Review submission dates for the 2026 Annual Meeting award nominations, session proposals, and scientific abstracts.

Award nominations

Deadline: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 8:59 pm PT/11:59 pm ET

We invite nominations for the Society of Family Planning awards to celebrate leaders in the field of family planning. Learn about the awards and past winners.

Session proposals

Deadline: March 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT / 2:59 am ET

The Society seeks session proposals on timely topics that advance the science and medicine of abortion and contraception in the US. Successful proposals will offer actionable takeaways, center evidence-informed content, be tailored to a well defined audience, use an effective learning format, and feature presenters with relevant expertise. Learn more on the call for sessions.

• Pre-conference workshops: 180 minutes, an in-depth exploration of a specific topic. Held on October 16.
• Plenary sessions: 75 minutes, scheduled without competing session. Held October 17-19.
• Concurrent sessions: 60 minutes, run simultaneously with other sessions. Held October 17-19.

Pre-conference notifications will be made in June; conference concurrent and plenary session notifications will be made in July.

Scientific abstracts

Deadline: March 17, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT / 2:59 am ET

The Society seeks abstracts that advance the science and medicine of abortion and contraception in the US. Successful abstracts will address timely topics and important gaps in knowledge, demonstrate methodological rigor, and be tailored to the Annual Meeting audience. Learn more on the call for abstracts.

All sessions and abstracts are reviewed and selected through a rigorous process conducted by peer reviewers, the Annual Meeting Committee, and the Board of Directors. The peer reviewers are selected through an open call recruitment period once a year. If you would like to volunteer, please raise your hand! For questions related to session or abstract submission and review, please contact AnnualMeetingSubmissions@SocietyFP.org

Please note: #SFP2026 is scheduled to be in an in-person event in San Francisco, CA. If your submission is accepted, you should be available to present during those dates.

The Society has a limited amount of funding available to support speakers who do not have institutional support to attend the Annual Meeting and would not be able to attend without financial assistance. Faculty can request conference registration, up to three nights in the conference hotels, travel up to $600, a per diem of $100 per day, and a reimbursement of up to $100 per day for childcare. For questions about the faculty experience at the 2026 Annual Meeting, contact Events@SocietyFP.org.