CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Organisers invite scientists, clinicians and researchers to submit their abstract(s) to the 14th International Thyroid Congress.

CALL for LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACTS

The submission of late breaking abstracts is now closed. Results will be communicated to the submitting author by the end of July 2010.

REVIEW PROCESS

Review from 16 July to 22 July 2010
Late-breaking abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the POC without knowledge of their source

Presentation of the late-breaking abstracts will be decided according to the same rule as for the "regular" abstracts
Notification of acceptance: 26 July 2010

Late-breaking abstracts presenters must register before 15 August 2010 to ensure their inclusion in the programme.

The abstract submission is now closed

The selection results will be available in June 2010
Thank you for your numerous contributions

For any question on abstract submission, please contact ITC2010abs@mci-group.com

Abstracts received after the deadline will not be accepted and will therefore not be considered for the programme
or for publication.
Abstract should be submitted electronically via the Congress web site: www.itc2010.com following the easy,
step-by-step instructions.
Abstracts submitted by email will not be reviewed.
All abstracts must be written in English.
Abstracts must contain work that has not been previously presented at any national or international meeting
before March 2010.
The authors' conclusions should be clearly stated. General statements such as "the significance of these
findings will be discussed" will be regarded unfavourably and will generally lead to exclusion of the abstracts.
Initials and abbreviations which are not in common use should be avoided unless they are essential.
Remember to check spelling and grammar carefully. Your electronically submitted abstract text will be
reproduced as submitted.
All selected abstracts will be reproduced, as sent, in a CD-rom. There will be no abstract book.
Submission of an abstract does not constitute registration for the congress. Submission of an abstract
implies the commitment that the presenting author will attend the meeting and the expectation that financial
resources to attend are available.

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS

The sister societies (AOTA, ATA, ETA, LATS) will award 8 Young Investigator Awards of 1000 euro each (4 for oral and 4 for poster presentations). For consideration for an award, the Young Investigator must be below the age of 40 at the time of the meeting and be the presenter and first author of an abstract submitted to the Congress. The applicants must tick the appropriate box during the abstract submission process. The preselection will be made by the Programme Organising Committee on the basis of the abstract score. The final selection will be made during the Congress, based on the quality of the oral or poster presentation. Winners will be announced on Thursday 16 September during the Closing Ceremony.

TYPING INSTRUCTIONS

You will have the possibility to copy and paste your abstract including a table directly from WORD.

The abstracts typing instructions are:

Abstract title: Maximum 250 characters (or less);
Abstract body (including abstract title, keywords (maximum 3) and abstract content but excluding authors details ) from 2'000 minimum to 3'500 characters maximum. The live character count will provide you with real time information on the number of characters used ;
Structure of the abstract: there is no mandatory structure;
Figures/images size and file type: You can upload a JPG, GIF or PNG file smaller than 1'000 Kb;
Tables are allowed

REVIEW PROCESS

Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the POC and external reviewers without knowledge of their source.
Acceptance or rejection of an abstract is based on the average grade awarded by the reviewers.
Selected abstracts will be presented as oral presentations, during the Free Communications sessions, and as discussed posters or posters only. Apreference for poster presentation can be indicated although the Scientific Committee will make the final decision as to how the abstract will be presented.
Some of the posters will also be selected for short oral presentation during the Poster discussion sections.
Authors will be notified of the selection results by email in early June 2010 and will receive all technical information and presentation instructions prior to the Congress.

ABSTRACT CATEGORIES

Thyroid gland development
Thyroid function regulation / TSH / TRH
Thyroid hormone synthesis
Thyroid hormone receptors
Thyroid hormone analogues
Thyroid hormone actions/effects - Thyroid hormone and metabolism
Thyroid hormone actions/effects - Thyroid hormone and the cardiovascular system
Thyroid hormone actions/effects - Thyroid hormone and the brain
Thyroid hormone actions/effects - Thyroid hormone and reproduction / foeto-maternal unit
Thyroid hormone actions/effects - Others
Thyroid hormone transport
Thyroid hormone metabolism
Thyroid hormone and development / stem cells
Thyroid cancer - basic
Thyroid cancer - clinical
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Autoimmunity
Graves' orbitopathy
Clinical thyroidology - Hyperthyroidism
Clinical thyroidology - Hypothyroidism
Clinical thyroidology - Subclinical thyroid diseases
Clinical thyroidology - Nodule
Clinical thyroidology - Nontoxic Goitre
Non-Thyroidal Illnesses
Clinical thyroidology - Case reports
Epidemiology of thyroid diseases
Genetics and proteomics of thyroid diseases
Environmental factors. Iodine
Environmental factors. Drug-induced thyroid abnormalities
Environmental factors. Others
Experimental / animal models
New drugs