IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission open
January 5, 2026

Abstract submission deadline
February 15, 2026
extended to March 1, 2026

Acceptance decision for authors
April 15, 2026

Registration open
May 2, 2026
INSTRUCTION FOR PRESENTERS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPEAKERS
How to prepare the Oral presentation
AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Dear Author & Speaker,
We are delighted to provide you with the guidelines for your upcoming oral presentation at the 54th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference. The Scientific Board is dedicated to assist you in your preparation for this year’s conference.

PRESENTATION TIMING:
Oral presentation = 10 minutes in total (recommendation 8 minutes for speech followed by 2 minutes for questions)

During this year´s conference, we will be announcing the following awards for authors:

(Note: Authors do not need to take any additional steps to be considered for these awards; they are automatically considered after submitting an abstract).

  • The Best Abstract Award (1st-3rd place)
  • The Best Abstract Award for Young 1st Author (Aged 25–40 years)
  • The Best Abstract Award for Students

The winners of the Best Abstract Award, the Best Abstract Award for Young 1st Author and the Best Abstract Award for Students will be chosen by the Scientific Committee members, and the awards will be presented during the Opening Ceremony.

  • The Best Oral Presentation Award (Audience Vote)

The winner of the Best Oral Presentation Award will be chosen by the audience; conference delegates can vote for a presentation through the Conference App for mobile phones. available for conference participants via the Conference App for mobile phones. The award will be presented during the Closing Ceremony.
CONFIDENTIALITY / AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
We would like to inform the authors that their consent will be requested to allow EDTNA/ERCA to upload the PowerPoint presentations (in PDF) to the Association’s website www.edtnaerca.org after the conference. If you do not wish to give such authorization, your file will be automatically deleted from our system at the end of the conference.