Abstract Submission

General Information
ESPE aims at a high profile in the scientific and ethical content of the meeting. It is the author(s) responsibility to ensure the scientific and ethical aspects of the abstract(s) comply with ESPE standards.

Review Process
Abstracts are evaluated by 4 or more referees. An adjustment is made to avoid tilting the balance with generous or harsh referees and outlier scores are eliminated, giving each abstract a mark allowing their ranking. Ranked abstract are then selected by the POC for free communications or poster presentation. During this process, nor referees nor the POC have access to names of authors and/or centres. The decisions made by the POC are final. Abstracts are not eligible if already presented at an international meeting or would be published prior to the ESPE meeting.

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
All abstract presenters (invited and abstract submitters) must declare any potential conflict of interest on the abstract submission link. Invited speakers and presenters of free communications will also have to incorporate a disclosure slide in their presentation (a template will be sent with the presentation guidelines). Disclosure is mandatory for all presenters, whether they have a conflict of interest to disclose or not. 

Please click here to read more about the ESPE 2010 Working Plan for CME Credits Accreditation

Publication
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Meeting Abstract Book, as a supplement to Hormone Research, on a CD-ROM and in the Programme Navigator, the online scientific programme.

ESPE President Awards for Best Posters
The ESPE President Awards for best posters are voted by Programme Organising Committee members after the last poster session and are given to 5 first poster presenters. The winners will be announced by the President at the ESPE President Poster Award’s session prior to the Closing Ceremony. The voting criteria will be based on the scientific content and style of poster.

The Awards consist of an official ESPE Award Diploma, a Presidential gift and a place in the official listing among ESPE Award Winners in the following year.

Abstract Submission Instructions

• Deadline is 10 March, 2010.
• No sponsoring ESPE member is required in 2010.
• Submit an abstract only through Submission Online, and thus not by letter, fax or email.
• The abstract must be written in English.
• The title and text should not indicate the country of origin, unless pertinent to the topic.
• Maximum 300 words / 2 000 characters (including spaces and excluding the title and contact information on authors).
• Present, but do NOT label, the abstract text in the following order:
  -Background (make it brief),
  -Objective and hypotheses,
  -Population and/or methods,
  -Results (give numeric and statistical analysis, use a single table or graph when appropriate)
  -Precise conclusions.
• Classify the abstract as basic or clinical, and indicate a topic which best describes the abstract. Do not submit abstracts on human or animal studies for which no ethical approval was obtained.
• It is the author's responsibility to submit a correct abstract; any errors in spelling, grammar, or scientific fact will be published as typed by the author, if accepted. Poor English may be a cause for rejection.
• Each author may serve as Presenting Author for a maximum of two abstracts.
• All abstract presenters must register and pay the registration fee and are committed to make their presentation orally or stand by their poster as decided by the POC. Deadline for low fee is 16 June, 2010.
• The Presenting Author will receive all correspondence concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing the other authors of the status of the abstract.
• Acknowledgement of abstract receipt will be sent to the stated email address. If you do not receive this confirmation within 24 hours upon submission, please contact Congrex at: espe2010.scientific@congrex.com
• Notification on acceptance/rejection of the abstracts will be emailed in early June 2010.
• Changes in the abstract are possible until 10 March, 2010 through your Personal Page, which can be accessed with the password included in the electronic confirmation of receipt.

Online Abstract Submission

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