A big highlight of the meeting will be the awarding of the Young Investigator Award by the Oetliker Foundation for PhD students in Physiology.

Three awards are will be given for the best talks and one for the best poster, combined with a travel grant to attend a conference abroad:

1. Prize oral presentation: 1200 CHF for private usage +1400 CHF as travel grant
2. Prize oral presentation: 800CHF +1400 CHF as travel grant
3. Prize oral presentation: 400 CHF +1400 CHF as travel grant
Poster prize: 600 CHF +1400 CHF as travel grant

Please note that due to the requirements of the Oetliker Foundation, you have to be a member of the LS² section Physiology at the time of the meeting to enter the competition for the awards!

During abstract submission, please choose whether your abstract should enter the poster or talk competition for the award, the deadline for abstract submission is 7 August 2017.

 

In the registration form you may indicate which format you prefer, poster or oral presentation. 

1. Abstract Content:

• The abstract should be understandable for non-specialists.
• General physiological relevance of the work should be emphasized.
• Methods should be discussed only where required for understanding the work.
• Participants in the Young Investigator Award should register for the meeting prior to abstract submission (abstract entry opens after completion of the registration).

2. Abstract Format:
Please, limit the TOTAL number of words (Title + authors + affiliation + abstract text) to 600.

The meeting booklet with the abstracts will published online after the meeting.

3. Application for the Poster Award:
A 3 min blitz presentation (including discussion) will be given for the full audience (Power point). The posters can be visited during the lunch break and will be assessed by the jury members during that time.

The poster format during the meeting is A0 portrait oriented (width: 84.1 cm / length: 118.9 cm) or A0 landscape oriented (width: 118.9 cm / length: 84.1 cm).

4. Application for the Oral Presentation Award:

Duration: 10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

Criteria that will be taken in consideration by the jury:

• Quality of content
• Systematics of the presentation
• Clarity of expression
• Respect for time limits
• Communication skills with the audience
• Quality of slides / tables / graphs
• Quality of replies to questions

5. Assessment by the jury

Each abstract will be read by the jury members which will attribute 0-10 points. Abstracts with the highest mean number of points will be selected for oral presentation.
The number of points attributed for the abstract will count as 50 % for the final score
The average mark based on the criteria for oral presentation (see below) brings another 50 % to the final score.

The winners will be announced at the end of the meeting - GOOD LUCK!