Welcome to the in-person registration site for BLAST XIX. If you have any questions or issues, please contact Sarah Van Heusen at [email protected].
Talk Abstracts - Deadline Friday, November 6, 2026. Instructions for preparation and submission of abstracts are posted at www.blastmeetings.org. Submit abstracts at https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/83556/submitter
Conference registration includes your hotel rooms and
food and drinks served during the meeting
Check-In on Sunday January 17, 2027.
Check-Out on morning of Thursday January 21, 2027.
For making your travel plans, the scientific sessions will be Sunday evening through Wednesday evening.
Your hotel rooms will be booked for you. If you need extra nights beyond these dates, then you can select to add nights below.
If your travel plans are different than January 17 - 21, or if your travel dates change after you register, then please contact Sarah Van Heusen at [email protected] to notify her so she can modify your hotel reservations.
Room to yourself. Single or double bed - determined by hotel availability.
Share room with another registered attendee. Double beds.
Hotel Stay Information
Additional Nights for BLAST Participants ONLY.
Questions please contact Sarah Van Heusen at [email protected]
Single Room
Double Room (we will match you with BLAST participant, if possible)
Roommate(s)
Do you know who you want to share a room with (BLAST participant or guest)?
Need/want to be assigned a roommate to share a room with:
Conference registration includes receptions on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings; coffee breaks; and three meals daily from Monday morning through Friday morning, except Wednesday dinner will not be provided.
Wednesday afternoon and evening will be free for meeting attendees to explore Charleston on their own or as part of paid excursions.
(no dietary restrictions)
(fish but not meat)
(plant and egg based)
(no food derived from animals)
(no dairy)
(gluten free)
BLAST meetings are designed to support development of trainees and junior faculty. We request the following demographic information for use in evaluating BLAST XVII, as well as planning and fundraising for future BLAST meetings. Demographic data about meeting attendees will only be used in aggregate form.
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* Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. Not available for or applicable to events, attendees, or travel outside of the USA. Purchase Protection is a service offered by Purchase Protection LLC. Purchase Protection is not an insurance policy. It is a service that will refund you 100% of your event fees, taxes and dues should you be prevented by unforeseen circumstances from attending the event. Purchase Protection does not apply to, and will not reimburse, charitable donations. Purchase Protection fees will be charged as a separate transaction. Any changes made to your purchase will not change the amount covered in this agreement.
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