Before completing the form, the following guidelines must be met:

• The requesting group must be a valid scientific or educational organization
• The proposed topic must be of interest to AVS members
• The proposed conference must not be in conflict (especially with date proximity) with an AVS conference on a similar topic.
• Agree and agree to the benefits and requirement lists. 

The AVS Topical Conference Committee reviews all requests for sponsorship or endorsement to assess whether the subject of a proposed conference is appropriate for AVS and to ensure that it does not involve any schedule conflicts with other AVS activities. The committee Chair presents its recommendations to the AVS Board of Directors for their consideration and final action.

Questions? Contact Della Miller, della@avs.org, 530-896-0487.