RMC 2025 Call for Abstracts
The AMSA 78th RMC Call for Abstracts is closed! The AMSA 78th RMC will take place June 22-25, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
Download the 2025 RMC Abstract Guidelines!
2025 RMC Program Categories
- Animal Welfare
- Consumer Topics
- Environment, Production Systems
- Meat and Poultry Quality and Composition - Measurement and Prediction
- Meat and Poultry Processing, Ingredient Technology and Packaging
- Meat and Poultry Quality
- Meat and Poultry Safety
- Education and Extension Tools
- Muscle and Lipid Biology and Biochemistry
- Technical Summaries**
- **Technical Summaries descriptions will be accepted in the following categories:
• Sustainability;
• New Technologies (Packaging, Processing, Information Collection, Instrumentation, etc.); and
• Food Safety Interventions, Analytics and Ingredients
Student Research Competition
The purpose of the AMSA Student Research ePoster Competition is to encourage students to:
1. Engage in high quality, sound and pertinent meat and poultry research;
2. Gain experience in presentation of scientific papers;
3. Demonstrate poise and mental agility before their peers;
4. Develop skills in effective communication for dissemination of research information; and
5. Acquire an appreciation of the role of the Association and its members in advancing the well-being of the meat industry through research.
AMSA Student Research ePoster Competition Information!
Dr. Bobby VanStavern Award for Beef Quality Research
The Dr. Bobby VanStavern Award for Beef Quality Research award will be awarded at the 2025 Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC). The $1,000 award will recognize an undergraduate or graduate student submitting an abstract detailing relevant research pertinent to beef quality and/or consumer perceptions and demand of high-quality beef. Applicants will simply indicate their intentions of application when submitting the abstract for the RMC meeting. Finalists may be asked to supply additional information at the request of the committee. For more information about Dr. Bobby VanStavern’s legacy on the beef industry and the associated mentorship, please visit this webpage.
Patrick Fleming Award for Pork Quality Research
Throughout his long and distinguished career, Patrick Fleming has been dedicated to enhancing the consumer’s pork eating experience. His passion for supporting those who produce and market pork from farm to fork has been instrumental in guiding research and thought leadership to improve overall pork quality. We are excited to announce the Patrick Fleming Award for Pork Quality Research that will be awarded at the 2025 RMC. The $1,000 award will recognize an undergraduate or graduate student submitting an abstract detailing relevant research pertinent to pork quality. Applicants will simply indicate their intentions of application when submitting the abstract for the RMC meeting. Finalists may be asked to supply additional information at the request of the committee.
Deadlines:
- 04/02/2025 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time Call for Abstracts ends– submission system closes
- 04/02/2025 - Intent for Research Competitions Due (Undergraduate, M.S. and Ph.D.)
- 04/30/2025 - Notify Abstract Presenters 1st email
- This email will state accepted with no changes needed, accepted with minor changes needed or major changes needed and 2nd review required before decision made.
- 05/08/2025- Webinar: ePoster Layout and Design
- 05/09/2025 - Abstracts with changes from first round review must be submitted.
- 05/22/2025 - Notify Abstract Presenters 2nd email
- This email will be sent only to those required to make major revisions letting them know if their abstract was accepted or rejected.
- 05/23/2025 - Deadline for all presenters to register for the RMC meeting
- 05/27/2025 - Notification of renumbering email sent out
- 06/10/2025 - ePoster PPT Presentation Due