Regular Abstracts Submission Guidelines

1. Abstracts MUST be submitted electronically according to the following instructions by the prolonged
   deadline - 14 March 2010. Abstracts submitted by fax or by email will not be accepted.
2. An abstract should contain maximum of 1900 characters/letters including spaces (approx. 200 words). The system will automatically let you know whether you complied with the rules before accepting your submission.
3. Tables or/and pictures cannot be inserted.
4. All abstracts must be written in English.
   Should your abstract be accepted for an oral presentation you must be able to give your presentation in English.
5. Titles should not contain more than 20 words. No abbreviations are to be used in the titles.
6. When submitting your abstract, consider the related topics (please refer to the list here). However, the Committee reserves the right to decide on final topic assignment upon abstract selection.
7. Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the Committee for oral or poster presentations. A preference for poster presentation may be indicated.  However, the Committee will make the final decision as to how the abstract is to be presented.
8. Posters are particularly suitable for the presentation of complex data.
9. Poster presentations carry the same status as oral presentations and will be subject to the same selection process by the Committee; i.e. by means of written abstracts in English.
10. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Symposium Abstract Book.
11. The following subdivisions of your abstract are recommended but are NOT MANDATORY. There is no need to use every section if not appropriate to your work:
    - Background
    - Objectives
    - Methods
    - Results
    - Conclusion/Application to practice
    If you need to enter Greek letters or use bold, italics or superscript/subscript please use our special text editor by clicking on the 'edit' button.
12. All abstract authors will be notified by e-mail on acceptance status by 10 April 2010.
13. Corrections of submitted abstracts can be only made by an email to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
14. Abstracts received after the deadline cannot be accepted and therefore will not be
    considered for the programme or publication.
15. It is considered understood that Authors of accepted papers have the financial resources to pay all personal expenses incurred including Conference registration, production of their presentation, travel and accommodation during the Conference.

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

The intent is to provide high-quality sessions focused on educational content free of commercial influence or bias. We ask all presenters to co-operate in this by:
- Declaring any potential conflict of interest on a Disclosure section of the abstract submission
- Do not include company names
Should you have difficulties in submitting your abstracts or you need further information, please contact the Conference Secretariat This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call + 420 261 174 301.

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