24th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PAEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES - ESPID, Basel, Switzerland, May 3

ABSTRACT FORM - Invited Speakers

Please follow the instructions below. Do not click on the 'submit' button until you have completed the process and previewed the material. You will not be able to edit your abstract after submission.

After submission you will receive an “Abstract Submission Receipt number” indicating that your abstract has successfully been submitted. Please do not submit multiple copies of the same abstract.

Please see below for instructions regarding corrections and updates to submitted abstracts.

Please note: All fields marked (*) are mandatory.

Section 1: Presenting Author's Contact Details
Please ensure that the email address is entered correctly to enable us to correspond with you regarding your abstract.
Section 2: Scientific Publication
Please read the declaration and advise us your e-mail address to be used for scientific publication.
Section 3: Presentation Type
Please note that only invited presentations are now being accepted
Section 4: Category
Please indicate your choice of category.
Section 5: Affiliations
Please enter the affiliations: department; institution / hospital; city; state (where relevant); country of all authors. You will need to refer to them by their index in Section 6 below.
Note: if all the authors have the same affiliation please enter the affiliation only once and refer to it in Section 6 as index '1'.
Section 6: Authors
Please list the authors of the paper with the presenting author listed first and all co-authors in the order in which they should appear in the publication. In the Affiliation Index field please enter the number(s) corresponding to the appropriate affiliation entered in Section 5.
Section 7: ESPID Award
You are requested to confirm if your work presented in the abstract was supported by an award from ESPID.
Section 8: ESPID Member
You are requested to confirm if you are a member of ESPID.
Section 9: Table / Graphs
Tables or graphs must be saved as images before uploading (JPG/BMP format, maximum size of 18cm width X 13cm height, up to 150dpi). Click here for more guidelines.
Including an image may reduce the number of words allowed in your text – please upload your image before inserting the text to view the confirmation of the upload and message indicating the remaining number of words allowed. You may then need to edit your abstract text before copying it into the form.
Section 10: Abstract Title
Title should be must be in upper and lower case.
Section 11: Abstract Body
Do not include material already entered (i.e. authors' names, abstract title). The abstract text is limited to a maximum of 280 words.

Section 1: Presenting Author's Contact Details
Family name / Surname:(*)
First name(s):(*)
Title:(*)
Mailing Information
Institution/Organization: complete this field only if it is part of your mailing address
Address:(*) Include department if it is part of your mailing address


City:(*)
State:
Country:(*)
Postal code:(*)
Work phone (office hours): (*) Country code/city code/number
Home phone Country code/city code/number
Fax: Country code/city code/number
E-mail address:() - Please ensure e-mail address is accurate. - Only one* address.

Section 2: Scientific Publication (*)

ESPID will publish all accepted abstracts in an abstract book and online (open access) for a period of 5 years. The abstract published online will include the email address of the presenting author.
As a condition of submission, ESPID requires you to agree to such publication and to surrender any copyright over the abstract as submitted to ESPID.

I agree to the publication terms
E-mail address for Scientific Publication:

I request that my e-mail address should not appear on any scientific publication.

Section 3: Presentation Type (*)

Only invited presentations are now being accepted

Section 4: Category (*)

Please indicate a category under which you recommend your presentation to be scheduled:

Section 5: Affiliations (*)

Please list below the Department, Institution / Hospital, City, State and Country details for the authors of the paper. You will need to refer to them by their index, in the Authors section below.

Please do not enter the same information more than once.

Department, Institution/Hospital, City, State, Country	Affiliation Index
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	9
	10

Section 6: Authors (*)
Please list all the authors of this paper, including the presenting author, in the order they should appear in all publications. Please do not enter full names, initials only will be shown on all congress publications. Example: J.B. Smith and not John B Smith In the Affiliation Index field please enter the number corresponding to the appropriate affiliation index as entered above. Please indicate only one Presenting Author
Initials of First and Middle names:	Family name / Surname	Affiliation Index (as entered above)	Presenting Author

Section 7: ESPID Award

I confirm that the work presented in my abstract was supported by an award from ESPID.

Section 8: ESPID Member

I am an ESPID Member.

Section 9: Table / Diagrams / Graphs

Tables diagrams or graphs must be saved as image files first before uploading. File type of the image should be .jpg or .bmp - other file types cannot be accepted. Click here for more information

The image resolution must be not more than 150 DPI

Image width: no more than 18cm
Image height: no more than 13cm
Having an image may reduce the number of words allowed in your text , i.e. less then 280 words. When uploading is complete, a confirmation note of the upload will appear on the upload window, with the remaining exact number of words allowed. Please edit your abstract text accordingly.
Please note that the image may be resized, by the publishers, to fit in the final printed material.

Click on the button to add an image.

Section 10: Abstract Title(*)

Please enter the abstract title in Upper and Lower Case

Section 11: Abstract Body (*)

Please note:

Please do not repeat information already entered
(i.e. author affiliations; authors; abstract title).
The sub-headings "Background and Aims:", "Methods:", "Results:", "Conclusions: " will automatically be included in the final printed book. Therefore, please exclude them from your own text.
The COMBINED maximum number of words of the abstract (Background field+Methods field + Results field+Conclusions field) is 280. If you have uploaded an image, this number is changed, please adjust your text.

We recommend using a word-processing software (for example Word) for editing your abstract text, and for counting the number of words. Typing your text directly into the abstract field is NOT recommended: a) You cannot check the number of words b) You will not have a copy c) You will not be able to see the abstract after pressing the Submit button.

Please enter the text of your abstract in the relevant fields provided below.

Background and Aims:

Methods:

Results:

Conclusions:

Audio/Visual Equipment

Data projection is standard equipment available in all session halls. If you require equipment other than Data projection, please contact espid@kenes.com
Please note that no audio-visual equipment is available for poster presentations.

PREVIEW AND PROOFREAD

To preview your abstract before submission click on the Preview button. Please note this layout does not represent the format of the final published material.

For queries email espid@kenes.com

Please note, once you press on submit, there is no option to edit the information you entered and you will have to start again.

After clicking the "submit" button you will receive a reference number, it means that your abstract was submitted correctly. This number will also be e-mailed to the e-mail address you supplied.

If you do not receive a Receipt Number it means that your abstract was not successfully submitted or received. If the problem persists, please contact espid@kenes.com

Please press the "Submit" button ONCE only.