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)

$598

$798

Graduate Student
Early Registration (by April 16)

$374

$499

Advance Registration (after April 16)

$485

$610

Undergraduate Student
Early Registration (by April 16)

$309

$384

Advance Registration (after April 16)

$424

$499

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.

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