All proposals must be submitted online through the ATS Networking Super Center Call for Input 

Do you have an innovative idea for a networking event, interactive workshop, talk, or small group discussion relevant to early or mid-career professionals, clinicians, and/or basic (Ph.D.) or clinical scientists? If so, the ATS Networking Super Center might be the place to have your novel idea presented!

The Networking Super Center Learning Studio offers a variety of daily talks, panel discussions, networking events, and other opportunities focused on professional and scientific development to take your careers to the next level. Talks are typically 55 minutes long including Q&A. The goal of these sessions is to leverage the Networking Super Center’s unique setting to foster interactivity, experiential learning, and thought-provoking conversations around topics pertinent to basic and clinical scientists and clinician educators.

NOW, the ATS Networking Super Center Subcommittee is looking for proposals that will be scheduled in the Networking Super Center at ATS 2026 Orlando! Successful proposals will be those relevant to members looking to enhance their clinical and scientific careers, will be designed to promote interactivity and engagement, and will support ATS’s broader goals to ensure diversity and inclusion across its programs. Submissions that feature early career members as speakers or panelists are strongly encouraged.

The Networking Super Center “call for input” period is NOW open!  Programming decisions will be announced in the fall.

1. Log into the site using your American Thoracic Society Login.
2. Begin your proposal submission by clicking on click here to begin a new submission.
3. You may edit your proposal as often as you want; the information that you supply in your proposal will be saved when you click “save.”
4. Please review your proposal for accuracy prior to submission. When all the required fields are complete and you are satisfied with your proposal, you may submit it by clicking Save and Finalize.
5. You will receive an email confirming your proposal shortly after submission. If you do not receive the email, please contact Liz Guzman at lguzman@thoracic.org.
6. Proposals received after Oct. 1, will NOT be considered. Proposals received on paper form or through email will not be considered.
7. Your proposal will be reviewed by the Networking Super Center subcommittee and ranked with all other proposals. Each proposal will be reviewed by the NSC subcommittee and ranked based upon the fit for the NSC goals and traget audience, diversity of speakers, novelty/innovation, and feasibility for the time allotted. 
8. If your session is chosen for the program, you will be notified in late December. You will be expected to confirm your program and speakers, and moderators at that time.

If you have any questions about the call for input, the rating process, or the Networking Super Center in general, please feel free to contact Liz Guzman at lguzman@thoracic.org.