Infection Prevention 2023 Abstract Submission is now closed!

Oral presentations will be 13 minutes long with 2 minutes for questions and answers

Accepted posters will be asked to produce a poster for display at the conference. Presenters are asked to take note of the following guidelines when producing their poster:

• Maximum poster size is A0 (0.84 x 1.19m) (portrait orientation)
• Keep text to a minimum
• Ensure any text is in large font
• Use graphs, charts, and/or tables
• Ensure contents have a logical flow
• Make it colourful
• Removal and collection of posters at the end of the display period remains the responsibility of the presenter. Posters not removed by the indicated take down time will be removed and disposed of.

A poster talk will include 5-6 authors, who will all have approximately 5 mins to talk about their poster at a designated poster talk session.

All abstracts that are accepted as posters will be considered for a poster talk.

Please indicate during submission if you would NOT like your poster to be included in the chance of being part of a poster talk. This is not guaranteed, but a selection of posters will be chosen to be part of a poster talk.

Once you enter the online submission portal, start by creating an account. Please keep a record of the account details you use to set up the account as you will require them to log into both the IP2023 abstract submission portal and Conference registration portal. Upon successful submission of the abstract a confirmation email will be sent to the Presenting Author.

If you have not received a confirmation email, please check that your abstract is not left in draft and is fully submitted by logging back into the portal and checking on the Edit/View Abstracts page.

• Abstract title – word limit is 300 words
• Presentation type – Oral or Poster, Poster only
• Theme – chosen from the theme list above
• Presenting Author – Name, affiliation, and job title of presenting author (this person must be listed as the first author)
• Co-Authors – Name, affiliation, and job title of co-author(s)
• Abstract style –
  • Abstracts must be written in a narrative format (not bullet points). Abstract must be written using accurate grammar and spelling. Poor grammar or spelling may result in the abstract being rejected.
  • All places, people and organisation must be anonymised within the submitted text.
  • Organism names should be presented using italics – first use should be genus name in full e.g. – Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and any subsequent use should be upper case initial followed by a full stop and the species name e.g. M. tuberculosis.
• Abstract document – Abstract word limit is 300, use abstract template (word limit includes: references; excludes: title, authors and affiliations)
• Additional information
  • Poster talk – If you would NOT like to be considered for a poster talk indicate in portal
  • Not previously presented – confirmation
  • Conflict of Interest – Please list any conflicts of interest related to your abstract below. If there are none, please type ‘no conflicts to declare’
  • Data consent agreement
  • Alternative contact for abstract
  • Publication of abstract agreement

Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the submitter on 2 July 2023.

Only WORD files will be accepted for upload. Graphs and tables may not be included in the abstract. Abstracts will not be edited and will added to the conference website and/or conference app as submitted. Ensure that all grammar and spelling is correct.

When notified of acceptance, the Presenting Author is required to accept the offer by registering for the conference and paying in full by 27 July 2023. You will be provided with a link to register at this rate in your acceptance email.

If a presenter fails to register by 27 July they:

• Will be removed from the programme
• Will be removed from all IP2023 related publications

If you need to withdraw the abstract or change the presenting author contact IPS@conferencepartners.com by 20 July.

• The abstract submitted adheres to the abstract submission guidelines outlined on the Conference Website.
• The abstract submitted is in English.
• This abstract has only been submitted once for IP2023.
• It is the responsibility of the presenting author to submit the abstract. They are the main contact whose responsibility it is to communicate with other co-authors.
• Conflicts of interest (if any) have been declared.
• The presenting author is available to present at the conference between 17 – 19 October 2023.
• The presenting author must register and pay in full by the deadline indicated in the abstract review outcome email. If they do not register and pay in full, the abstract will be removed from the programme and any associated publications.
• The text of the abstract, along with the names and affiliations, poster and/or additional documents as requested, will be published on the conference website, in the abstract document and on the conference app, and this will not raise any copyright issues.
• A submission as a particular presentation type or theme may be changed to a different type following review in order to be accepted and included in the programme.
• Presenters may be recorded for live streaming. A recording of the presentation and a copy of the slides may be published online after the conference.

If you have any queries regarding the above, please contact the IP2023 Programme Team IPS@conferencepartners.com