13 months prior
Program: Symposium organizers confirmed; topics defined.
12 months prior
Meeting: First planning meeting
Call for Papers: Nearly final one-page general call for papers due.
11 months prior
Call for Papers: Final one-page general call for papers text due
Publicity: Submit mailing lists, email addresses for general call for papers announcements
10 months prior
Handbook: Symposium Organizer Handbook uploaded
Funding: Solicit corporate support
Call for Papers: Call for papers uploaded
Finance: Responsibility chart due
9 months prior
Call for Papers: Symposium-specific call for papers due
7 months prior
Publicity: Final requests for mail/email blasts due
6 months prior
MRS Advances: MRS Advances Publishing Proposal due
Program: Abstracts available to organizers for review
Tutorials: Tutorial proposals due
5 months prior
Program: Arrange abstracts into sessions; choose session chairs; submit session sheets; session details due
4 months prior
Meeting: Program planning meeting; final program changes due
3 months prior
Program: Program uploaded; symposium assistant recommendations due
MRS Advances: Referees assigned
Funding: Funding info due
1 month prior
Finance: AV and food requests due; pre-reg and travel reimbursement list due
Publicity: Symposium highlights questionnaire due
3 weeks prior
MRS Advances: Electronic papers due
At Symposium
Meeting tie-down
MRS Advances: Editor demo
Meeting: Wrap-up
3 weeks after
MRS Bulletin: Short summary of symposium due
1 month after
JMR: MRS invited feature paper nominations due
2 months after
MRS Advances: Editorial work done
3 months after
Finance: Final disbursement of symposium funds due
MRS Advances: MRS Advances articles published
The due dates given above are approximate. Refer to the website for your MRS meeting (Fall or Spring) during which your symposium will be held and/or your Spring Symposium Organizer Handbook and the Fall Symposium Organizer Handbook for specific information (e.g., submission deadlines).