Abstracts are required for all speakers and poster presenters. Only abstracts from the registered participants will be included in the Abstract book. Abstracts must be submitted no later than June 1, 2025.

Late-breaking abstract submission is open until Monday, September 15.

Please follow these guidelines in the submission of your abstract.

• Abstract should not exceed 500 words and should not contain any figures.
• Abstract title should appear in bold, in 14-point Times New Roman Font. Remaining text should appear in 12-point Times New Roman Font. You may include special characters (Greek letters, superscript, subscript), as needed in your prepared file.
• Please list the authors and affiliations directly under the title, separated by one empty line. 
• Separate the authors/affiliations and beginning of the abstract narrative by one empty line.
• For each author give the forename followed by the surname.
• Presenting author’s name should be underlined.
• Indicate each author’s affiliation with a superscript numeral following the surname.
• Prepare your abstract in MS Word (.doc, .docx) prior to accessing the Abstract submission site.
• Use the presenter’s last name and initials as the document file name for your abstract with a sequence number in case of many submissions (e.g. Lastname_IN1.doc).
• Submitting author must provide a copy of submitted abstract to all co-authors.

Click here to download a sample abstract document (in Microsoft Word), which can be used for formatting purposes:

Posters must be designed in portrait orientation, size A0. All posters will be displayed for the entire duration of the meeting. Authors are expected to be present at their posters during the designated Poster Session.

• Poster Blitz
  If you are the first author of a poster, in addition to presenting your poster during the Poster Session, you will also give a 1-slide, 1-minute oral overview of your poster in your assigned Poster Blitz session.
• Short Talks
  If you were selected for a Short Talk (10 minutes), you will also present a poster, but you will not participate in the Poster Blitz.

Uploading Your Oral Presentations (Keynote, Session, Short Talk, Poster Blitz presentations)

• Upload your presentation in the Lecture Rooms at least 3 hours before the start of your session (note: this refers to the session, not your individual talk).
• If your talk is scheduled early in the morning, we strongly encourage you to upload it the day before to minimize technical issues and avoid delays.
• Poster Blitz 1 slide presentations must be preloaded using the online link, which will be available one week before the conference.

Presentation Format & Equipment

• Slides should preferably be in 16:9 format.
• Bring your presentation saved on a USB key for upload.
• Important: The uploading computers will have no internet access, so files cannot be retrieved from cloud storage services (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.). 

For Mac Users

1. If you prefer to present from your own device, you must:
2. Bring your own connection cable/adapter.
3. Notify the symposium chairs at least one day before your session.

We still recommend that you upload a copy of your presentation to the computer in the Lecture room in case of technical issues.

Abstracts are required for all speakers and poster presenters. Abstracts must be submitted no later than June 1, 2025.

Late-breaking abstract submission is open until Monday, September 15.

Please follow these guidelines in the submission of your abstract.

• Abstract should not exceed 500 words and should not contain any figures.
• Abstract title should appear in bold, in 14-point Times New Roman Font. Remaining text should appear in 12-point Times New Roman Font. You may include special characters (Greek letters, superscript, subscript), as needed in your prepared file.
• Please list the authors and affiliations directly under the title, separated by one empty line. Underline the name of the presenting author.
• Separate the authors/affiliations and beginning of the abstract narrative by one empty line.
• For each author give the forename followed by the surname.
• Presenting author’s name should be underlined.
• Indicate each author’s affiliation with a superscript numeral following the surname.
• Prepare your abstract in MS Word (.doc) (preferred), Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Plain Text (.txt) prior to accessing the Registration site.
• Use the presenter’s last name and initials as the document file name for your abstract with a sequence number in case of many submissions (e.g. Lastname_IN1.doc).
• Submitting author must provide a copy of submitted abstract to all co-authors.

Click here to download a sample abstract document (in Microsoft Word), which can be used for formatting purposes:

Posters must be designed in portrait orientation, size A0. All posters will be displayed for the entire duration of the meeting. Authors are expected to be present at their posters during the designated Poster Session.

• Poster Blitz
  If you are the first author of a poster, in addition to presenting your poster during the Poster Session, you will also give a 1-slide, 1-minute oral overview of your poster in your assigned Poster Blitz session.
• Short Talks
  If you were selected for a Short Talk (10 minutes), you will also present a poster, but you will not participate in the Poster Blitz.

Uploading Your Oral Presentations (Keynote, Session, Short Talk, Poster Blitz presentations)

• Upload your presentation in the Lecture Rooms at least 3 hours before the start of your session (note: this refers to the session, not your individual talk).
• If your talk is scheduled early in the morning, we strongly encourage you to upload it the day before to minimize technical issues and avoid delays.
• Poster Blitz 1 slide presentations must be preloaded using the online link, which will be available one week before the conference.

Presentation Format & Equipment

• Slides should preferably be in 16:9 format.
• Bring your presentation saved on a USB key for upload.
• Important: The uploading computers will have no internet access, so files cannot be retrieved from cloud storage services (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.). 

For Mac Users

If you prefer to present from your own device, you must:

1. Bring your own connection cable/adapter.
2. Notify the symposium chairs at least one day before your session.
3. We still recommend that you upload a copy of your presentation to the computer in the Lecture room in case of technical issues.