Abstracts

Please click here to view a PDF of the final abstracts.

Please note that the abstract submission system has now closed.

AFTER THE SUBMISSION

1. The reviewers will judge the abstracts according to the relevance to ESPN 2009, standard of English, objectivity of statements, description of what was done, suitability of methods to aims, conclusions confirmed by objective results, ethics, scientific value, potential clinical value, originality of work and overall impression.

2. The submitting authors will be notified by 22 May 2009, at the email address provided during submission, whether their abstract has been accepted. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that emails from ESPN can reach them. They will be informed at the same time about the date, time and form of their presentation.

3. If you need to withdraw your abstract, a written statement reflecting the reasons for this decision must be sent to: espn2009abs@mci-group.com, no later than 01 June 2009.

4. A number of awards will be given for the best abstracts presented on 3 September as a poster presentation.

PUBLICATION POLICY
All abstracts accepted for presentation (oral or poster) will be published in the August issue of PediatricNephrology, official journal of the ESPN.

PRESENTATION OF ABSTRACTS
1. Abstracts can be accepted either as poster, or oral communication.

2. If your abstract is accepted as a poster, you will be requested to be available for discussion during the corresponding moderated poster viewing session.

3. The usable surface of the display panels measures 200 cm (height) x 100 cm (width). Pins and adhesive material will be provided. – DETAILS WILL FOLLOW

4. Please use letters large enough to be read from a distance of 1.5 meters (4.9 feet).

5. Oral presentations will be allocated 10 minutes each there will be 7 minutes to present followed by 3 minutes for questions and comments. Facilities to convert slides to data will be available at the Congress, if required. PowerPoint data projection with single screens will be available in all session rooms. A slide centre will be available and each presenter is required to hand in his presentation minimum 2 hours before his session. No personal computers will be allowed. Files must be prepared on PowerPoint 2000/2003 format on a CD-Rom or USB stick.

6. Full presentation guidelines will be included in the acceptance letter and posted on the congress website 

ENQUIRIES
 
If you have any questions with regards to your abstract submission, please do not hesitate to contact:

Laurence Esquedin - Phone: +41 22 33 99 625 - Email: espn2009abs@mci-group.com

For all other enquiries
Please contact MCI UK office at espn2009@mci-group.com or telephone
+44 (0)870 458 4138