Session Speakers

First look toward the ATS membership when seeking speakers for your session. If a specialexpertise cannot be found among the ATS members, non-member speakers may be sought.

The International Conference Committee seeks an inclusive program and diversity among faculty by institution, gender, ethnicity, career level, and international representation. The International Conference Committee has instituted a policy by which speakers may not participate in more than three sessions during the Conference.

To foster a global representation of topics at the conference and to ensure that the program content is comprehensive, you are encouraged to include speakers from outside North America.

Please consider pairing a fellow or physician in training as a co-chair with a more experienced session chair in Scientific Symposia you may be proposing.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and ATS policy, industry employees cannot serve as chairs and faculty members in CME accredited sessions unless their assigned topics do not relate to any business lines or products of their employers. If the content of a session controlled by the industry-employed speaker relates to the business lines and products of his/her employer, the session may still be programmed, but will not be eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CME credit™.

Individuals who have a relationship with either (a) the tobacco industry, within the past 12months or by the end of the 2027 conference, or (b) with a company engaged in the manufacture,promotion and sales of a recreational cannabis product consumable by inhalation, within thepast 12 months or by the end of the 2027 conference, cannot serve as an organizer,chair/moderator or presenter for the ATS International Conference.

(Note: if limited to personal financial holdings, divestiture at least 30 days prior to the conferenceis permitted; see the ATS Policy on Tobacco Involvement and ATS Policy on Association with the Cannabis Industry for details.)