CNS 2027 Workshop Policy & Application
Organizers may request meeting space from CNS for the 2027 Annual Meeting in Boston. Meeting space is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, in the order of date received.
Workshops will be open to CNS attendees. Door monitors will not be present at the door. The chair of the workshop and any speakers associated are not entitled to free registration to the official Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) 2027 Annual Meeting.
The tentative hours (subject to change) for scheduling workshops during the meeting are as follows:
- Friday, March 19, *Not a guarantee, please reach out to us. Note: organizers are responsible for AV charges including sales tax and service charges.
- Saturday, March 20, *TBD
- Sunday, March 21, 12:15PM – 1:15PM
- Monday, March 22, 12:15PM – 1:15PM
- Tuesday, March 23, 12:15PM – 1:15PM
Organizers may utilize the Society's existing meeting room and audio visual setup for their event on a complimentary basis. Modify the existing audio visual set up in an existing meeting room. Such as, if you wish to have a panel set up with multiple microphones. *Please note, changes to audio visual are by authorization only and organizers are responsible for any charges incurred including sales tax and service charges. *Audio visual fees are subject to a taxable hotel administrative fee (currently 24%).
Your event will be listed in the program schedule and you will be given a short space for a summary of your event which may be placed in the meeting program, on the annual meeting website and advertised in the annual meeting listserv. Additionally, we will place signage outside the door entrance to the event only, indicating that your session is in that particular room.
Organizers of workshops interested in offering food and beverage will work directly with CNS for their catering needs, and pays CNS directly for all costs to include food and beverage orders which include sales tax and service charge.
*Food & Beverage prices are subject to a service charge (Currently 18%), a taxable hotel administrative fee (Currently 10%), and state sales tax (Currently 7%). Please see current 2026 menu prices for reference only, as soon as we receive the 2027 Menu pricing we will pass it along. Banquet Menu: Boston Marriott Copley Place Banquet Event Menu 2026(opens in new tab)
Hotel Disclosure: All meeting rooms, food and beverage, and related services are subject to applicable taxes (currently 7%) and service charge (currently 17%) in effect on the date(s) of the Event. The Hotel reserves the right to adjust function space in direct proportion to any changes in the number of attendees. Additional Fees: Taxes, administrative fees, and service charges will apply based on the rates in effect at the time of your event. Prices are subject to state sales tax (currently 7% and 6.25% for audio visual) in effect on the date(s) of the event. Food and beverage prices are subject to a service charge (currently 17%), which is distributed in its entirety to wait staff and service bartenders. Effective September 1, 2026, the service charge on food and beverage prices will increase to 18%. Food and beverage prices are subject to a taxable administrative fee (currently 10%).
Organizer Responsibilities
- Provide a short 50-word summary of your event to CNS.
- Assume financial responsibilities for any additional audiovisual equipment and any food & beverage orders which include sales tax and service charge.
- Organizers of workshops will work directly with CNS for ordering any catering needs.
- Organizers of event will work directly with the CNS contact regarding all event logistics, to include the audiovisual and food and beverage orders.
Please fill out the Workshop Application here: https://www.cogneurosociety.org/cns-2027-workshop-application/