Submission Walkthrough

This walkthrough should help you going through the online abstract submission process. In case you have any further questions, please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Login/Create an account

You will be asked to create an account. This account can be used for registration, accommodation bookingsubmittiong of abstracts.

After filling the requested information, you will receive confirmation email with your login infromation. If you have already created an account, please use your "User name" and "Password" to log in.

In case you have forgotten your password, you can request it's resetting - click 'Forgot password'. You will receive your new password by email.

First page

For submitting a new abstract, please go to the bottom of the page, confirm the guidelines acceptance and click the button 'Submit new abstract' button. If you already have submitted an abstract, you can edit it using 'edit' button.

Abstract Submission - Step 1 - Address

Please note that the submitter can vary from the Presenting author. In case you are submitter and presenting author, proceed to the bottom half of the page and fill in your profile details - these will be used for statistical purposes and for session chairs as well.
All fields are mandatory - select at least one from each profile section.

In case you are submitting an abstract on behalf of someone else (presenting author is different from submitter), please click 'Change presenting author' button and fill in the presenting auhor's details. Then please fill in his profile details in the bottom half of the page.

Abstract Submission - Step 2 - Topic

Select your abstract topic from the drop-down list.

Abstract Submission - Step 3 - Abstract title

Add your abstract title in the text field. Title should not be more than 20 words.
The field is mandatory.

Abstract Submission - Step 4 - Text

Add your abstract text. Follow the guidelines published on the website. Note that you can paste the text from MS Word including formating - select the text in MS Word, press CTRL+C, go to the submission website and the 'Paste from Word' button (W icon) will appear active - click it to paste your data.

Abstract Submission - Step 5 - Co-Authors

The presenting author selected in Step 1 is automatically prefilled and the checkbox 'is first (i.e. presenting) author' is checked. If you agree that this presenting author will be first in the authors and co-authors list, click the 'Add' button. Then you can add co-authors of your abstract. Fill co-authors data are filled in the text-boxes and click "Add" button.The added authors can be revieved, edited or deleted from the list at the top of the page.
At the bottom of the page you can see the "Formated co-authors" - this is the way they will be published in the Abstract book.

Abstract Submission - Step 6 - Disclosure

Please mention any conflit of interrest - check "I have a potential conflict of interest to disclosure" and include the information to the textbox bellow. In case you have no conflicts, check "I have no potential conflict of interest to disclose" and follow to final submission.

Abstract Submission - Step 7 - Overview

You can overview your abstract here. In case you didn't fill in any mandatory fields, you will be notified and asked to complete.
At the bottom of the page, you can see the "SAVE AND CLOSE" button.
This button will save the abstract to the database. Your abstract will be available for REVIEW and EDIT later on (not later than the abstract submission deadline - 19 April, 2010).