Call for Abstracts
ESC-ESAB JAM 2025 Call for Submitted Talks & Posters
Submission deadline: 15 August 2025
General information: In order to submit an abstract, you will first need to register for the JAM HERE. After registering you will receive an email with a link to the abstract submission site. You do not have to submit an abstract immediately; the link will work until the submission deadline has passed. You can submit only a single abstract in which you are the presenter; however, you can be an author on additional contributions if you are not presenting them yourself.
Please have the title, abstract (maximum of 170 words) and list of authors and their affiliations ready before beginning the online submission process. Please submit your abstract as a Word or PDF document formatted as per the sample abstract below (click on the ‘+’ below to expand the abstract). Abstracts can be in either official language and will be included in the conference program in that language. On the abstract upload page, you will be asked whether the abstract is for a talk or a poster, and to identify keywords for the subject matter of the contribution. If you are submitting an abstract for a talk, you will also have the opportunity to indicate whether you feel your presentation would be suitable for inclusion in a contributed-papers session associated with one of the symposia. Descriptions for the symposia are HERE.
Sample abstract:
The presenting author’s name should be in bold, and email address of at least the presenting author included.
I’ve got you under my skin: Morphologically reduced subdermal mites (Astigmata: Hypoderatidae) infesting gannets in Atlantic Canada.
Heather Proctor (1), Pierre-Yves Daoust (2), Nicolas Decelles (3).
1. University of Alberta, hproctor@ualberta.ca, 2. University of Prince Edward Island, 3. McGill University
Deutonymphs of the mite family Hypoderatidae are subdermal parasites of vertebrates, primarily birds. They are highly morphologically reduced and resemble grains of rice. When known, adults and other juvenile stages (larva, tritonymph) of hypoderatids occupy the nests of their hosts. Here we report the presence of deutonymphs of Neottialges caparti Fain in the subcuticular tissues of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus (L.)) from Atlantic Canadian waters. We observed mites in 39% of 90 birds whose skin samples were examined microscopically. Our observations represent both the first record of N. caparti in Northern Gannets from the western North Atlantic region and the second report of N. caparti since its initial description in 1967 from two Northern Gannets in Belgium. Adults and juvenile stages other than deutonymphs are yet to be observed.
For invited symposium speakers: If you are an invited symposium speaker, you will still need to register but your abstract can either be submitted online or sent to the organizers of your symposium. If you submit online please also send your abstract to the organizers as it will help them determine the order of presentations in their symposium.
For graduate students: Graduate students are invited to apply for an Excellence in Graduate Research Award (previously titled “Graduate Student Showcase”). The purpose of the this award is to provide a high-profile opportunity for graduate students near the completion of their degrees to present a more in-depth overview of their thesis research. In addition to having more time to give an oral presentation, recipients of the award will receive $500 plus an Ed Becker JAM Participation award to help cover travel expenses. Graduate students who wish to be considered for the award should select “Excellence in Graduate Research Award” from the drop-down menu on the abstract submission site.
Information for the Excellence in Graduate Research Award Can be found here
Students who do not wish to be considered for the Excellence in Graduate Research Award can select whether they wish to compete for a President’s Prize when uploading their abstract. These prizes are awarded to the best oral and poster presentations at the ESC-ESAB JAM 2025.
To be eligible for the President’s Prize, a presenter must:
- Be enrolled in a degree program or have graduated from the program within the previous six months.
- Be the principal investigator and principal author of the presented work.
Notification of acceptance for contributed talks and posters: The Scientific Program Committee will assess submitted abstracts approximately every two weeks until the submission deadline of 15 August 2025, and will email contributors with regard to acceptance. If you need documentation of acceptance in order to attend the JAM, it would be wise to submit your abstract as early as possible! Should all slots in oral presentation sessions be filled at the time the Committee receives an abstract for a talk, the contributor may be offered the opportunity to do a poster presentation instead.
Details about formatting of presentations (e.g., poster dimensions) will be provided in early summer.
Registration Fees:
If you are an ESC member you must log in to your ESC member account to view and receive the member pricing.If you are an ESAB member who is not also an ESC member; select the Non Member ticket, and then on the payment screen use the ESAB member discount code sent to your email by ESAB to receive the member pricing. Early bird pricing is available until August 31st, 2025.
| Early Bird | Regular Registration | Late registration | One Day Registration | |
| Student | $295 | $395 | $550 | All attendees: $300 |
| Entomology Enthusiasts | $295 | $450 | $550 | |
| Early Career Researcher/Early Professional | $395 | $450 | $595 | |
| Emeritus & Honorary | $395 | $495 | $595 | |
| Regular | $495 | $595 | $700 | |
| Non Member | $595 | $750 | $800 |
Note: All full conference registrations come with one (1) banquet ticket. Additional tickets are available for purchase during registration for a fee of $100 plus tax.
Note: A link to the abstract submissions portal will be available once registration is complete. If you are submitting an abstract, please see the registration confirmation page for instructions.
Abstract submission will not be accepted after August 15, 2025
