| Closing date for submission of poster abstracts | 30 September 2012 |
| Notification of Acceptance | 15 October 2012 |
| Presenting authors must register for the summit by | 30 September 2012 |
| Closing date for early registration | 30 April 2012 |
| Closing date for standard registration | 15 September 2012 |
| Summit date | 4 – 8 November 2012 |
| Opening ceremony | 5 November 2012 |
