Program Submissions

• Presentations are solely education based. The use of any advertising, trade names, or product-group message association is prohibited; this rule will be strictly enforced.
• Speakers are limited to no more than two (2) speaking roles in the Conference (Keynote Lecture, Symposia and Workshops).
• Symposia and Workshop Speakers who have their session accepted will be eligible for a reduced registration fee. Regrettably, no financial assistance can be provided for travel or other expenses. 

NEW FOR 2025- Experts by Experience Symposium Submissions
An “Experts by Experience” (ExE) submission must have been coproduced alongside individuals with lived experience, care partners, and/or advocacy groups.

• Coproduction goes beyond inclusion of a lived experience speaker in a proposal and involves:
• Working with persons with lived experience (PWLE) of bipolar disorder from the outset.
• Having a mutual discussion and understanding of the priorities of those with lived experience when developing the presentation.
• Having a PWLE be an equal partner in the development of the symposia themes and content.
• Before submitting for an ExE symposium, presenters will be required to answer the following questions as part of their submission: Based on the description of coproduction above, briefly describe how this presentation was coproduced with PWLE? & In what way will this presentation benefit PWLE, according to PWLE?

*All deadlines occur at 5:00 p.m. central. 

Please contact Parthenon Management Group with any submission questions, ISBD@parthenonmgmt.com