Independent Satellite Symposium (ISS)
Independent Satellite Symposia (ISS) are educational activities held in conjunction with the SSO Annual Meeting. An ISS may be supported by a company or a not-for-profit organization and may be accredited or non-accredited.
The information presented in the ISS must be balanced and provide the attendee with an objective viewpoint. Proposals for ISS will also be evaluated for the ability to provide educational content distinct from that in the official SSO Scientific Program of the meeting. Final proposals are to be approved after the selection of the scientific program to assure that selected ISS are consistent with SSO’s educational and scientific programming and adhere to this policy.
Proposals may be for live programs only during the SSO Annual Meeting. Any intent to simulcast or re-purpose content of the live meeting must be made known in the application submitted. Content captured at the live meeting may not be distributed at the SSO meeting other than simulcast live; re-purposed content may only be distributed after the SSO meeting. All re-purposed material must contain the designated SSO disclaimer and must have no alterations to the original content presented at the live meeting.
SSO reserves the right to refuse to review any proposal that does not meet the criteria set forth in these guidelines. Incomplete proposals will not be considered for review. SSO’s acceptance of a proposal as having met these criteria does not imply acceptance of the ISS. SSO reserves the right to reject any proposal for reasons that it solely determines.
For more information on Independent Satellite Symposia, please view the SSO 2025 ISS Guidelines.
If you have any questions or would like to submit an ISS application, please contact SSO at ssoannualmeeting@surgonc.org.