Abstract submission / New Products & Devices session

Step 1 : Guidelines

 

Within its Scientific Program, IMCAS welcomes, for each one of its congresses, some very focused "NEW PRODUCTS AND DEVICES" sessions. They belong to the non sponsored scientific sessions. During these sessions, inventors or engineers from the INDUSTRY or from RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT entities are invited to present their innovative device or product. This is a fantastic opportunity offered to our partners of the INDUSTRY to explain in what their product/device is bringing new perspectives to the practice of our specialty, either in aesthetic surgery or cosmetic dermatology.

These 6 to 8-mn lectures allow our delegates to be kept constantly updated with the very last products or devices on the market!

You will have to go through three different steps to complete this submission process:

  • STEP 1 -> carefully read the guidelines below
  • STEP 2 -> submit your NEW PRODUCTS & DEVICES abstract
  • STEP 3 -> fill in our Conflict of Interests Form

WHO? Participant's educational background requirements

He/she has to be:

  • either the inventor of that new product/device
  • OR the engineer in charge of quality/engineering development (R&D)

The authors' academic degrees must be attached within the "Short Biostatement" field, later on within this submission.

WHAT? The content

In general

Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full wording at the first time it appears in the body of the text. Standard abbreviations may be employed in the text.

It is the author's responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar, or scientific fact will be reproduced as typed by the author.

Please note that each year, some abstract submissions are rejected because the content doesn't future actual data or is poorly drafted. Changes to abstracts can only be accepted until the deadline using the Personal Page.

Specifically

The abstract should feature a new device or product being

  • either on the market (sold) for less than a year
  • or on a R & D Development process (not yet commercialized or sold)

In order to make the abstract as informative as possible, please include a brief statement of the purpose of the study, explaining in what and why your device/technology/product is innovative. You can also attach a file (synopsis, current clinical data...), which will be studied par the Scientific Committee. This file will not be inserted in the abstract booklet.

HOW? Submission modalities

Conflict of Interest Policy

IMCAS adheres to international criteria that are the basis for any reputable congress.

This is why we constantly insist on complete independence between instructional (or scientific) courses and the industry sponsors of our conferences.

Within all IMCAS programs, the distinction is clearly stated and each session is:

  • either sponsored
  • or non sponsored
A speaker may choose to lecture within a sponsored session or a non sponsored session. In all cases, the speaker should comply with our Conflict of Interest Policy and disclose activities and relationships that, if known to others, might be viewed as a conflict of interest.

Thus, IMCAS offers two types of sessions within all its scientific programs:

  • sponsored sessions (such as symposia, live demonstration, etc) that involve a brand's participation
  • non-sponsored scientific sessions, the content of these sessions being strictly independent from any company
Sponsored Session:

As previously stated, this first type of session can support a brand, a company, or a specific product. Once the abstract has been submitted, you are free to manage your presentation as you wish and as you have agreed with your Sponsor.

Sponsored sessions lectures content is not endorsed by IMCAS.

Non-sponsored Scientific Session:

This second type of sessions involve lectures that are strictly unbiased. These scientific lectures are presumed to be based on objective interpretations of evidence and unbiased interpretations of facts. In light of this objectivity matter, a different process is thus required for the abstract approval.

  • Presentation of unbiased content
  • No brand can be named within your lecture except if it is used in comparison with other brands to support a specific point. You are therefore strongly invited to only mention devices or products technical characteristics rather than their brand names.
  • Full disclosure of any conflict of interest

If and only if all of the above requirements is followed, the Chair will fully authorize the lecture.

Abstract submission deadline

E-papers and Posters: June 30, 2012 11:59 PM GMT
E-papers and Posters received after this date will not be considered.

Oral lectures: June 30, 2012 11:59 PM GMT
Lectures received after this date will not be considered.

Format & language

Please observe that abstracts can only be submitted electronically through our website. Abstracts must be written in English and the presentations must be in English.

Immediate submission aknowledgment

Please be sure your abstract fits the instructions above before any submission. Acknowledgement of receipt of your submission will be returned to your email address immediately upon submission. If you do not receive the e-mail, your submission was not completed and your abstract needs to be re-submitted.

Registration and payment

Once you have completed your submission, you will be receiving within the next 48 hours your personal LOG IN and PASSWORD. These will allow you to access your personal IMCAS page, where your abstract status could be checked at any time. Definitive answer is to be posted to you within the 30 days following your submission. If the lecture is accepted, the badge for the speaker will be ready at the FACULTY welcome desk. This badge will give you free access to the NEW PRODUCTS & DEVICES session on the day you speak only. But, registration is necessary if you wish to attend other Scientific Sessions or Teaching Courses. More info on IMCAS BADGE POLICY?

Presentation format

Accepted abstracts selected by expert reviewers will be presented in oral, e-paper or poster sessions. Authors should indicate in the space provided the preferred method of presentation.


> Poster specifications:

Posters will be displayed during the entire conference period and will stay accessible to all attendees at any time.
If your poster is accepted by the Scientific Committee, here are the requirements:

  • Present yourself at the Welcome Desk - Section FACULTY. Your hostess will bring you to the IMCAS POSTERS ROOM where your POSTER will be board posted
  • Maximum size allowed: width: 1,20 m / lenght: 1,50 m
  • The poster is displayed on wall paneling in pifex system with polykem board in-fill
  • Your presence by your poster is required during the poster session, which lasts 1 hour and occurs on the last conference day (or on the penultimate day if the congress duration excesses 3 days), at lunch time.
Your presence during the conference is mandatory, otherwise the POSTER will be withdrawn.

> E-paper specifications:

E-PAPERS will be displayed at the IMCAS internet corners during the entire conference period and will stay accessible to all attendees at any time.

If your E-PAPER is accepted, here are the requirements:

  • Present yourself at the Welcome Desk - Section FACULTY. Your hostess will bring you to the IMCAS PREVIEW ROOM where your E-PAPER will be introduced within the central SERVER
  • Bring a storage device (USB, CD, DVD) containing your E-PAPER or better, bring your own laptop
  • Format: Powerpoint presentation (an average of 15-20 slides; duration: 10 min maximum)
  • Do not forget to attach all the files needed for your presentation (VIDEOS, pictures, etc..) otherwise, your POWERPOINT will not run properly
Your presence during the conference is mandatory, otherwise the E-PAPER will not be introduced within our server.

> Oral lecture specifications:

Oral lectures will last 6 to 8 min (exact assignment will follow) and will be inserted in the specific NEW PRODUCTS / DEVICES sessions. Be careful with your lecture duration as the chairman is allowed to stop the lecture if lecture time is exceeded.

If your lecture is accepted, here are the requirements:

  • Present yourself at the Welcome Desk - Section FACULTY. Your hostess will bring you to the IMCAS PREVIEW ROOM where your presentation will be introduced within the central SERVER
  • Bring a storage device (USB, CD, DVD) with your presentation on it or better, bring your laptop
  • Format: Powerpoint presentation
  • Do not forget to attach all the files needed for your presentation (VIDEOS, pictures, etc..) otherwise, your POWERPOINT will not run properly
Your presence during the conference is mandatory, otherwise your presentation will be withdrawn.

Publication of abstract

Accepted abstracts will be published in the Abstract Book which will be given in a CD-ROM to all delegates attending the Congress upon registration. Accepted abstracts may also be published on the Internet.

For submission support please contact the Congress Secretariat at: contact@imcas.com