The meeting will not only highlight scientific knowledge from a set of awarded and invited lectures from around the world, but will also provide a forum for oral and posters presentations from young scientists such as Master, PhD students and post-docs, with competition for awards in a friendly atmosphere.
There will be room for 49 oral communications (12 min plus 3 min discussion) selected from the submitted abstracts.
A “best oral communication award” will be given to young scientist.
The abstracts not accepted for oral communication will be considered as posters if indicated in the abstract submission form.
There will be room for 50+ posters, to be presented during poster sessions and also exposed during the entire meeting.
Poster participants may apply (or not) for the “best young researcher poster award”. The process will be in two rounds:
Abstracts for poster or oral communication must be submitted in English via the online submission system below.
Abstract text (word file) should not exceed 300 words and must contain enough information for the reviewers to judge the originality and quality of the work.
Please follow the following guidelines to present your abstract and attach it as a Word file:
| Volume | One page DIN A4 |
|---|---|
| Font | Arial, 12pt |
| Margins | Left/right: 2.3cm; above/below: 3cm |
| Title | Bold face, 14pt, justified |
| Authors | Names, surname (initial) – speaker or poster presenter in bold |
| Affiliation address | Include department, institution, and complete address, with the ZIP/postal code, for each author. Use superscripts to match authors with institutions. |
| Corresponding author | Indicate email of the corresponding author |
| Abstract | Abstract text should not exceed 300 words and must contain enough information for the reviewers to judge the originality and quality of the work. |
| Footnotes | Do not use Winword foot-notes and do not include tables and figures. |
Posters will be exhibited during the entire meeting. Each poster will be presented on the first day of the meeting as a one minute/ one slide “flash presentation”. So please bring one slide summarizing your poster.
Size : Maximum poster size must be (portrait orientation): 120 cm (47.2 inches) length (vertical) x 85 cm (33 inches) width (horizontal). Please ensure that your poster does not exceed this size otherwise we will not be able to accommodate it.