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11th Central European Congress of Rheumatology

Abstract submission

Call for Abstracts

Active participation at CECR 2016 is possible either as oral or poster presentation.

Abstracts along with an application for active participation must be submitted through the on-line Application Form for Active Participation.

Deadline for submitting the Application Form for Active Participation along with the abstracts is October 15, 2016.

Abstract Guidelines

  • Abstract title (each word must begin with a capital letter, except for transition words)
  • Author or author’s names → family name and initial(s) of first name(s) (e.g. Smith J H, Weber P)
  • Affiliation details of all authors (institution, city, country)
  • Abstract text must contain at least 1000 / no more than 3000 characters
  • Abstracts must be submitted and presented in English
  • Please do not include tables, graphics or charts directly in the body of the abstract. If necessary, you may upload an attachment (.pdf, .xlsx, .xls, .docx, .doc, .ods, .odt format, max 6MB) through the on-line Application Form for Active Participation. Only one attachment per presentation will be accepted.

NB. Acceptance of applications for active participation will be considered by the scientific committee of the congress. All abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the scientific committee of the congress.

Oral presentation

  • The Preview Point will be located directly in the Congress Hall in Clarion Congress Hotel Prague.
  • The speakers are kindly asked to hand in their presentations to the Preview Point staff before the beginning of the scientific programme of the congress or during any break within the scientific programme – however, during the very last break preceding the relevant block of presentations at the latest.
  • Only MS Windows compatible presentations are accepted. NB. Presentations based on other operating systems, e. g. Os X or Linux, will not be accepted.
  • Presentations are acceptable in formats .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint, version 2007 or newer versions) or pdf. Multimedia should be preferably in formats .wmv or .avi.
  • The presentations are to be submitted on USB flash drives, external hard drives and exceptionally also on CD/DVD. Presentations on other than the recommended media will not be accepted.
  • In general, only computers provided by the congress are used for presentations. Using your own computer may be possible only when negotiated well in advance with the Preview Point staff. As for using Apple computer, make sure you have your own VGA adapter available.
  • In case of any specific requirements for your presentation regarding technical equipment etc., please contact Congress Prague on time well before the congress. Requirements brought up as late as in the course of the congress will not be satisfied.

Poster presentation

  • size of the poster must not exceed the size of the board (1.800 mm high x 980 mm wide)
  • only one poster can be displayed on one board
  • poster presentations will be labelled with sequence numbers in accordance with the poster overview in the scientific programme
  • please use only velcro dots for attaching your poster | velcro dots and other technical equipment will be available on the spot

11th Central European Congress of Rheumatology granted by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME)

11th Central European Congress of Rheumatology was granted 12 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
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