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Abstract Info

Abstract Submission Information

Submissions open August 3, 2026! See Deadlines below: General Abstracts: Friday, September 11th (5:00pm PST) Expanded Abstracts: Friday, September 25th (5:00pm PST)

Students are encouraged to present their research at the 2026 SWACSM Annual Meeting. SWACSM provides opportunities for students to participate in either an oral presentation or at a poster session. All student research award candidates (expanded abstracts for oral presentation) and poster presenters (general abstracts) should submit abstracts through the International Journal of Exercise Science (IJES) Conference Proceedings website at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijesab.  All abstracts will be published in IJES after the conference concludes.

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Southwest ACSM Annual Meeting

October 23-24, 2026

2026 abstract submissions open August 3rd, 2026! See below for specific due dates:

Submission Guidelines

Please see the 2026 SWACSM abstract flyer for submission guidelines. Read the entire submission guidelines document because there are changes from previous meetings.

ALL abstracts are required to use the 2026 SWACSM abstract template. There is a NEW template for the 2026 meeting onward. Please do not use templates from previous SWACSM meetings.

Once you have reviewed the 2026 SWACSM abstract flyer for the submission guidelines and completed your abstract using the official 2026 SWACSM abstract template, Click HERE to submit your abstract:

Expanded abstracts for the undergraduate and graduate awards, please see the abstract flyer for instructions and click here for an example submission.

For questions regarding general abstract formatting or content, please contact Dr. Fabiano Amorim (amorim@unm.edu). 

If you experience any issues submitting your abstract or uploading the letter of support, Dr. Matt Seeley can also assist.

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