The fifth annual meeting of the Upper Midwest Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience will be held on October 24th, 2026 at the STEM center on the campus of University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. The meeting will have research poster sessions, Nanosymposiums (Submissions welcome) Career Building Workshop (Science Communication and Social Media), a keynote speaker (Accepting submissions from Early Career Scientists), Lightning Talk competition and lunch.
The Annual Neuroscience Conference gives undergraduates, graduate, and postdoctoral fellows the chance to present research findings in a poster session, attend lectures and special panels, and meet other students and faculty interested in the neurosciences.
Exciting New Keynote Address
This year the UMC would like to highlight aa Early Career Scientists (defined as PhD candidate, Postdoc Fellow, or Assistant professor with less than 6 years at the position) for our Keynote Speaker. We will be accepting nominations or self-submissions for the Keynote Address. Please email hillhout@uwgb.edu with your talk title, abstract, and CV by Sept 29th, 2026. Notifications will be made by Oct 7th. Submissions not selected for the Keynote address will be considered for nanosymposiums (but authors are not required to give a nanosymposium).
We will be accepting posters, nanosymposiums, and lightning presentations (5 min oral presentation contest). Poster presentations can be submitted for completed or in-progress research projects. Additionally, we are welcoming presentations that were presented at or will be presented at national meetings (e.g. Society for Neuroscience, ASPET, etc).
Abstract Submission Deadline: DEADLINE EXTENDED Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Registration is $10!!!
Location: The Brown County STEM Innovation Center, 2019 Technology Way, Green Bay, WI 54311 (click for more information click here)
Program Schedule (Preliminary Schedule - time may changed based on the number of poster submissions)
8:30 - 9:30 am: Conference registration, Coffee, and Pastries; Poster Session 1 setup
9:30 - 9:35 am: Welcome and Introduction
9:35 - 10:10 am: Early Career Keynote Address:
10:10 - 11:20 am: Research Poster Session 1
11:20 - 12:05 pm: Graduate School Admission Workshop Career Building Workshop - Science Communication and Social Media
12:05 - 12:45 pm: Lunch (Provided as part of registration) - Poster Session 2 setup
Business Meeting (during lunch; 12:45 - 1:00 pm)
12:45 - 1:15 pm: Lightning Talk Competition (Students)
1:20 - 2:20 pm: Nanosymposium Session (15 min nano seminars - 3 rooms)
2:20 - 3:10 pm: Research Poster Session 2
3:10 : UMC SfN Lightning Presentation Awards and Closing remarks