Call for Papers 2025
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Contribute to the high-quality interdisciplinary programme and gain international recognition!
For 2025, the congress theme is "Science in Practice, Practice in Science: Collaboration and innovation for sustainable rehabilitation". We encourage presenters to highlight links to the focus on sustainable rehabilitation where possible.
The Scientific Programme Committee and the Technical Track Committee of I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress invite you to submit:
Proposals for symposia and instructional courses
Submit your proposal for a 75-minute symposium, basic or advanced instructional course (see session formats). The submitter will be appointed as the chair of the session.
- Submission deadline: Monday, 7 October 2024, 23:59 UTC
- Submitter notified of acceptance by email: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Please review the guidelines for symposium and instructional course proposals prior to completing the below form.
Guidelines for symposium and instructional course proposals (PDF, 168 kB)
We welcome your proposals for symposia and instructional courses to be presented at the I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress.
Abstracts for free paper and poster presentations & abstract triage
Submit your free paper and poster abstracts. Prior feedback (abstract triage)* is available upon request.
- Submission deadline: Monday, 11 November 2024, 23:59 UTC
- Submitter notified of acceptance by email: Monday, 20 January 2025
Please review the guidelines for free paper and poster abstracts prior to completing the below form.
Guidelines for free paper and poster abstracts (PDF, 178 kB)
We welcome your free paper and poster abstracts for presentation at the I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress.
* Feedback opportunity: Abstract triage
Responding to recommendations from the 2023 World Congress Scientific Committee, a pre-submission abstract feedback option will be trialled for the I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress. The aim of this feedback option is to help authors to improve the clarity, structure, and overall quality of their submissions.
Authors can consider the reviewer feedback and revise their abstract before formally submitting it to the usual peer review process. Requests can be sent by Monday, 14 October 2024 to receive feedback by the end of October to
info@ispo-congress.com
.
We particularly encourage authors who may be new to writing scientific abstracts, do not have mentors available to give critical feedback or, who may have had submissions rejected previously to engage in this developmental process. Please note that integrating the reviewer feedback does not guarantee acceptance.
NEW: abstracts for the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) student competition & mentoring
The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Interested students registered in an undergraduate, masters or PhD programme are invited to submit abstracts to this competition. One 75-minute time slot parallel to other symposia, instructional courses and free paper sessions is reserved for the 3MT student competition.
Applicants can submit their abstract to be considered for the 3MT student competition as well as the free paper and poster sessions given the latter enables a more fulsome overview of their work. Mentoring opportunities* are available.
- Submission deadline: Monday, 11 November 2024, 23:59 UTC
- Submitter notified of acceptance by email: Monday, 20 January 2025
Please review the guidelines for the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) student competition prior to completing the below form.
Guidelines for 3MT student competition (PDF, 153 kB)
We welcome your free paper and poster abstracts for the 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) student competition at the I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress.
* Mentoring
ISPO wants to support the students to bring their best 3MT. Mentoring is offered to support students with writing their abstracts and / or preparing their presentations. Students can request mentorship for abstract writing until Monday, 14 October 2024 to receive feedback by the end of October. Mentorship for preparing presentations can be requested by end of April 2025. Please request support by emailing to
info@ispo-congress.com
.
NEW: proposals for technical track presentations
Submit your proposal for a technical track presentation. The technical track has the aim to promote the fabrication arts through demonstration and the use of hands-on fabrication instruction. During technical track sessions, techniques and generic materials will be discussed and demonstrated, not products.
- Submission deadline: Monday, 7 October 2024, 23:59 UTC
- Submitter notified of acceptance by email: in the week of 18 November 2024
Please review the guidelines for technical track proposals prior to completing the below form.
Guidelines for the technical track (PDF, 164 kB)
We welcome your proposals for technical track presentations to be presented at the I.S.P.O. 20th World Congress.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the competition, please contact the I.S.P.O. World Congress team:
Email:
info@ispo-congress.com
Phone: +49 341 678 -8237 or -8238