Schedule at a Glance
All times listed reflect the Eastern time zone. Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in person and stream simultaneously on the virtual platform. Session recordings will be available on demand on the virtual platform.
Preview Days: December 3-4
| Beginning at 9:00 a.m. | Preview Day (virtual platform only) Preview Day is an opportunity to visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall, review session descriptions, build your schedule, and explore all the features of this year’s virtual platform. |
| All Day | Preview Day (virtual platform only) Preview Day is an opportunity to visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall, review session descriptions, build your schedule, and explore all the features of this year’s virtual platform. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) |
Friday-Only Programming: December 5
| All Day | Preview Day (virtual platform only) Preview Day is an opportunity to visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall, review session descriptions, build your schedule, and explore all the features of this year’s virtual platform. |
| 7:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. |
On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) Registration is available in the Speaker Ready Room until 6:00 p.m. for speakers only. |
| 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Friday Satellite Symposia These accredited symposia are not part of the official ASH annual meeting program and are planned solely by the sponsoring organizations. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Training Program Directors' Workshop This workshop is held each year before the ASH annual meeting and is designed for training program directors, associate program directors, and others involved with hematology training to share lessons learned, best practices, and explore opportunities to improve their leadership skills. |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Friday Satellite Symposia
These accredited symposia are not part of the official ASH annual meeting program and are planned solely by the sponsoring organizations. |
| 12:30 noon – 5:00 p.m. | ASH-a-Palooza
This is ASH’s premier trainee event complete with micro-learning sessions, mentorship opportunities, and more! It is only open to trainees wearing a blue badge. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Scientific Workshops
These workshops are interactive discussions of the latest scientific developments in a particular field of hematology and are not part of the official ASH annual meeting program. They are sponsored by ASH but are organized by members of the hematology community. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Friday Satellite Symposia
These accredited symposia are not part of the official ASH annual meeting program and are planned solely by the sponsoring organizations. |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Trainee Welcome Reception (for in-person participants) Immediately following ASH-a-Palooza, this reception is an informal event for trainees and faculty to network and celebrate the meeting. |
| 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Friday Satellite Symposia
These accredited symposia are not part of the official ASH annual meeting program and are planned solely by the sponsoring nonprofit and for-profit organizations. |
Annual Meeting Schedule: December 6-9
| 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Trainee Lounge (for in-person participants) Open to trainees with blue badges. This space is for trainees to take a break, informally meet, print, and more with periodic coffee breaks. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m | Coffee and Collaboration in ASH Central (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | How I Treat: Bringing Science to Clinical Dilemmas (for in-person participants) This is a ticketed session. Tickets are only available on-site and can be purchased at registration. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Meet the Scientist (for in-person participants) This is a ticketed session. Tickets are only available on-site and can be purchased at registration. |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Corporate Presentations: Industry Forums These sessions are sponsored by industry and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Coffee Break in Poster Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Poster Session I - Viewing |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Open Time for Lunch |
| 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Blood Presents: How to Get Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | ASH Grassroots Network Lunch |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Career Development Lunch Sessions (for in-person participants) An opportunity for trainees to ask career advice from leaders in the field. First come, first served. Open only to trainees with blue badges. |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | ASH Poster Walk Hosted by Blood Vessels, Thrombosis & Hemostasis (for in-person participants) |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Corporate Presentations: Product Theaters and Industry Theaters These sessions are sponsored by industry and feature new research, findings, and products. They are solely promotional in nature and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Ham-Wasserman Lecture |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Corporate Presentations: Company and Clinical Trial Showcases |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Scientific Symposia |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Corporate Presentations: Company and Clinical Trial Showcases These sessions are sponsored by industry and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Special Interest Sessions |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. | Joint Scientific Program Sessions |
| 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Poster Session I - Presentations (for in-person participants) |
| 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception in Poster Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) |
| 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | ASH Foundation Run/Walk |
| 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Medical Educators Symposium (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Trainee Lounge (for in-person participants) Open to trainees with blue badges. This space is for trainees to take a break, informally meet, print, and more with periodic coffee breaks. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Coffee and Collaboration in ASH Central (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Corporate Presentations: Product Theaters and Industry Theaters These sessions are sponsored by industry and feature new research, findings, and products. They are solely promotional in nature and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m | How I Treat: Bringing Science to Clinical Dilemmas (for in-person participants) This is a ticketed session. Tickets are only available on site and can be purchased at registration. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m | Meet the Scientist (for in-person participants) This is a ticketed session. Tickets are only available on site and can be purchased at registration. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | ASH Poster Walk Hosted by Blood Neoplasia (for in-person participants) |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Coffee Break in Poster Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Session II - Viewing |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. | Scientific Symposia |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Joint Scientific Program Sessions |
