WFSBP 2021 | 1st Announcement/Call for Abstracts

WFSBP 2021 8 Deadline for abstract submission: 16 June 2020 Abstracts for symposia or workshops can now be submit- ted for the 15 th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry in Vienna. Please note that submissions can only be made online at www.wfsbp-congress.org . Each symposium and workshop at the 15 th World Con- gress of Biological Psychiatry in Vienna is scheduled for 90 minutes which equals four speakers chaired by two scientists. Chairs are kindly asked to submit proposals for scientific symposia and workshops according to the topic list on page 9. All proposals submitted online will be considered by the International Scientific Program Committee. Notifications about acceptance or rejection of symposia and workshops will be sent by e-mail in June 2020. Spea- kers of accepted symposia and workshops will later on be asked to submit individual abstracts for their presenta- tions. All authors and presenters will be expected to de- clare any potential conflict of interest in the first slide of their presentation. Chairs, co-chairs and speakers of accepted symposia and workshops will receive a 50% discount on the regular congress fees. Please note that the congress does not pro- vide any further financial support. Travel costs and accommodation should be self-financed. GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS The chairs of symposia and workshops are kindly asked to submit a descriptive abstract in English including the names of the chair, co-chair, and four speakers. As a chair, please make sure that you have received the acceptance of all speakers involved in the symposium or workshop. Please note that the abstract submission constitutes a for- mal commitment by the authors to present the correspon- ding presentation in the session and time slots assigned by the International Scientific Program Committee. In accordance with the international approach of the WFSBP, the speakers should have diverse geographical backgrounds. a Please provide the chair's name (full first name, family name) and place of work (institution, city, country) as well as degrees, titles and street address when submit- ting the abstract. a In addition, please submit names, countries and affilia- tions of the co-chair and the speakers. a Please choose a topic from the topic list on page 9. a The text of the abstract should briefly state the content of the symposium or workshop with a maximum of 300 words. a Please choose a title that clearly indicates the content of the contribution. a Please avoid abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations may be used in the text if they are defined when used first. a CAPITALS in titles, abstracts or affiliations should only be used if necessary (e.g. DNA). SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Deadline for abstract submission: 16 June 2020 Notification of acceptance/rejection: September 2020 Abstracts for symposia and workshops have to be submit- ted electronically by using the online form on the con- gress website www.wfsbp-congress.org . Detailed instructions regarding the electronic submission procedure can be found on the website. For any further assistance, please contact the congress and exhibition office: Phone: +49–30–300 669-0 Email: wfsbp2021@cpo-hanser.de Call for Symposia and Workshops