WFSBP 2019 Final Program

WFSBP 2019 11 Format Descriptions OPENING LECTURE The Opening Lecture will be held during the Opening Ceremony on 2 June 2019. PLENARY LECTURES Plenary Lectures are 45-minute sessions held by re- nowned experts. The speakers have been chosen among the most prominent researchers in the respective field. DEBATES Debates are intended to offer a platform for a lively, yet balanced discussion on controversial issues. A moderator (chairperson) and two speakers (one proponent and one opponent) will state their opinions on different subjects. WFSBP TASK FORCE SYMPOSIA A good number of WSFBP Task Forces have submitted Symposia organised by their key members on issues relat- ed to their field of special expertise. All of them have been included in the scientific program and pertain to Treat- ment Guidelines, Consensus Statements and other hot topics in their respective thematic areas. SYMPOSIA Symposia are selected, covering basic, clinical, interface, and conceptual topics of Biological Psychiatry. Symposia are 90-minute sessions and will be organised and chaired by the experts whose proposals are accepted by the Inter- national Scientific Program Committee. WORKSHOPS Workshops are 90-minute highly interactive sessions with an educational focus. This format is designed to give spe- cific regions a platform for presentation and networking. FREE COMMUNICATIONS Authors were invited to submit abstracts on their latest research findings. All submitted abstracts were reviewed and the best were selected and allocated to Free Commu- nication Sessions. POSTER VIEWINGS The poster exhibition is located in Exhibit Hall A. Posters will be changed daily from Monday to Wednesday and are on display for the entire day of the respective poster tour. They will be sorted by topics and will be numbered within those topics. The poster exhibition is open to all registered delegates: Poster exhibition times for P-01 to P-07 Monday, 3 June 2019 09:00–17:00 P-08 to P-28 Tuesday, 4 June 2019 09:00–17:00 P-29 to P-45 Wednesday, 5 June 2019 09:00–17:00 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (Young Scientists Award Sessions) These sessions are dedicated to young researchers up to 40 years of age which were preselected via an application process. Herewith the WFSBP is promoting education for talented young researchers. Interactional and practical learning is in the focus of these sessions. The educational sessions are open to all congress delegates. INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIA These 90-minute sessions are fully integrated into the congress. The sessions are organised and executed by the pharmaceutical industry by unrestricted educational grants.