Dear Colleagues,

We can't wait to welcome you to the AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 10 – 14, to renew friendships, engage the vibrant global otolaryngology community, learn from trusted experts, debate the most pressing issues in the field, and push our science ever forward.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) invites you to submit an education proposal and/or scientific abstract for presentation during the 2025 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting provides otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons and related healthcare professionals worldwide with a full breadth of education opportunities focused on leading-edge clinical techniques, tools, and groundbreaking scientific discoveries, shared by experts in the global otolaryngology community.

Before submitting your proposal, please be sure to read the Submission Guidelines in their entirety, as they will help guide you through the criteria and requirements that are applicable to each of the submission categories. You are also encouraged to review and submit a topic based on the list of promoted gaps in practice.

The Call for Science submission site will be open through January 20, 2025, 11:59 pm (ET). During this timeframe, the following program formats can be submitted:

• Expert Lectures
• International Symposium
• Master of Surgery Video Presentations
• Panel Presentations
• Scientific Posters
• Scientific Oral Presentations
• Simulation Presentations

Although the program formats offered at the 2025 Annual Meeting will not change from this past year, there are a few important reminders to consider:

1. LATE-BREAKING SCIENTIFIC SUBMISSIONS: As in 2024, the number of accepted late-breaking abstracts for Scientific Oral presentations will be limited. There will be no late-breaking Poster presentations. We expect that the late-breaking scientific presentation review will be considerably more competitive than the regular submission review.
2. COMMUNITY VOICES: We continue to seek broad expertise from our field during the Expert Lecture series and Panel Presentations and encourage submissions of all program formats that incorporate voices representative of the diversity of our community and the patients we serve. We are seeking submissions that reflect diversity of thought and experience, and we strongly encourage proposals from speakers who represent varied perspectives, including diverse racial, ethnic, age, and gender identities, as well as those from all practice types, geographic backgrounds, and professional statuses.

Thank you for your willingness to share your expertise with colleagues from around the world at the annual gathering of the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery community. This is your chance to be part of an inspiring learning environment that connects professionals across the globe. We look forward to receiving your proposals and to seeing the creative ways in which you will contribute to the future of otolaryngology.

Submit your proposal today and be part of this extraordinary tradition of excellence!

Sincerely,



Cecelia Damask, DO
Coordinator, Annual Meeting Program Committee
AAO-HNSF