| 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Complimentary Light Lunch in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Trainee Didactic Sessions (open only to trainees wearing a blue badge) |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Blood Advances Presents: How to Peer Review a Scientific Paper |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | ASH Poster Walk Hosted by Blood Red Cells & Iron (for in-person participants) |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | ASH Clinicians in Practice (ACIP) Lunch (for in-person participants) |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Corporate Presentations: Product Theaters and Industry Theaters These sessions are sponsored by industry and feature new research, findings, and products. They are solely promotional in nature and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | ASH-EHA Joint Symposium |
| 1:30 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. | Announcement of Awards:
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| 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Plenary Scientific Session |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Corporate Presentations: Company and Clinical Showcases These sessions are sponsored by industry and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Spotlight Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Special Interest Sessions |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Session II - Presentations (for in-person participants) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Hall Reception (for in-person participants) |
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | ASH Poster Walk Hosted by Blood Immunology & Cellular Therapy (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Trainee Lounge (for in-person participants) Open to trainees with blue badges. This space is for trainees to take a break, informally meet, print, and more with periodic coffee breaks. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Coffee and Collaboration in ASH Central (for in-person participants) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Corporate Presentations: Product Theaters and Industry Theaters These sessions are sponsored by industry and feature new research, findings, and products. They are solely promotional in nature and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Session III - Viewing |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Spotlight Sessions |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | ASH/FDA Joint Symposium on Late-Breaking Drug Approvals I |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. | Complimentary Light Lunch in Exhibit Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Corporate Presentations: Product Theaters and Industry Theaters These sessions are sponsored by industry and feature new research, findings, and products. They are solely promotional in nature and continuing medical education credits will not be offered. |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Trainee Didactic Sessions (open only to trainees wearing a blue badge)
These sessions cover career development topics unique to trainees. Learn how to write the best CV, what it means to be an entrepreneur, make the transition from trainee to faculty seamlessly, and best practices on giving a scientific presentation. |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | ASH Poster Walk Hosted by Blood Global Hematology (for in-person participants) |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Coffee Break in Poster Hall (for in-person participants) |
| 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Spotlight Sessions |
| 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Special Interest Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Education/Scientific Program Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | ASH/FDA Joint Symposium on Late-Breaking Drug Approvals II |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Oral Abstract Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Special Symposium on the Basic Science of Hemostasis and Thrombosis (reception to follow for in-person participants) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Session III - Presentations (for in-person participants) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Poster Hall Reception (for in-person participants) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | ASH Networking Reception for the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Community (for in-person participants) |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
Women in Hematology Networking Event |
| 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon | On-Site Registration Open (for in-person participants) |
| 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Trainee Lounge (for in-person participants) Open to trainees with blue badges. This space is for trainees to take a break, informally meet, print, and more with periodic coffee breaks. |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Late-Breaking Abstracts Session |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Announcement of Awards:
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| 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Presidential Symposium |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Business Meeting |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Best of ASH |
| 1:00 p.m. | In-person Meeting Concludes – Participants Travel Home |
| 1:00 p.m. and later | Binge Watch the Content You Missed |
Catch Up Days: December 10-12
| All Day and Night | Binge Watch the Content You Missed Participants can log onto the virtual platform to watch on-demand session recordings and view posters presented during the core days of the meeting. |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | ASH Poster Walks (virtual platform only) |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | ASH Poster Walks (virtual platform only) |
| All Day and Night | Binge Watch the Content You Missed Participants can log onto the virtual platform to watch on-demand session recordings and view posters presented during the core days of the meeting. |
| All Day and Night | Binge Watch the Content You Missed Participants can log onto the virtual platform to watch on-demand session recordings and view posters presented during the core days of the meeting. |