Social Lounge
The ABS 2026 Hybrid Meeting system provides a number of different ways for attendees to interact with both each other and presenters.
ATTENDEE MESSAGING
Once logged into your registration account, you may send a direct message to any attendee. Simply look up an attendee in the Attendee Directory and click the "Send Message" option.
Please note that messages are only posted in the user's account, they will not received an email notification of your message.
It is up to the discretion of each recepient as to whether they wish to respond to a message.
Visit Attendee Directory
SOCIAL WALL
Attendees may view a collection of social media postings related to the event that are posted on the Social Media Wall.
You may also contribute to the conversation using the hashtag #abs2026 (note posts are moderated).
Visit the Social Media Wall
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS
Each presenter has the option of hosting online office hours that include an online meeting link, as well as the date and time for the meeting.
These Virtual Office Hours will be especially relevant during the poster sessions, so please check each presentation's page to see if the author has scheduled a time to be available online.
Virtual Office Hours Directory
To see happy hours that have been scheduled, go to the live events schedule and click on the "Happy Half-Hour" for each day.