Changes to the Proposal Method for the 2024 General Conference Planning Sessions

If you plan to propose a planning session for the General Conference, please select up to four preferred dates and times and respond to the survey form by July 21st (Friday). The Program Committee will coordinate and finalize the dates during the committee meeting on August 8th, after which the proposers will be notified.

Please note that changes to the confirmed dates will generally not be allowed. Negotiations for presentations should be conducted after the dates have been determined. If you submit a session proposal after the deadline for the date survey, we will inform you of available slots and ask you to make arrangements within those options.

• The session duration will be 3 hours and 15 minutes for both morning and afternoon sessions. We also accept proposals for half sessions, which are 1 hour and 30 minutes long.
• The proposal submission period will be from the afternoon of March 5th (Tuesday) to the afternoon of March 8th (Friday), with a total of 7 slots available.
• The plenary session of the general conference will be held in the morning of March 5th (Tuesday). In the afternoon of March 5th (Tuesday), priority will be given to English sessions. This is to align with the International Committee's "Global Net Workshop" and "All Sections Meeting" scheduled for the afternoon of March 4th (Monday) and attract non-Japanese-speaking participants to the general conference.
• Sessions will be conducted in-person, but planning sessions will be streamed online for paid participants.