2026 AAG West Lakes Division Meeting
October 16-17, 2026
Natural History Building
The University of Illinois

Registration and Abstract Submission

Deadlines and Fees

• Early Bird registration (by 15 September)
  Regular: $149
  Students/underemployed/unemployed: $20
• Regular registration (from 15 September)
  Regular: $199
  Students/underemployed/unemployed: $40
• Abstracts due: 30 September

Registration

• Register for the conference and submit abstracts through the AAG registration platform.
• Please ensure you register for the "West Lakes Regional Division Meeting 2026"
• To register a group of people using the same payment method, please contact Elin Thorlund (ethorlund [at] aag.org).

Abstracts

• After registering for the conference (see above), you can submit a poster or presentation abstract.
• Please make sure you are submitting for the "West Lakes Regional Division Meeting 2026."

Posters

• A 44" x 36" area of cork board with push pins will be assigned to each registered poster
• Please plan on mounting your poster by 12:30pm on Saturday in preparation for the poster session.
• Student posters will be entered into a poster competition with separate categories for undergraduate and graduate students.

Presentations

• Presentations will be scheduled in 15-minute blocks.
• All presentation rooms will have an LCD projector with HDMI cable.
• Each session chair should plan on bringing a laptop with appropriate adapters for HDMI output.
• Session participants should plan on bringing their presentation slides in the cloud, on USB drives, or on personal laptops (with HDMI connectors).
• Student papers will be entered into a competition with separate categories for undergraduate and graduate students.

Internet Access

• Wi-Fi access is available through EduRoam, which you should register for at your home institution (if available) prior to leaving for the conference.
• U of I has a guest WiFi network (Illinois_Guest) but registration is required and connectivity can be unreliable.