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Call for Abstracts for Free Communications and Posters
Deadline for abstract submission: 6 December 2016
Notification of acceptance / rejection: Early March 2017
Authors of Free Communications or Posters are hereby
kindly invited to submit an abstract for contributions to the
WSFBP 2017 Congress by using the online submission
form on the congress website
www.wfsbp-congress.org .Please note that online submission is mandatory.
Free Communications and Posters submitted individually
and accepted by the International Scientific Programme
Committee will be grouped by category topics into the-
matic sessions in order to promote communication
among the presenters and participants and to allow for
inspiring discussions.
FREE COMMUNICATIONS
Free Communications will be selected by the International
Scientific Programme Committee after abstract submis-
sions have been reviewed. The 90-minute sessions will be
grouped by topics and chaired by selected specialists. The
time slot for a single presentation in a Free Communica-
tion session is 15 minutes including discussion time.
Only
1 Free Communication abstract may be submitted per
author.
POSTERS
Each accepted poster will be exhibited at the WFSBP
2017 Copenhagen Congress at the Bella Center. The best
posters will be grouped into thematic Guided Poster Tours
chaired by renowned specialists. The Guided Poster Tours
will give authors the opportunity to present their findings
and discuss them with the audience.
A maximum of 4 posters abstracts may be submitted per
author.
The congress will deliver
WFSBP Young Investiga-
tor Awards
for the five best posters. Please refer to page 43
for further information.
Please note that accepted abstracts will be published only
after completed registration and payment of the congress
registration fee. The acceptance of submitted abstracts
simultaneously results in binding registration of the speak-
er to attend the conference.
The registration fee must be
paid immediately
after receiving the abstract acceptance,
at the
latest until 20 March 2017
. Authors who have not
settled the registration fee until that date will be omitted
from the scientific programme.
Onsite registration for
presenting authors is not possible.
GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ABSTRACTS
Please submit your abstracts online and in English, the
official language of the WFSBP Congress 2017.
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Please choose a title that clearly indicates the content of
the contribution.
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Please avoid abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations
may be used in the text if they are defined when used
first.
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The author’s name (full first name, family name) and
place of work (institution, city, country) should be
given. Degrees, titles, street addresses, and acknowledg-
ments of support should be omitted, however.
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The abstract submission must be complete.
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Please choose a topic from the topic list.
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The text of the abstract should briefly state:
Objectives
(indicate the purpose of the study or the hypothesis that
was tested),
Methods
(include the setting for the study,
the subjects, the diagnosis or intervention, and the type
of statistical analysis. If references are needed, they
should be given in the text),
Results
(present as clearly
as possible the outcome of the study and statistical
significance if appropriate) and
Conclusions
(briefly dis-
cuss the data and emphasize the significance of the re-
sults). References need to be given in the text.
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The length of your abstract is limited to a maximum of
300 words.
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Please ensure that the abstract does not contain spell-
ing, grammar or scientific errors, as it will be repro-
duced exactly as submitted. Submitted abstracts will not
be edited in any way. If the abstract does not fulfill the
necessary requirements it cannot be published.
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A disclosure of the existence of any significant financial
interest or other affiliations with a funding organisation
or with a commercial supporter of the session and / or
provider of commercial services is required.
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All abstracts will be published online in the scientific
programme of the WFSBP Congress from April 2017.
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Only 1 Free Communication Abstract /Young Scientist
Award Abstract may be submitted per author.
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A maximum of 4 posters may be submitted by each
author.