Submit a Connect session proposal for the GA4GH 14th Plenary meeting.

Connect sessions will be held 1 to 2 October 2026 and are designed to spark discussion, drive collaboration, and bring forward the most pressing topics for our community. All members of the GA4GH community are welcome to propose a session that highlights cross-collaboration, emerging priorities, or critical conversations that benefit from in-person engagement.

Proposal timeline

  • Opens: 27 May 2026

  • Closes: 15 July 2026

  • GA4GH staff review: 15 July to 5 August 2026

  • Sessions confirmed: 5 August 2026

💡 If you are looking for early‑stage feedback or have an idea that is not fully formed yet, you are welcome to add it to our brainstorming document here

Everyone in the GA4GH community is invited to review the proposals, leave comments, and upvote sessions that resonate with them. Your input helps us understand community needs, priorities, and areas of interest.

Submission Proposals

Connect Session Proposals will be collected via Nolt, where you can also view and engage with other submissions. We encourage creating a Nolt account to help us identify contributors and follow up if needed.

Proposals will be evaluated on:

  • Community interest and engagement
  • Relevance to GA4GH's mission and strategic goals
  • The need for real-time, in-person discussion
  • Potential to encourage cross-Work-Stream collaboration and broad engagement
  • Meaningful engagement with the local and broader Asian genomics community, including regional participation, collaboration, or capacity building
  • Identification of at least one in-person session chair to lead and facilitate the session

Questions?

Please reach out to the GA4GH Operations team at operations@ga4gh.org with any questions about the process or the platform.