Suggested Schedule for 2026

This is a draft suggested schedule for the major milestones of RSAA.

Countdown timer for #RSAA26

48 weeks

• We can setup the organising committee
• We can let the fiscal sponsor know we are going to do RSAA this year

40 weeks

• We can review and finalise prospectus
• We can reach out to sponsors to get them on board

28 weeks

• We can have our website for the new year created and the old website archived
• We can start advertising the conference through email LinkedIn Mastodon and Twitter
• We can start to reach out to speakers and panelists
• We can setup a budget for the year
• We can reach out to potential session chairs

16 weeks

• We can have all the sponsors finalised
• We can have all the main marketing material finalised
• We can have the schedule finalised

12 weeks

• We can open submissions for scholarships and grants
• We can open registrations for the event
• We can have the speakers and panelists finalised
• We can have all the session chairs finalised

8 weeks

• We can stop submissions for scholarships and grants
• We can create a Slack Chanel for scholarships and paid registrations

4 weeks

• We can expect people to have published their posters for the scholarships and the grants

2 weeks

• We can finalise the payments to the grants recipients
• We can finalise the opening presentation, including the slide deck and the survey

1 week

• We can close registrations and send out final email about what to expect.