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The AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee is currently soliciting abstracts for the 17th Annual AACI CRI Meeting. This year’s meeting will center on fostering inclusive practices and expanding community impact. The purpose of the abstracts is to inform attendees about challenges and solutions implemented at AACI cancer centers, showcasing advancements across key areas in clinical research and operational excellence.

Updates to the 2025 Submission Process

This year, AACI has changed the abstract submission categories to provide more detail. The updated categories are:

• Community Outreach and Engagement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Clinical Trial Operations (Trial Start-up, Regulatory, Data Management, IITs)
• Cross-Cutting Innovation and Collaboration 
• Emerging Technology
• Prioritization and Scientific Review
• Training, Career Development, and Staff Retention

As in 2024, abstracts will be submitted online. The online submission tool will open February 3. In the meantime, we strongly encourage you to draft your abstract using the abstract template provided on the 2025 Call for Abstracts webpage, in Word and PDF formats. A style guide has been made available to help standardize the format of all abstracts to facilitate their review.

Three abstracts will be selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Up to two authors of each winning abstract will receive a complimentary meeting registration or a refund for a previously paid meeting registration fee. While AACI encourages collaboration with external organizations, only employees of AACI member cancer centers are eligible for complimentary meeting registration. All accepted abstracts will have the opportunity to submit a poster, which will be on display during the poster session for attendees to view and will be featured on the AACI website.

Information about the poster session is forthcoming.

Important Dates

January 6, 2025
Abstract requirements available

February 3, 2025
Online submission tool opens

March 3, 2025 | 5:00 pm Pacific time
Deadline to submit abstracts

April 2025
Abstracts selected for oral presentation; notifications sent to submitting authors

May 12, 2025 | 5:00 pm Pacific time
Deadline to submit an electronic copy of your poster to [email protected]

Please note: all dates are subject to change.