July 2022 UPDATE
Post-conference registration for Evolution 2022 is $20 for everyone. This provides access (until the end of 2022) to on-demand recordings of the five plenary talks (three presidential address, Gould and IDEA prize talks), all symposia, Evolution's Rainbow, and ~100 regular talks for which presenters provided a pre-recorded video). Access is via the Registration link above. These are hosted on the Virtual Platform and access is via your Profile Home after logging into the Registration site (link above).
Post-conference registration for Evolution 2022 is $20 for everyone. This provides access (until the end of 2022) to on-demand recordings of the five plenary talks (three presidential address, Gould and IDEA prize talks), all symposia, Evolution's Rainbow, and ~100 regular talks for which presenters provided a pre-recorded video). Access is via the Registration link above. These are hosted on the Virtual Platform and access is via your Profile Home after logging into the Registration site (link above).
The societies represented at the annual Evolution conference are not-for-profit organizations. The registration rates have been set as low as possible to cover the costs of the virtual meeting and are less than half the rates at our in-person conferences.
Funds from registration will be used to cover the costs of the online platform, which includes server storage capacity and cybersecurity needed to offer large numbers of live and recorded content, to cover the costs of staff for the organization and and support of the virtual conference, and to provide funds to increase accessibility for students and attendees from low GDP countries.
Note that registration for Virtual Evolution 2021 is substantially less than our typical in-person Evolution conference. Rates for members in 2019 were $500 (faculty), $515 (postdoc), $330 (student).
Funds from registration will be used to cover the costs of the online platform, which includes server storage capacity and cybersecurity needed to offer large numbers of live and recorded content, to cover the costs of staff for the organization and and support of the virtual conference, and to provide funds to increase accessibility for students and attendees from low GDP countries.
Note that registration for Virtual Evolution 2021 is substantially less than our typical in-person Evolution conference. Rates for members in 2019 were $500 (faculty), $515 (postdoc), $330 (student).
If you wish to register a group, please contact Kerrell Dunsmore at evolution.meetings@gmail.com
Registration fees
Category* |
On or before May 15^ |
On or before June 20^ |
After June 20 |
Professional member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$520 $125 |
$620 $125 |
$670 $125 |
Professional non-member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$620 $175 |
$720 $175 |
$770 $175 |
Postdoc member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$435 $50 |
$535 $50 |
$585 $50 |
Postdoc non-member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$535 $100 |
$635 $100 |
$685 $100 |
Student member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$350 $20 |
$450 $20 |
$500 $20 |
Student non-member in-person + virtual virtual only |
$450 $50 |
$550 $50 |
$600 $50 |
Guests** in-person |
$175 |
$275 |
$325 |
* Rates refer to your status at the time you register. If you have recently graduated but not yet become a post doc, you can register as a student. If your post doc has ended but you have not started as a faculty, you can register as a postdoc.
** A guest is a person accompanying a standard (i.e. non-guest) registrant. The guest can attend the 'social' functions only (i.e. opening reception, coffee breaks, evening poster sessions). Anyone wanting to attend talks, symposia, workshops and/or other academic events must independently register as a regular attendee. Guests receive a discount on Super social tickets (see below).
^ Discounted rates apply until 10 PM Eastern Daylight on the indicated dates.
** A guest is a person accompanying a standard (i.e. non-guest) registrant. The guest can attend the 'social' functions only (i.e. opening reception, coffee breaks, evening poster sessions). Anyone wanting to attend talks, symposia, workshops and/or other academic events must independently register as a regular attendee. Guests receive a discount on Super social tickets (see below).
^ Discounted rates apply until 10 PM Eastern Daylight on the indicated dates.
Virtual registrants get:
In-Person registrants get:
All of the above (except the option to 'present' a faux-live talk during the virtual meeting) PLUS:
*Faux-live talks are pre-recorded by the presenter and then played on the VP following a specific schedule. The 'presenter' is present in the chat to answer questions during and following the airing of their talk.
^This includes access to all concurrent sessions, symposia, plenary addresses, and two evening poster sessions with light food and a cash bar (drink tickets are not provided). It also includes early morning (i.e. pre-plenary) coffee/tea, morning and afternoon coffee breaks (June 25-28) and the opening reception on Friday evening, June 24. Some workshops and special events have additional costs and lunch is not provided. There is also an additional charge for the optional conference-ending Super Social on Tuesday evening, June 28 (see below).
- Access to 2 days of faux-live* talks during the virtual meeting, hosted on our Virtual Platform (VP).
- The opportunity to present a faux-live* talk during the virtual meeting.
- Access to the VP during the in-person meeting, on which will be live-streamed all 5 plenaries (3 Presidential addresses, Gould lecture, IDEA award) and 2 concurrent session rooms hosting all our symposia over the 4 days.
