The 2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit takes place at the Hynes Convention Center and the adjacent Sheraton Boston Hotel.

Badge pickup will be available at the Registration Desk in the lobby of the Hynes Convention Center. Registration desk hours will be posted here when available. 

MRS is pleased to supply you with a visa invitation letter. Visit the Contact Us page and select Meetings from the drop-down menu.

Details on our official MRS hotel block, Visa support, getting around Boston, and health and safety guidelines are available on our Travel and Resources page.

Yes, MRS encourages you to utilize the official housing of the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit. Click here for a list of options.

You will be able to search the Meeting Program in a variety of ways. The full program will be available on the 2025 Fall Meeting page in October.

Please visit the Meeting Events page when it becomes available in October for a full list of non-technical talks and sessions taking place in Boston.

The Exhibit is located in the Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Hall C. See below for a list of days and times.

Exhibit Dates and Hours

Yes, you can look for more information on how to download the Official MRS Meeting App in November.

No, there will not be a virtual component for the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting. All sessions will be held on-site.All presenters must be on-site in Boston to give their presentations. Pre-recorded or streamed presentations are not permitted. 

MRS does, however, offer a suite of workshops, webinars, tutorials and virtual programming year-round on a variety of topics, including some topics that have been presented during the Spring and Fall Meetings. To learn more about virtual programs,  click here.

No, childcare is not provided at MRS Meetings.

MRS offers a limited number of childcare grants for those attending the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit. Click here for more information and to apply.

No, transportation is not provided. Click here to find transportation options around Boston. 

Click here to view a list of parking garages close to the Hynes Convention Center. You can also view alternate travel options for getting to Boston and the Hynes.

No. Snacks will be available at the Symposium X lectures and at Poster Sessions, but meals are not provided by MRS. 

Local food options include:

• Outtakes. A quick cuisine option located in Hynes Convention Center, Level 2, Hall D.
• MeetBoston.com. Discover the best places to eat in Boston.
• Prudential Center. Directory of food options steps away from the Hynes, Sheraton, and Marriott.

No, MRS does not provide these services. For luggage storage, please check with your hotel concierge.

Eastern Time (ET), UTC−05:00. 

All registered attendees will have access to all on-site Meeting content, including technical and non-technical sessions/events, Tutorials, the Career Central, the Plenary Session and other featured talks, as well as the Exhibit.

Badge pickup will be available at the Registration Desk in the lobby of the Hynes Convention Center. Registration desk hours will be posted here when available. 

All attendees are required to register in order to access technical sessions, non-technical sessions/events, and the Exhibit. Registration will be available this fall.

Yes, you can register on-site with our self-serve process. A credit card is required.

Please visit the Contact Us page and select "Registration" from the drop-down menu.

No additional registration is required for Tutorials. A badge is required to attend all Meeting events.

Yes, a PhD student may register at the student rate. Postdocs must register at the Member/nonmember rate.

Attendance Certificates will be sent to all paid attendees upon badge pick-up. They will be sent to the email address used during registration. Please ensure if you are using a company email that the mrs.org domain is added to your allow list by your IT department. 

Yes, a link to register to attend the Exhibit Hall only will be available in September on our registration page.

Individuals working or studying in developing countries are eligible for discounted electronic Membership. You will automatically receive the discounted rate when you enter a country that qualifies based upon World Bank classification.  You must upload documentation as a step in the process. See MRS Membership is for Everyone for more information.

Please contact [email protected]. A staff member will help you resolve your login issue. If you have a new email address that has not been added to your MRS record, you can use your previous email address to access your account. You can then add your new email address as your preferred cyber contact address. 

It is possible your institution’s firewall is preventing mass MRS emails from being delivered and you may need to notify your IT Department to allow MRS emails. Please contact [email protected] so that a staff member can check your email history. In the meantime, a MRS staff member can temporarily reinstate your preferred email address. 

The Member Services Department will need to create your MRS account for you. Please contact [email protected].

Please check your MRS record to make sure it includes your expected date of graduation. The payment site pulls the rate from the information provided in your MRS account.

Please contact [email protected] and instructions for sending payment via wire transfer will be emailed to you.

MRS Membership dues are not used for lobbying purposes.  

Contact [email protected] and a Membership letter will be emailed to you. 

MRS Members have electronic access to MRS journals, including the MRS Bulletin. If you wish to receive a printed version of the MRS Bulletin, you can add the $25 subscription payment to your Membership renewal form. You can also contact [email protected] to add the subscription to your existing MRS Membership. 

The MRS Membership system does not accept retroactive payments for missed Memberships. Renewal reminders for Memberships are sent in mid-May and November, depending on the individual Membership cycles. If the Membership is not paid by the start of the new cycle, your Membership will be suspended for three months but you can still make the payment online. After three months, the Membership is marked as terminated and you will need to contact [email protected] so that a new Membership order can be generated. 

Please contact [email protected] and a staff member will look up your Membership record.

MRS does not offer lifetime Memberships.

Confirmation emails will be sent to accepted authors after the regular Call for Papers period in mid-August. Please contact the Meetings Programming Team at [email protected] with any questions.

Please contact the Meetings Programming Team at [email protected].

Yes, all Presenters, including Invited Speakers, are required to provide their own laptop that will plug directly into the projector. MRS does not provide any additional technology, including laptops, laser pointers or slide advancers.

For your preparation, a Speaker Ready Room will be located in the Hynes Convention Center.

Presenters must be physically on-site in Boston to present. You cannot stream into the Meeting and you cannot request a colleague/symposium organizer/etc. to play a pre-recorded video for you.

All Oral Presenters should carefully review the Oral Presenter guidelines prior to arriving on-site. Oral contributed presentations are 15 minutes and invited speaker presentations are 30 minutes (set up and Q&A time included). Presenters must be prepared before presentations to allow for fast and easy transitions from one talk to another to avoid unnecessary delays between presentations. Presenters are not permitted to exceed their scheduled presentation time. 

All Poster Presenters should carefully review the  Poster Presenter guidelines-prior to arriving on-site. ID Pickup will be open from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday through Thursday, and all Presenters must check in to receive their Poster ID cards, which are required to hang their posters in the Poster Hall.

All posters must be hung before 4:00 pm to be eligible for "Best Poster Award" judging. Poster Presenters are not permitted to be in the Poster Hall from 4:30 pm until the start time of the Technical Poster Sessions (7:00 pm). 

Yes. There are audio/visual help desks located near all technical session rooms. A Speaker Ready Room is also available in the Hynes Convention Center.

All verified Presenters will be issued a Presentation Certificate upon completion of the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting. Please allow 4-6 weeks for email delivery. If after six weeks you have not received your certificate, visit the Contact Us page and choose Meetings in the drop-down menu.