Call for abstracts

The organizing societies invite you to submit abstracts for posters and oral communications to be presented at their joint annual meeting.
Posters will be exhibited throughout the congress. The presenting author shall be prepared to discuss the research work during the congress. Presentation times will be assigned upon acceptance of the abstract, and a time table will be sent to the presenters before the meeting.

Submission

Please click on the link "Abstract submission".

In case you have questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact the administrative secretariat:

IMK Institute for medecine and communication Ltd
Münsterberg 1
CH-4001 Basel
Phone +41 (0)61 271 35 51
Fax +41 (0)61 271 33 38
E-Mail congress@imk.ch
Web www.imk.ch

Deadline

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, February 27, 2012.

Acceptance notification

Abstract acceptance for posters and oral communication will be communicated to the primary author by March 26, 2012.

Meeting Registration Guidelines for Presenters

The societies will not waive the registration fee for presenters. These are responsible for all personal expenses (e.g., travel, hotel) and must register for the congress. 

Important Information about Submission

• Abstracts are limited to 2500 caracters (title, author’s names, and affiliation and acknowledgments excluded).
• The abstract shall contain all authors’ names "first name (initial), last name and affiliation".
• The corresponding author’s email and affiliation address, including phone number, must be added at the end of the abstract in order to receive confirmation.
• The abstract shall be divided into "Aim(s)," "Methods," "Results", "Conclusions" and “Acknowledgments” if applicable.
• References must be placed at the end of the abstract using the following format: author name, journal name, year of publication, volume, starting page, without manuscript title e.g., (Smith AG. et al. J Fant 2002:79:567).
• Abstracts must be written in English.

Selection Criteria

The abstracts will be reviewed and rated by members of the scientific committee.

Please use the button ‚Register now’ only once. The process of registration can last up to 2 minutes. In case of problems, please contact congress@imk.ch.

Cancellation policy

All cancellations must be faxed or electronically mailed to the administrative secretariat.
Cancellations received up to March 23, 2012: 50% refund will be made
Cancellations received after March 23, 2012: no refund will be made