- 6 months of access to recorded talks on the VP, all with optional English and Spanish captioning, that include:
- all faux-live talks from the virtual meeting
- videos of all live-streamed content (i.e. plenaries and symposia) from the in-person meeting
- videos of all (non-live-streamed) in-person talks that presenters opt to contribute
In-Person registrants get:
All of the above (except the option to 'present' a faux-live talk during the virtual meeting) PLUS:
- Attendance at the in-person meeting^.
- The opportunity to sign-up to present a talk and/or poster at the in-person meeting.
- The opportunity to upload a recording of your talk that will be captioned in English and Spanish and made available to all participants (virtual and in-person) on the Virtual Platform for 6 months after the meeting
- The opportunity to take part in the various in-person workshops (some require pre-registration and have additional fees)
*Faux-live talks are pre-recorded by the presenter and then played on the VP following a specific schedule. The 'presenter' is present in the chat to answer questions during and following the airing of their talk.
^This includes access to all concurrent sessions, symposia, plenary addresses, and two evening poster sessions with light food and a cash bar (drink tickets are not provided). It also includes early morning (i.e. pre-plenary) coffee/tea, morning and afternoon coffee breaks (June 25-28) and the opening reception on Friday evening, June 24. Some workshops and special events have additional costs and lunch is not provided. There is also an additional charge for the optional conference-ending Super Social on Tuesday evening, June 28 (see below).
Super social* |
On or before May 15 |
On or before Jun 15 |
After Jun 15 |
Faculty/professional |
$40 |
$60 |
Not available |
Postdoc / student |
$25 |
$45 |
Not available |
Guest registrant |
$40 |
$60 |
Not available |
Accompanying person not registered as a Guest |
$70 |
$90 |
Not available |
* Includes dinner, 1 drink and admission to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (standard admission price is $30). Cash bars will also be on-site.
Society membership
Members of one or more of the participating societies enjoy significant savings in registration fees that more than offset the cost of membership. We therefore recommend becoming a member or renewing your membership before beginning your registration.
Check your current membership status here:
American Society of Naturalists
Society for the Study of Evolution (if you cannot login your membership has lapsed)
Society of Systematic Biologists
Join/renew your membership:
American Society of Naturalists
Society for the Study of Evolution
Society of Systematic Biologists
Check your current membership status here:
American Society of Naturalists
Society for the Study of Evolution (if you cannot login your membership has lapsed)
Society of Systematic Biologists
Join/renew your membership:
American Society of Naturalists
Society for the Study of Evolution
Society of Systematic Biologists
SSE Global meeting participation support: SSE provides discounted or free membership to their society for students, researchers, and educators from 152 countries and territories around the world through their Global Membership Assistance Program. If you have joined the SSE through this program, you are also eligible for free virtual meeting registration to Evolution 2022. Learn more and apply here.
Talk / poster submission
Access to talk and poster submission is available after you have completed and paid for your conference registration (a link will appear in your 'Profile home' in the registration system). Virtual attendees can sign up for a faux-live talk during the virtual meeting; in-person attendees can sign up for a poster and/or an in-person talk during the in-person meeting. There is no selection process for faux-live or in-person talks; all talk are accepted until available slots are filled or submission closes on May 15, whichever is earlier. All poster submissions are accepted until June 1.
Detailed information about talks and posters can be found on the Instructions for Presenters page. Only title, authors, and keywords are required to submit a talk. Abstracts are optional, unless you are applying for an award. Details can be updated later by logging back into the registration system.
Faux-live talk recordings will be played automatically during a scheduled session during the virtual conference. 'Presenters' should attend the session in which their talked is played to answer questions in the online chat during and immediately following their talk.
Detailed information about talks and posters can be found on the Instructions for Presenters page. Only title, authors, and keywords are required to submit a talk. Abstracts are optional, unless you are applying for an award. Details can be updated later by logging back into the registration system.
Faux-live talk recordings will be played automatically during a scheduled session during the virtual conference. 'Presenters' should attend the session in which their talked is played to answer questions in the online chat during and immediately following their talk.
Cancellation policy
We understand the challenges associated with planning travel during a pandemic. If your plans change, you may contact evolution.meetings@gmail.com to request a refund. A $10 processing fee applies until June 1, 2022. After this date the fee is $50. If the in-person meeting is cancelled due to pandemic-related health and safety concerns, in-person registration fees will be refunded in full (i.e. no processing fee). If you test positive for covid or think you may have it, do not attend the in-person meeting. We will reimburse registration costs, with no cancellation fee, for the parts of the conference you miss.
You can log back into the system at any time and make changes to your registration, including switching from in-person to virtual attendance. If a partial refund is owed to you, it will be reimbursed with no processing fee. Changes made prior to the early registration deadline (May 15) will be processed by June 1 at the latest; changes made after this date will be processed after the meeting (by July 15 at the latest).
You can log back into the system at any time and make changes to your registration, including switching from in-person to virtual attendance. If a partial refund is owed to you, it will be reimbursed with no processing fee. Changes made prior to the early registration deadline (May 15) will be processed by June 1 at the latest; changes made after this date will be processed after the meeting (by July 15 at the latest).