- 23 January 2025 – Registraton open
- 23 January 2025 – Abstract submission open
- 28 February 2025 – Special sessions deadline – CLOSED
- 28 March 2025 – Abstract submission deadline – CLOSED
- 25 April 2025 – Abstract confirmation notices
- 16 May 2025 – Final Abstract submission deadline – for submitters not requiring institutional approval
- 30 May 2025 – Final Abstract confirmation notices
- 13 June 2025 – All confirmed speakers to be registered online. Payment or PO by 27 June 2025.
- 27 June 2025 – Early registration & payment deadline (if PO number is received by this date, the Early Registration Fee will be honoured)
- 16 July 2025 – Accommodation payment deadline
- 01 August 2025 – Regular registration & payment deadline
- 01 September 2025 – Late registration closes.
- 23 January 2025 – Registraton open
- 23 January 2025 – Abstract submission open
- 28 February 2025 – Special sessions deadline – CLOSED
- 28 March 2025 – Abstract submission deadline – CLOSED
- 25 April 2025 – Abstract confirmation notices
- 16 May 2025 – Final Abstract submission deadline – for submitters not requiring institutional approval
- 30 May 2025 – Final Abstract confirmation notices
- 13 June 2025 – All confirmed speakers to be registered online. Payment or PO by 27 June 2025.
- 27 June 2025 – Early registration & payment deadline (if PO number is received by this date, the Early Registration Fee will be honoured)
- 16 July 2025 – Accommodation payment deadline
- 01 August 2025 – Regular registration & payment deadline
- 01 September 2025 – Late registration closes.
Time allocation
The time allocated for a presentation is 10 minutes, with a further 5 minutes allowed for discussion. In total an oral presentation is 15 minutes.
Presentations to be designed in PowerPoint, in 16:9 ratio.
All presentations must be submitted to the Congress organisers by Thursday 11 September 2025 through [email protected], or via www.wetransfer.com.
General Information
Posters remains on view for the duration of the Congress.
Size
The maximum page size for posters is A0 in portrait (841 mm wide by 1189 mm high), and in portrait orientation (not landscape).
It can be full colour or black and white (colour is recommended for visual effect). It will be the speakers’ responsibility to design, print, bring the poster with them to the conference and apply it to the Poster Area.
During the poster sessions, delegates are encouraged to please stand by their work for discussions and questions.
Poster Design
To facilitate clarity and readability, we recommend that delegates use a simple font (i.e. Arial, Calibri, etc.) and a minimum point size for Titles: 50; Headings: 40 and Body text: 20.
For more advice on scientific poster design delegates can refer to:
- Erren TC, Bourne PE (2007) Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation.
- PLoS Comput Biol 3(5): e102. Block, SM (1996). Do’s and don’ts of poster presentation. Biophys J. 71(6): 3527–3529.
- Academic Poster Design Advice: http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesignuration of the congress.
Poster Applications
Posters to be applied with double-sided tape or prestik or thumbtacks.
Poster Allocations
Posters to be allocated and applied as per the Poster Number document which will be supplied at a later stage.