1. Registration
Registrations are only accepted if this online registration form has been successfully submitted. No registration form is accepted unless accompanied by full payment.
2. Security
When registering through the internet, your personal and payment details are secured and encrypted. The latest encrypting techniques available are used for data transfer.
3. Confirmation/Payment Obligation
As soon as you have finished your personal registration process for the 22nd Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of SMSNA by clicking the "Register Now" button, you enter into a binding agreement with the organization of this meeting. As a result, you accept the payment obligation and the term of payment that comes along with this agreement.
Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail, giving you an overview of the personal details as filled in by you during the registration process. Furthermore, if you select to pay your registration fee by bank transfer or check, you will receive your invoice attached to your confirmation e-mail. A final e-mail will be sent to you once your payment has been received.
In case you fail to meet the term of payment that is applicable to your registration category (early fee or late fee), the organization is entitled to raise your registration fee to the next category (from early fee to regular fee or from regular fee to last-minute fee).
In case the organization has not received your payment before the start of the meeting, entry to the meeting may be refused without your payment obligation being waived.
4. Correspondence Address
For all correspondence regarding the meeting, the organization will use the e-mail address as provided by you during the registration process.
5. Liability
In registering for the congress, the participants agree that neither the SMSNA Board of Directors, Status Plus nor the Meeting Committee or any of their officers, agents, employees, or representatives assume any liability whatsoever.
6. Insurance
Participants are strongly advised to arrange their own travel, health, and cancellation insurance in the unfortunate case of having to cancel the meeting participation and/or travel and/or hotel accomodation because of illness or other (personal) circumstances.
7. Photography/Image Use Policy
SMSNA reserves the right to ue any images, in any media, captured at the meeting and related events, for promotional activities of future SMSNA activities in general. Individuals who do not wish to have their likeness, in any medium, used by SMSNA, must provide written notice to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
8. Attendee List
For this meeting, a meeting app is available that will contain an attendee list with personal details of everyone that has registered for the meeting. The attendee list is accesible for all meeting attendees, including industry representatives.
9. Industry Sponsored Sessions
Due to compliance regulations, your first name, last name, and e-mail address (e-mail address only of non-EU participants) will be shared with sponsored sessions organizers if you attend an industry sponsored session.
10. Exhibitors
Your first name, last name, and e-mail address (e-email address only for non-EU participants) will be shared with exhibitors if you visit their booth.
11. Currency
All amounts are stated in US Dollars (USD) and must be paid and/or will be collected in USD.
12. Pending Amounts
Any differences (appearing from incorrect application an/or past deadlines) in registration fees will be collected on-site during the meeting.
13. Payment On-Site
On-site payments can be made either in cash or by using a valid credit card.
14. Registration Cancellation & Refund Policy
Cancellation of your registration and refund requests for registration must be submitted in writing to the SMSNA Executive Office before September 1, 2021. All refund requests will be subject to a USD 100.00 processing fee. No refunds will be made on/after September 1, 2021.
Cancellations must be notified as soon as possible in writing (e-mail or letter) to:
SMSNA Executive Office
14305 Southcross Dr.
Suite 100
Burnsville, MN 55306 USA
Phone: (952) 683 1917
Fax: (952) 314 8212
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: www.smsna.org
Willingham earned her bachelor's degree in English and her PhD in biological sciences at The University of Texas at Austin and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in urology at the University of California-San Francisco. She has taught students of all ages, primarily as a university instructor in scientific writing and biology, focusing on physiology, anatomy, developmental biology, genetics, and general science.
Emily Willingham is author of Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis (Avery, 2020) and The Tailored Brain (Basic Books, 2021). Her writing has been published online at the New York Times, Scientific American, Forbes, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Wall Street Journal, Discover, NOVA, Science, and others. She is also co-author with Tara Haelle of the award-winning book, The Informed Parent (Perigee Books/Penguin), and the author of The Complete IG to College Biology. Her writing focuses on the intersection where society, science, and biases meet. She specializes in examining social perspectives on mental health, sexuality and gender, and parenting, with close attention to unconscious motivations and a practical perspective.