AUTHOR’S INSTRUCTIONS

9th Global Symposium - abstract submissions

Poster and short talks during main session

The meeting will accept abstract submissions by attendees. The abstract will need to be relevant to the core area of the conference. The abstract will be accepted based upon defined categories indicated below (with a general option: ‘KD and innovations’). Abstract can be related to any relevant area including clinical studies, dietary approaches, and general or specific research areas.

Abstracts can be submitted at the below link. Abstract submissions will be assessed, and the successful applicants will be notified by email if they are accepted as poster presentations or short oral communication during the main sessions of the meeting. 

The submission site will require the authors' details and the uploading of an abstract.

• Important dates for poster submissions

Opening date for poster submissions: April 1st, 2025

Cut-off date for ‘early bird’ poster submissions:  June 16^th, 2025

• Preparation of abstract application

Before entering the abstract submission site, please ensure you look at the following, and have relevant information available.  Abstract can be related to any areas of the related topics, including clinical, dietary, and research.

Which category would you like to submit a poster to:

• 1. Ketogenic diet therapies and related: basic science: This topic covers experimental works that are related areas of KDs and metabolic change.
  2. Nutritional Assessments: This topic covers all related areas on nutritional assessment with relevance to the central focus of the conference.
  3. KDT in epilepsies (translational and clinical): This topic covers human data (translational or clinical works) that are related areas of KDs and metabolic change.
  4. Quality of life/ Beyond seizures: This topic covers all areas related to quality of life and non-seizure outcomes with relevance to the central focus of the conference.
  5. Neurology other than epilepsy: This topic will cover the use of the diet in the treatment of other neurological conditions, such as cancer, migraine and neuropsychiatric disorders
  6. KD and Innovations:  This topic is a general option for posters that do not fall into another category but do focus on neurological dietary interventions.
• Travel awards

A limited number of travel awards will be offered for some abstracts. These are available to students or junior faculty (postgraduate students [Masters/PhD], or attendees within 3 years of first permanent academic appointment, or junior clinical appointments, and dietitians and related). The grant will cover the congress registration and a maximum of 2 nights’ accommodation. Attendees who would like to apply for this support will need to indicate this in the submission area.

• Flash talks

Some posters will be selected for a brief oral presentation (‘Flash talk’) in the associated conference session. The flash talk will enable the presenter to give short overview of the poster (using up to 3 power point slides, in a maximum of 4 minutes) to the audience. This is primarily to support the training, experience and exposure of new researchers in the field. Follow-up questions will be encouraged at the posters. Invitees will be notified at least two weeks prior to the start of the meeting.

Submission platform

• Please enter the following details:

Your email address (as corresponding author)

All author (please use format ‘Auvin S. 1; Masino M. 2 etc)

All author addresses (please use format ‘1. Institution name, institution city, institution country; 2. Institution name, institution city, institution country; etc)

Abstract provided separately (250-word limit, no references. Abstracts can be formatted as a single paragraph without subheadings or can be broken down to Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusion)

tick box for ‘Do you want your abstract to be considered for a Travel award’ (See conditions above).

tick box for ‘Do you want to be considered for a flash talk’ (See conditions above)

tick box for ‘Do you want your poster to be available online for registered attendees only’.

Tick box for ‘Has approval for the poster been given by the co-authors’

Tick box for ‘Submission of my abstract constitutes my consent to publication (e.g. conference website, programs, other promotions, etc.)’

I herewith confirm that the contact details saved in this system are those of the corresponding author, who will be notified about the status of the abstract

status of the abstract. The corresponding author is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the abstract.

• Preparing your poster

Prepare your poster in portrait orientation, of A0 size (84.1cm wide by 116.9cm high). Please ensure that all text and images can be viewed from 1.5 meters distance.

Posters will be judged during the meeting, and award ribbons provided to the best in categories.

Corresponding authors are expected to attend the poster during parts of the allocated posters sessions.