Biophysical Society 65th Annual Meeting Program Guide

General Information

BPS Virtual Annual Meeting Dates The Annual Meeting will be held Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26, 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting Time Zone The Annual Meeting will be held in USA Eastern time Certificates of Attendance Certificates of Attendance may be obtained by emailing society@biophysics org Virtual Event Code of Conduct The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting provides an environment that encourages free and respectful expression and exchange of scientific ideas Please review the virtual event code of conduct policy (https://biophysics ethicspoint com/) that all meeting participants must follow Virtual Exhibits The Virtual Exhibit Hall features the most advanced equipment, products, services, and publications available A list of exhibitors as of February 1, 2021, can be found beginning on page 128 Tuesday 10:00 am –5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am –5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am –5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am –5:00 pm Virtual Exhibitor Scavenger Hunt Light up the Leaderboard! Join your fellow BPS attendees on an interactive Scavenger Hunt with exhibitors Visit the exhibitors, scan the QR code in each company’s profile, answer the question to score points, and climb the leaderboard! Top two scoring participants will receive a Samsung Galaxy Tablet or a Fitbit Versa The Scavenger Hunt ends on Friday, February 26, at 5:00 pm Winners will be notified and announced on BPS’ social media accounts on Friday, February 26, at 5:00 pm Content Sharing The virtual meeting platform does not allow downloading or sharing of content and it is strictly prohibited The Biophysical Society asks – When sharing information about what you see and hear in meeting sessions, please refrain from capturing or sharing full detail of the material presented in order to respect the intellectual property of the presenters Some presenters may request, verbally or in writing, that attendees not digitally capture or share information about their presentations and content; please honor those requests so that we can maintain a professional, respectful environment Any attendees who do not comply with this request will have their access to the virtual meeting revoked

Poster Sessions Posters will be presented in a digital format online that include high resolution images and an audio presentation Attendees will be able to hear an audio description of the poster upon viewing and connect with the presenter about their research Presenters will be available for questions through live chat during their formal presentation time You can also e-mail the presenter directly to coordinate a meeting time to ask your questions On the day of presen- tation, Tuesday and Thursday presenting authors with odd-numbered poster boards will present from 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm , USA Eastern and presenting authors with even-numbered poster boards will present from 12:45 pm —1:30 pm , USA Eastern On Wednesday and Friday, presenting authors with odd-numbered poster boards will present from 2:00 pm —2:45 pm , USA Eastern and presenting authors with even-numbered poster boards will present from 2:45 pm —3:30 pm , USA Eastern Social Media The Biophysical Society welcomes the use of social media to share information from the 65th Biophysical Society Virtual Annual Meeting and to engage with the biophysics community Please use the Annual Meeting hashtag #bps2021 when posting to help others follow along We encourage you to share highlights from the meeting, suggest sessions to attend, discuss stand-out presentations and posters, and connect with your fellow biophysicists, as well as our sponsors and exhibitors When sharing information about what you see and hear in meeting sessions, please refrain from capturing or sharing full detail of the material presented in order to respect the intellectual property of the presenters Some presenters may request, verbally or in writing, that attendees not digitally capture or share information about their presentations and content; please honor those requests so that we can maintain a professional, respectful environment Presenters: If you do not wish to have your research shared via social media, please make an announcement before and during your presentation BPS strongly encourages compliance with speaker requests regarding social media sharing but cannot guarantee it The Society staff will be updating the BPS Twitter feed, Facebook page, Instagram account, and blog with Annual Meeting information throughout the meeting Follow us on: Twitter: @BiophysicalSoc, use hashtag #bps2021 Facebook: facebook com/biophysicalsociety Instagram: @biophysicalsociety LinkedIn: linkedin com/company/biophysical-society/ Blog: biophysics org/blog

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