Welcome to the 2026 National Assembly Call for Presentations Portal

The Call for General Presentations is now closed. The deadline was March 4. Notifications will go out in mid-April. The system remains open only for Student Poster Submissions until April 30.

Clinical Free Paper - Student and Resident Poster Contest - Submission Deadline April 30
Submit a poster to present at the 2026 Assembly as part of the Student and Resident Poster Contest. The purpose of these awards is to encourage students and residents to display outstanding posters at the AOPA National Assembly. Two meritorious scientific papers will be selected from the submissions:
1) The Otto and Lucille Becker Award will be presented for the best orthotic abstract submitted
2) The Edwin and Kathryn Arbogast Award for the best prosthetic abstract submitted

The poster must be exhibited and presented at the AOPA National Assembly for the award recipient to receive the prize. The winners of the two scientific poster awards will be published in the O&P Almanac. The winners will receive a $500 cash award, registration to the show, economy class airfare to the National Assembly and three nights hotel. To qualify to present a poster in this category and eligible for consideration for this award, the main author must be a student (baccalaureate or master level) or a resident at a qualified patient care facility. These awards have been made possible by a special endowment by Becker Orthopedic and WillowWood. Awards Selection Process An independent committee has been formed to review and judge all eligible scientific poster submissions. Eligibility Abstracts will not be considered for either award if they have been previously presented, published, or are currently submitted with pending decision on acceptance elsewhere.

If selected as part of the Student and Resident Poster Presentations, you will be expected to:

- Register for the 2026 Assembly (Poster Presenters receive 60% off the registration rate)
- Attend a virtual Poster Presenter Training in advance of the meeting
- Create a poster to present onsite at the Assembly. Posters are 48” (height) by 36” (width). Posters should be setup by noon on Thursday. Poster set up will be on Wednesday, 9/9 from 9:00a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, 9/10 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- You will also give a 30-second elevator speech about your poster, on Thursday, 9/10, starting at 5:45 p.m. on the Product Preview Stage in the Exhibit Hall. This will be followed by discussion at the bulletin board with your poster until 6:30 p.m.

Visit the Call for Presentations to learn more and see a sample poster

If you need help with your submission, you can access the FAQs, read the submission instructions, or watch an on-demand video tutorial on submitting (password: 62.%Pr+v ) Still have questions? Email the AOPA Meetings Team