Abstract Guidelines

Please read carefully before submitting an abstract for a Poster or Podium Presentation:

  • Abstracts will include an overview of the research background, methods, results, and conclusions in text form only. Do not include any figures or tables.
  • The word limit is 350 words maximum per abstract. This word count does not include the title or author list.
  • In the title text box, enter the abstract title exactly as you wish it to appear in the Program/Abstract book. All information will be displayed and published exactly as it has been submitted. Double-check all spelling and capitalization. Do NOT type the title in all uppercase.
  • The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all information in the abstract is exactly as the authors wish it to appear.
  • All abstracts must be submitted online. One participant can submit up to 10 abstracts.

Presentation Guidelines

  1. Podium presentation
    Will be presented in person, duration 10-12 minutes + 3 minutes for questions from the audience.
    • Slides must be prepared in a format compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint, and delivered to the speaker’s room on a USB flash drive not later than 2 hours before the start of the session.
    • There will be no possibility of presenting slides from your computer.

  2. Poster presentation
    Only electronic posters (e-posters) will be accepted for display.
    E-Poster technical specifications:
    • image proportions 9:16
    • minimum resolution 1080px x 1920px
    • orientation: vertical
    • bottom margin 120 px – please do not write anything in the bottom margin as the menu elements will cover it
    • accepted formats: ppt, pptx, jpg, png
    • 1 page/slide per poster
    • best fonts: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, Times New Roman
    • minimum font size: 10pt text, 6pt figure legends.