CONVERGE 2025: Connecting Manual Therapy with Mechanistic Insights

 

Registration is Now Open!

Join us for Converge 2025, a free virtual event hosted by ForceNET, where we’ll connect manual therapy to mechanistic insights. View the full agenda

The event will be held on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 on the Virbela platform.* This innovative platform offers an immersive virtual environment for presenting, interacting, and networking with attendees.    

*Note: See Virbella’s website for specific hardware software requirements.

An Introduction to Virebela, the Conference’s Virtual Platform

What is Virbela?

Getting Started

Basic Controls & Navigation

Expo & Exchange

During Converge 2025, we have created a unique opportunity for participants to present their ideas in their own expo hall booth.

Whether it be new research findings, a summary of an existing paper, recruiting for a position or floating a concept, register to have a free booth to present your ideas at the Converge Idea Expo. 

Who Should Participate in the Idea Expo?

  • Researchers exploring mechanobiology, manual therapies, and force-based interventions.
  • Clinicians applying innovative therapeutic techniques in practice.
  • Students eager to share their work, ideas, or recruitment.

Whether you’re a researcher with published findings, a clinician with practice-based observations, or a student with fresh ideas, there’s a place for you at the Idea Expo.

Submission Suggestions

  • Education:
    • Educational materials (e.g., handouts, infographics)
    • Curricula or training programs
    • Teaching tools or demonstrations
  • Innovation:
    • New technologies or devices
    • Innovative treatment approaches
    • Emerging research areas
  • Product Demo:
    • Software or hardware demonstrations
    • Product showcases or tutorials
  • Informational:
    • Resources for patients or practitioners
    • Professional organizations or societies
    • Advocacy or policy initiatives
  • Netter’s Alley:
    • Conceptual frameworks or models
    • Theoretical explorations of manual therapy mechanisms
    • Visualizations of force interactions or tissue responses
    • Thought-provoking questions or challenges
    • “What if?” scenarios or future directions
  • Other:
    • This category allows for flexibility and encourages any submissions that don’t fit neatly into the other categories.
  • Research:
    • Research  (new or previously published, with abstract)
    • Case reports or clinical series
    • Literature reviews or meta-analyses
    • Research project 

Disclaimers

  • While we make every effort to protect submitted materials during the submission and review process, there is no guarantee of confidentiality of any shared data (unpublished or published) once presented at CONVERGE 2025. Individuals submitting and sharing material or data assume all risks.
  • Photographs or individual recording of any CONVERGE 2025 Virtual Expo material is strictly prohibited.

Submission Requirements:

  • Each booth has a WebBoard to present your content
  • The best way to create your Webboard is to use Powerpoint. See example here:

  • Make sure not to use small fonts that will be difficult to read.
  • When you are ready to submit, use the export function in Powerpoint to create a 1350 x 900 pixel image in PNG format.
  • Ensure your images have a resolution of at least 72 dpi for optimal viewing within Virbela
  • Include the submitter’s name, email address, and affiliation on the webboard
  • Label the PNG file with the primary author’s surname to help us identify and organize submissions.

To upload your submission, register for Converge 2025 and follow the prompts on the form.

Note: All submissions will be reviewed for appropriateness before being displayed in the Expo & Exchange.

Important Dates:

  • Deadline: Upload your materials via the conference form by February 9th
  • Rolling Admission: Expo hall spots are limited (132 total). Submit early to avoid disappointment. Notifications of acceptance will be provided on an ongoing basis until the expo hall is fully subscribed.

Contact Information:

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the submission process: ForceNET@duke.edu

 

Funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Grant numbers U24AT011969, U24AT011970, U24AT011978