Key dates and deadlines
Please refer to this page for all important dates referenced in this sponsorship and exhibition at WMS 2026 website.
Activity | Dates |
|---|---|
Round one of sponsorship and exhibition application booking form opens | February 2026 |
Round one of sponsorship and exhibition application booking form closes | 11 March 2026 |
Round one of sponsorship and exhibition application confirmation email sent | 3 April 2026 |
Sponsors and exhibitors information website opens | 9 April 2026 |
Round two of sponsorship and exhibition booking form opens | 9 April 2026 |
Abstract submission deadline | 10 April 2026 |
Draft symposium programme deadline | 29 April 2026* |
Round two of sponsorship and exhibition booking form closes | 11 May 2026 |
Early bird full payment and contract deadline | 21 May 2026* |
Abstract outcome notifications | June 2026 |
Early bird registration ticket deadline | 5 June 2026 |
Sponsorship and exhibition full payment and contract deadline - non-early bird | 11 June 2026 |
Final full symposia programme and symposia marketing email content deadline | 30 June 2026* |
Booth design submission deadline | 2 July 2026 |
Deadline for sponsored email campaign | 7 July 2026 |
Digital brochure advert submission deadline | 15 July 2026 |
Symposia speaker registration deadline | 28 July 2026 |
Late breaking abstract submission opens | 1 August 2026 |
Exhibitor and patient advocacy group risk assessment and insurance submission deadline | 15 August 2026 |
Sponsor and exhibitor registration deadline | 20 August 2026 |
Symposia briefing | 27 August 2026 |
Exhibitor lead retrieval briefing | 28 August 2026 |
Late breaking abstract submission deadline | 31 August 2026 |
App advert banner deadline | 2 September 2026 |
Submit Symposia app polling and Q&A | 9 September 2026 |
Submit Symposia presentation files | 25 September 2026 |
Exhibitor move-in date | 28 September 2026 |
WMS 2026 Congress | 29 September - 3 October 2026 |
Exhibitor move-out date | 3 October 2026 |
Symposium summary email content deadline | 19 October 2026* |
*Failure to comply with these deadlines will result in a penalty charge of £2,000 + VAT for each missed deadline.
Dates are provisional and subject to change.
