How to apply

Symposium proposals must be submitted in English in PDF format by 17 May 2023 to proposals@edctp.org with SYMPOSIUM in the subject using the application form below. Only proposals completed in full and submitted by the deadline will be considered.

Selection process

The Forum Programme Committee will evaluate all submissions using the following review criteria:

• Proposal quality
• Novel, important and timely
• Relevant to the Forum theme and remit of EDCTP
• Of interest to a broad group of stakeholders and Forum delegates

Symposia focusing on a single program or institution are discouraged.

Guidelines and conditions for submission and processing

• Applications should be submitted via email by 17 May 2023. The content cannot be modified after the submission deadline (unless changes are requested by EDCTP).
• No more than two symposium applications submitted by each organiser will be evaluated.
• Communications are made with the symposium organiser who arranges and coordinates the session and is responsible for distributing session information among the chair(s) and speakers and registering all speakers.
• Proposed speakers should be listed in the application form.
• An abstract for the symposium is required as part of the application but abstracts are not required for individual presentations within the symposium. Symposia will be published in the programme book and may be published in a journal supplement and other Forum-related publications. Submission of an abstract constitutes agreement to its publication.
• EDCTP cannot guarantee scheduling of a symposium on a particular day. Speakers should be available in person for the duration of the forum.
• Symposium organizers, chairs and speakers are responsible for their own funding to attend the meeting.
• Decisions will be made available early July 2023.