The American Thoracic Society is planning the 2025 International Conference as an in-person program in San Francisco, CA May 16-21, 2025.

The ATS is seeking input for sessions in all areas of respiratory, critical care and sleep medicine with a clinical, basic science and/or translational focus. Input should be in the form of a session proposal in any of the following types:

• Pre-Conference Friday and Saturday
  • Postgraduate Course (Full Day Skills-Based)
  • Postgraduate Course (Full Day Didactic)
  • Postgraduate Course (Half-Day Didactic)

• Conference Sunday - Wednesday
  • Scientific Symposium
  • Meet the Expert Seminar

HEALTH CARE EQUITY AND GLOBAL HEALTH

The ATS is interested in expanding the International Conference education content on Health Disparities, Health Care Equity and Global Health. For proposals relating to clinical topics, the ATS asks proposers to consider speakers and presentations that address the following global health and equity issues:

• gender, race, ethnicity, ability, and economical background
• risk and manifestations, treatment options, access to treatment, systemic hurdles to care delivery and reporting in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine.

BASIC SCIENCE CORE

In addition to the general call for proposals outlined above, the ATS is seeking proposals for the Basic Science Core. ATS will consider scientific symposia proposals covering the following topic:

• Developmental Origins of Lung Disease Across the Life Span

If your proposal deals with this topic, please be sure to mark it to be considered for the Basic Science Core track. Symposia covering this topic should be submitted to the appropriate Assembly for review as with all proposals. Each proposal will be reviewed by the Assembly, and if accepted, will be considered for the track by the International Conference Committee.

PROPOSAL INFORMATION FOR 2025

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

1. ATS GUIDELINES
   The ATS does not permit the submission of proposals that include the presentation of information or data from an ATS Guideline that may not be approved by the time of the 2024 International Conference.

   • Session submitters, chairs and presenters including information contained in guidelines developed by other organizations are responsible for adhering to the organization’s rules of presentation, publication and confidentiality.

2. ASSEMBLY PROJECTS
   This is not the Assembly Project submission site. Please click here for more information about the Assembly Projects.

SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL

The International Conference Committee includes representatives of the ATS Assemblies, each of which is responsible for the review and programming of sessions in particular areas. When submitting a proposal, you will need to identify the Assembly by which you would like your session reviewed. Please follow the links below for a list of ATS assemblies and important information related to submitting a proposal for the ATS 2025 International Conference:

• Assemblies List with Descriptions

ATS PRIVACY POLICY

Proposers are required to review the ATS Privacy Policy and agree to allow the collection and use of personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Proposers are further required to confirm that permission has been received from proposed chairs and speakers to provide personal information.