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It is an honour to announce the 36th ESSO Congress in partnership with the Polish Society of Surgical Oncology will be held in Krakow from 14-16 September 2016. Focusing on bridging the disparity between minimum standards of care across Europe, the overarching theme of the Congress is ‘Optimising European Cancer Surgery’. 

Communication with patients and knowledge amongst our patients is rapidly changing. They are better informed, want to take ownership of their disease and our role at the forefront of care is critical to the eventual patient outcome.

ESSO 36 will embrace this by building on the success of previous congresses, lauded for top-quality scientific programmes and exceptional speakers, by providing delegates with unique educational opportunities and a platform to interact and establish new collaborations. The latest developments and key issues in surgical oncology will be discussed through an array of interactive sessions to highlight the significance of a multidisciplinary approach for management of cancer patient care.

We invite you to become a part of that exciting and dynamic process.

Attracting delegates from across the globe, and invited worldwide leading cancer experts, ESSO 36 is providing all the ingredients for an outstanding scientific, educational and networking event.

We look forward to welcoming you again to advance the role of surgical care in the management of cancer patients. United by a common vision, ESSO 36 participants, industry and organisers will join together to mark another highly successful milestone in the fight against cancer in Krakow on 14-16 September 2016.

Professor Riccardo Audisio

ESSO President

Congress Chair

Professor Krzysztof Herman 

Congress Co-Chair 

  Professor Piotr Rutkowski

PSSO President

Congress Co-Chair

EUR

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

ICE (International Conferences and

Entertainment)

ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17,

Kraków 30-302

Poland

Tel.: +48 12 354 23 00

www.icekrakow.com

Submission Info

Abstract submission opens: Monday, 1 February 2016

Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 1 April 2016, 21:00 Central European Time

Abstracts submitted after the specified deadline will not be considered. 

Authors are strongly advised to submit prior to the deadline and avoid unnecessary delays which may affect the standing of their abstract.

For any abstract related queries please contact the ESSO 36 Secretariat

ABSTRACT POLICIES & REGULATIONS

With the submission of an abstract to ESSO 36 Congress, the presenting author:

Accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the submitted abstract.

Accepts to be the contact person for all correspondence regarding the abstract and inform co-authors of its status.

Confirms that all authors are aware of and agree to the content of the abstract and support the data presented.

Warrants that the data and conclusions presented in the abstract have not been published in the same format and with the same title prior to the date of the ESSO 36 congress.

States that for all studies involving human or animal subjects, permission has been obtained from the relevant regulatory authority and informed consent given where appropriate.

Identifies, obtains and discloses any financial interest in products or processes described in the abstract for all abstract authors. This includes stock ownership, membership on an advisory board or board of directors, corporate-sponsored research and other substantive relationships.

Releases the copyright on behalf of all authors to ESSO and gives permission for the abstract, when selected for presentation, to be published in an issue of the European Journal of Surgical Oncology, as well as on the ESSO 36 website. The copyright of the abstract remains with the author(s).

ABSTRACT PREPARATION & SUBMISSION

Abstract format

The abstract must be submitted in good English. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject abstracts which are presented in poor English, or may request an immediate revision by the presenting author.

No more than 20 authors can be listed with only their institutional affiliation, city and country. Mailing addresses and academic degrees should not be mentioned. For co-operative study groups, the name of the group should be used instead of individual institutional affiliations or include the name of the group in the title of the abstract.

The title of the abstract should be concise and accurately describe the study undertaken. Do not use non-standard abbreviations and commercial names (generic names only).

Abstracts should be structured to include the following 4 sections:

Background: introductory sentence specifying the purpose of the study

Material and methods: brief description of relevant experimental procedures

Results: summary of the results of the investigation

Conclusions: a statement of the main conclusions

The abstract submission system will not accept abstracts that exceed 2900 characters (including body of the abstract, spaces and 1 table).

Only one data table is permitted in the body of the abstract. Illustrations and figures are not allowed and will be deleted if submitted.

Abbreviations may be used if standard or if spelled out and defined at the first use.  Compounds should be mentioned with the generic name, in lower cases. Commercial names are admitted in the text, with an ®, and if in brackets following the generic name, i.e. “generic (Commercial ®)”.

Up to 3 keywords should be provided to distinguish the abstract for indexing purposes.

The ESSO 36 Invitation to Industry (ITI) offers a wide and exciting range of opportunities and tools to achieve the highest level of exposure to surgeons from across the globe. 

As always, the Exhibition forms an integral part of the Congress. ESSO 36 industry partners will have the opportunity to directly interact with Congress participants seeking new approaches and solutions to aid them in their daily practice.

A number of exciting sponsorship opportunities are available to help raise your profile amongst our members and participants alike. We also invite you to select from the many ‘winning formula’ packages and elements associated with the Congress including: Satellite Symposia and Exhibition opportunities.

Attracting delegates from across the globe, and invited worldwide leading cancer experts, ESSO 36 is providing all the ingredients for an outstanding scientific, educational and networking event.

We look forward to working with you to advance the role of surgical care in the management of cancer patients. United by a common vision, ESSO 36 participants, industry and organisers will join together to mark another highly successful milestone in the fight against cancer in Krakow on 14-16 September 2016.

 European Cancer Organisation

Phone: 011-32-2-775-0201

Fax: 011-32-2-775-0200