Overview

ASGE welcomes topic suggestions for Digestive Disease Week® 2027, centered on next year’s theme: Achieving Excellence in Gastroenterology Care: Mastering Endoscopy and Advancing Clinical Practice through Education and Training. We encourage members and the broader GI community to submit innovative ideas that reflect this vision, highlighting advances in gastroenterology, endoscopy, clinical practice, and emerging technologies. Your contributions help shape the DDW® program and ensure it remains a leading forum for sharing knowledge, advancing patient care, and fostering collaboration among GI professionals worldwide.

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Important Dates
Important dates for the 2027 Call for DDW Proposals
DateAction
March 31, 2026 (9:00am CDT)2027 Call for DDW Clinical Symposia Proposals Opens
June 1, 2026 (at 11:59pm CDT)2027 Call for DDW Clinical Symposia Proposals Closes
June 22, 2026 – July 10, 2026Reviews Open
July 27, 2026Recommendations from DDW Committee Chairs
July 30, 20262027 DDW Executive Planning Committee Meeting at ASGE
August 3 – 24, 2026Administration Team Detailed Merging (creating sessions)

Please Note: The June 1, 2026 close date is a hard deadline.

Submission Guidance

A fully thought-out proposal with suggestions of topics that align with the theme, and recommended speakers and moderators. Partial session ideas will not be considered. Proposals should highlight: 

Emerging technology

Advancements in gastroenterology care

Relevant case studies

Endoscopic practice trends or disease states related to diagnostic or therapeutic approaches


Please recommend potential speakers and moderators, ensuring diverse representation.

Session Types
  • Clinical Symposia
  • Hands-on Training
  • International Clinical Symposia
  • 1/2 Day Workshop (Friday, Pre-DDW)
Proposal Categories
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bariatrics
  • Colonoscopy
  • EGD
  • Endoheppatology
  • ERCP
  • EUS
  • New Technology/Innovation
  • Quality/Training/Practice Management
  • Small Bowel
  • Sustainability GI/Equity
  • Third Space Endoscopy/ESD/EMR
  • Upper Endoscopy
  • Other
Primary Tracks
  • Biliary Tract Diseases
  • Clinical Practice
  • Colorectal Diseases
  • Education and Training
  • Esophageal Diseases
  • Functional GI and Motility Disorders
  • Health-Care Delivery and Disparities
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Liver Diseases and Transplantation
  • Microbiome in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
  • Obesity and Nutrition
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Pediatric GI
  • Practice Management
  • Stomach and Small Bowel Disorders
  • Technologies and Procedural Innovations
Proposal Examples

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Submission Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT

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Your ideas are critical to the development and success of ASGE’s DDW programming. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Williams at nwilliams@asge.org.