior to the meeting in order to assess pre‐training competence.

If you still need to register for CME accreditation, you may do so at the meeting; a sign-up sheet and CME Supplement packet will be available near the registration area.

Roommate Referral Deadline

Be sure to sign up for the roommate referral service if you haven't already done so. It will close at the end of the day on Tuesday, 2 July 2013.

Registration Deadline, Hotel Reservations, Trainee Forum, Schedule Changes

Registration Deadline

Be sure to register for the Meeting by the end of the day Friday, 28 June 2013. Registration forms received after 28 June will not be processed until the meeting starts in Montréal. Registration will be available on site at the meeting.

Hotel Reminders

Hotels are filling up. There is still space available at the Holiday Inn Select Montréal Centre-Ville Downtown, but the SSR block will close on Friday, 5 July 2013. Don't delay!

Trainee Forum Details

The detailed Trainee Forum schedule has been released! Entitled "Transitioning into an Independent Career," the forum will take place on Friday, July 26, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Room 518. Although the Forum is open to all meeting attendees, you must have registered to attend.

Schedule Changes

Session chairs, room numbers, and platform session details have been added to the Schedule of Events. In addition, a lecture title has been confirmed and the second invited talk in Gametes Session IV will be given by Dr. Jean-Ju L. Chung instead of Dr. Betsy Navarro.

SSR New Investigator Lecture. Palais des congrès, Room 520abc.

• Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). "Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling in Ovary Development and Disease."

Gametes Session IV. Gamete Function in Fertilization. Room 520abc. Chair: Nuch Tanphaichitr, Ph.D. (Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).

• Invited Talk. Jean-Ju L. Chung, Ph.D. (Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts). "Progress in CatSper, the Spermatozoan-Specific Calcium Channel."

Trainee-Mentor Luncheon, Special Needs, On-Site Information, Schedule Changes

Trainee-Mentor Luncheon

If you were unable to register online for the Trainee-Mentor Luncheon in the last few weeks, that's because it was sold out. But the Trainee Affairs Committee has recruited several more mentors, and registration is open again!

If you've already registered for the Meeting and want to add the Trainee-Mentor Luncheon, please complete an additional registration form with payment for the ticket ($15). Unsold tickets will also be for sale at the meeting.

Special Needs Requests

All Palais entrances are wheelchair accessible and every room is equipped with an assistive listening system for the hearing impaired (headset available upon request). 

If you require special dietary or physical accommodations, please contact the SSR Business Office as soon as possible (608-256-2777; ssr-am@ssr.org).

On-Site Information

Visit the SSR 2013 On-Site Information page for information about your stay in Montreal. It includes online weather links, recommended conference attire, internet accessibility, and identifies local copying, faxing, dining, entertainment, and medical facilities.

Schedule Changes

A title has been provided for the following scientific session:

• Concurrent Exchange Lectures. Palais des congrès, Room 520def.
            SRF New Investigator. Adam Watkins, Ph.D. (University of
            Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom). Periconceptual
            Environment and Offspring Health.

June 2013 SSR Newsletter, Announcements Page

SSR 2013 Newsletter

The June 2013 SSR Newsletter is chock full of breaking news, including the 2013 election results; SSR 2013 event updates; reports from the SSR President, Treasurer, and Committees; a letter from the incoming and outgoing BOR Editors-in-Chief; and much more!

Announcements Page

Visit the new SSR Announcements page for miscellaneous SSR 2013 information regarding tote bags (bring your own!), the 2013 t-shirt design, uncatered meals, prepping your mobile devices for international travel, and the Just for Laughs comedy festival (10% discount for SSR attendees).