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Call for Abstracts
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The Program Committee invites submissions of original
work related to endoscopic ultrasonography for consideration of presentation at
EUS2010. Accepted abstracts will be presented as either posters or oral presentations
and will be published in a supplement to Digestive Endoscopy.
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The abstracts will be accepted electronically beginning
1 December 2009, at
www. eus2010.org .
The abstracts will NOT be accepted by fax or e-mail. The deadline for submitting
your abstract will be 1 September, 2010.
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Confirmation of acceptance or rejection will be e-mailed
to the corresponding address by 31 September, 2010. The best abstracts will be selected
for oral presentation during the plenary sessions. The best abstracts will also
be recognized at the closing ceremony.
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Abstract Preparation
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The abstracts must be submitted in English using
Arial or Courier font, point size 12 and must fit in the space provided. The abstracts
must not exceed 2,750 character spaces.
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Abstract Categories – A list of categories
used to classify the abstracts is on the abstract submission form. Choose the category
code that best characterizes your research.
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Title – The title should be brief, but
long enough to identify clearly the nature of the study. Please start the title
by using a capital, followed by lower case. The title must not exceed a total length
of three lines. Leave out author degrees, titles and institutional appointments.
In writing author names, begin with initial or first names followed by the last
names. Underline the names of the presenting author. Please specify the name and
location of the institution where the research was conducted.
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Abstract Structure – The body of the abstract
should be as follows:
-Sentence stating the purpose of the study
-A brief description of methods
-A summary of results
-A statement of conclusion reached; do not state that results will be discussed.
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Abstract style – Begin the body of the
abstract on a new line. Leave no top or left margins. For good reproduction, the
font should be sharp and regular, using point size 12, Arial or Courier.
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Tables and Graphs – Simple tables and graphs
(in black ink) may be included as long as the total abstract fits within the form.
Graphics and pictures cannot be included in the abstract.
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Author Confirmation – The presenting author
must sign the confirmation statement on the Abstract Submission Form by using the
auto signature on the internet affirming that:
-The material in the abstract has not been previously published in manuscript form
by September 2010.
-Potential conflict of interests will be disclosed.
-Without author confirmation, the abstract will not be published.
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Conflict of Interest – If your abstract
is accepted for presentation, you will be required to complete and return a “Conflict
of Interest Disclosure” statement indicating any significant financial interest
of other relationships with manufacture(s) or commercial services discussed in your
presentation. You will also be required to disclose any reference in the presentation
to unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or products. This information is published
in the final program. It remains for the audience to determine weather the speaker’s
interests or relationships may influence the presentation.
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