Registration

Registration will open January 5, 2026

To receive the member rate you must be a GSA member for 2026. Consider joining GSA and save hundreds on your registration fees. Your membership will become active within 20 minutes, and will remain valid through December 31, 2026. During the registration process, you will be asked to create a new account or sign in to an existing account. If you were a GSA member or attended a GSA conference in the last seven years, you already have a GSA account and should use the “forgot your password” option.

Any questions please contact: gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org

Letter of invitation – If you submitted an abstract you can access your letter of invitation for your visa application, through your author portal in the abstract submission program. If you did not submit an abstract, please send a request, with your full mailing address to gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org and a letter will be emailed back to you.

Registration Fees

Registration fees are in US Dollars. There is no virtual participation registration.

Registration Category	GSA Member Rate	Nonmember Rate
Regular
Early Registration (by April 16 )	$587	$887
Advance Registration (after April 16)	$787	$1,237
Postdoc
Early Registration (by April 16)	$489	$639
Advance Registration (after April 16)	$664	$864
Graduate Student
Early Registration (by April 16)	$374	$499
Advance Registration (after April 16)	$524	$649
Undergraduate Student
Early Registration (by April 16)	$309	$384
Advance Registration (after April 16)	$434	$509
Industry
Early Registration (by April 16)	$588	$888
Advance Registration (after April 16)	$788	$1,238

Registration includes hundreds of presentations and the opportunity to engage with your colleagues

12 Plenary Sessions (4 invited and Award presentations)
2 Poster Sessions
Exhibits
Workshops (attendee organized)
Conference App for desktop, laptop, and mobile devices
Professional Development events
PDF of Abstract Book
PDF of Program Book
Opportunity for GSA student members to invite up to three attendees to visit their poster via the abstract submission program
Opening Mixer

Manage Your Registration

Payment Options

Payment must be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) through the online registration process. Credit card payments will not be accepted by telephone or fax.

GSA does not accept purchase orders for registration payments.

Registration Resource Center

Visit the Registration Resource Center (available January 5) to update your contact information or print a receipt. You will need your badge number to access your record, which is listed in your registration confirmation email.

Cancellation

Do not click the “Cancel Registration” button on the registration form at any time. If you wish to request cancellation of your registration, contact gsaconferences@genetics-gsa.org. Cancellation requests received by April 16, 2026 are fully refundable and will not incur a cancellation fee. All cancellations received between April 17 and June 13, 2026 will not be eligible for a refund.

Do not cancel your registration if all you want to do is edit your registration form before you submit it. You can do that by navigating between pages using the “Back” and “Next” buttons.

Journals Publishing Discount

Get a $250 discount on APC/page charges at GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics

First or corresponding authors who register to attend a 2026 GSA Conference can use the code GSA2026 for a $250 discount on page charges or APC for papers accepted in the GSA Journals. One code may be used per paper and must be entered at the time of paper submission to the journals. Staff will verify conference registration when files are uploaded post-acceptance. Submit papers April 1, 2026–August 31, 2026.

Papers presented at the 2026 conferences and published in the GSA Journals will be part of a special virtual collection!