Oral, poster presentations or oral-as-part-of-a-symposium
- Abstract title word limit: 30 words
- Abstract word limit: 250 words
- Maximum number of references: 5 (optional, included in word limit)
- Headings: Unstructured abstract with no tables, diagrams or pictures
Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words with sufficient detail to allow the committee to judge the merit of the submission. In the submission form you will be asked to indicate your preferred type of presentation (oral, poster or oral-as-part-of-a-symposium) and you will need the following information as a minimum: title, abstract, authors and affiliations, and choice of sub-themes.
The title and abstract you submit will be used in the final programme so please ensure you have proofread and corrected any errors. You do not have to include references, but if you do these must be included in the 250 word limit.
You can submit no more than two abstracts as the lead author. However, there is no limit on the number of abstracts in which someone can appear as a co-author. The Scientific Committee will aim to reduce conflict in scheduling multiple presentations where someone is named as a co-author, however we cannot guarantee this. A submission of an abstract with multiple authors will be an indication that all authors approve the submission and content of the abstract.
You will be asked to select at least one and up to three conference sub-themes that most appropriately reflect your submission. The sub-themes are listed on the Conference Programme page. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to allocate an abstract to a different sub-theme, if more appropriate.
If your abstract is part of a symposium and the symposium convener has already submitted the symposium, you will be invited to connect your completed abstract to the symposium. Please ensure you use the same email address for your submission as in the symposium submission. If the symposium has not already been submitted you can attach your abstract to it later through the Oxford Abstracts dashboard. If you have any questions or need support with this please contact us by emailing bsgconference2022@britishgerontology.org
How will the online format be different for symposia and paper presentations?
Please note that we have once again adapted the programme timings to work better with an online format this year, so that parallel sessions are shorter than you may be used to in previous conferences, and there are more breaks to reduce fatigue from intense online engagement.
All parallel sessions, which include symposia, will be one hour long each.
How will poster sessions be organised?
The poster sessions are an important part of the BSG conference. You will interact with attendees and discuss the research through small Teams meetings, each with maximum five poster presenters. If you are a student poster presenter, you may become our next winner of the Stirling Prize (£100). For more details on the Stirling Prize click here Stirling Prize Guidelines
If you are a student entering a poster, you may wish to be considered for the BSG's Stirling Prize. Further information on this is available here Please enter the information in the questions labelled 'Stirling Student Prize'. If you are not student or you are not entering a poster you can leave these questions blank.
Please note that abstracts not selected for oral presentation will automatically be considered for poster presentation, unless the author informs us otherwise by emailing bsgconference2022@britishgerontology.org