Important dates

Abstract submission (oral & posters): 01.10.2018 – 14.12.2018

Early registration: 15.11.2018 – 31.01.2019

Notification of acceptance of abstracts (oral & posters): 18.01.2019

End of late abstract submission (only posters): 31.01.2019


Format and Layout

Only PDF files will be accepted and have to be included in the submission online-form below; no other means of abstract submission are available. Files may contain embedded graphics, at the expense of longer transmission times and the risk timeout failure. Invalid file formats will cause complete cancellation of your submission. Adhere to the following layout guidelines:

Volume one page DIN A 4 (29,7 cm height, 21 cm width)
Font Title: Arial, 14 pt bold, authors and text arial 12pt, line separstion 1,5
Margins left/right: 2,5 cm; above/below: 3 cm
1st paragraph empty
2nd paragraph Title of the paper 14 pt (bold face)
3rd paragraph Authors of the contribution in the format
initials, main author (underlined), city/country code,
Co-author(s) in the same format,
Address of the main author
4th paragraph Contents of the abstract (12 pt)
Foot Notes Do not use Winword foot-notes, please write foot-notes
in normal text at the end of your abstract
Title of the document You can use the following signs: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, point (.), underline (_), minus (-). Blanks are not allowed. The length of the document title should not longer than 20 signs, the max. of the file size is 25MB, no page numbers

Abstract Submission Procedure

  1. Prepare and save your abstract and save it as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
  2. Complete the page “personal data” of the online form.
  3. Click “Save and next”.
  4. Complete the presenting author's field in the page "abstract" of the online-form.
  5. Add the co-authors’, if any, and complete their fields. Click "+/-" to change the number of co-authors.
  6. Enter the title of your presentation.
  7. Upload the PDF file of your abstract.
  8. Choose the topic that firs your presenation most closely.
  9. Specify state of matter and type of inverstigation that fits your presentation best.
  10. Click “Save and end” or, if you want to submit more than one abstract, click "Save and add abstract"