ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: FROM RESEARCH TO ACTION

Call for abstracts now open

The submission deadline is extended to 1 September 2018.

Although abstract submission is open to all, researchers from the Mekong region are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts of their work within the scope of the colloquium. Accepted oral presentations will take place in one of the plenary sessions. Abstracts accepted as poster presentations will be displayed at the venue in a central exhibition area.

Guidelines

• Abstracts must be written in English and submitted as a Word file using the abstract template.
• Maximum 300 words. Title, authors and affiliations are not included in the word count.
• Use the Arial font, size 11.
• Do not include tables, figures or graphs in the abstract.
• Indicate whether abstracts were published or presented in other national or international meetings.

Abstracts must be submitted before 1 September 2018 to abstracts@colloq2018.org using the abstract template. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified on 28 September 2018.

Evaluation

1. All submitted abstracts will be evaluated by an international scientific committee.
2. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the corresponding author as from 28 September 2018.
3. Authors whose abstracts were rejected for oral presentation might be invited to prepare a poster.
4. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted will receive instructions for the presentation of their abstract.
5. Only the corresponding author will receive a notification and is responsible for informing the co-authors of the status of the abstract.
6. If accepted, authors will be asked to provide an extended abstract (optional, 500 words maximum) which will appear in the colloquium abstract book and on the colloquium website and possibly a peer reviewed journal. If no extended abstract is provided, the initial shorter abstract will be used.

Travel grants

Travel grants will be offered to facilitate attendance of a limited number of early-stage researchers (with an age limit of 35 years, including candidates aged 35 years) and ITM alumni.

A travel grant includes:

• Conference registration
• Economy-class return airfare and transfers
• Hotel accommodation
• Costs related to visa applications and mandatory travel insurance

The decision to award a travel grant will be made by the scientific committee based on the quality, originality and relevance of the submitted abstract.