The ISBM-12 Scientific Committee invites you to join us on this occasion and warmly welcome all contributions for oral or poster presentations. Abstracts can be focused on a wide variety of topics related to the general topic “Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health”.

Topics for Abstract submission: 

New methods, tools and approaches for human biomonitoring:

• New methods and new biomarkers for human biomonitoring

• Omics and biomonitoring

• Effect biomarkers for chemical mixture assessment

 Occupational and environmental exposure evaluation:

• • • • • • • • Occupational Biomonitoring

              • Environmental Biomonitoring

              • Susceptible and vulnerable populations

              • Chemical mixtures

              • Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)

              • Biomonitoring in the pandemic and post-pandemic

Risk assessment and regulatory implications:

• Risk prediction and health risk assessment

• Mixtures risk assessment

• Safe by design

• Biomonitoring in support of Circular Economy

• Inequality in biomonitoring data (social; regional)

• Ethics, cohorts and data protection, FAIR data

• Effective communication strategies to target audiences

General Information

• Abstracts submitted after the stipulated deadline will not be considered.

• Each presenting author may submit a maximum of one abstract per registration. The registration of participation is binding; the presenting author should be present on-site.

• All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the ISBM-12 Scientific Committee according to standard review procedures. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the presenting author by e-mail until 17.03.2023 (for those submitted up to 07.02.2023).

• The final decision on the presentation format of all selected abstracts (oral or poster) lies at the sole discretion of the Scientific Committee, based on the quality of the abstract. 

• If the presenting author of an accepted abstract does not register and pays until 01.05.2023, the abstract will be withdrawn from the final programme.

• If the presenting author wants to withdraw an abstract, a notification must be sent to the ISBM-12 Secretariat by e-mail (contact@isbm12.com) as soon as possible, and no later than 01.05.2023. 

Additional Information (Late Breaking Abstracts)

• Abstracts will be accepted for poster presentations only.

• The rule of one abstract per registration and per presenting author still applies. If you have already submitted an abstract to ISBM-12, you are not eligible to apply now. You may co-author other abstracts, but nonetheless, it is one abstract per presenting author and per registration.

• Notification of acceptance will be sent to the presenting author by e-mail no later than 05.05.2023. Presenting author of an accepted abstract will have one week to register, or the abstract will be withdrawn from the final programme.

Submission Instructions

Authors must prepare their abstract using the ISBM-12 Abstract Template (no longer available). Other formats will be rejected.

Submission can then be carried out in a two-step process:

1. The presenting author must fill the form available (no longer available). An e-mail will be sent immediately with the number # assigned to the abstract’s submission process;

2. The presenting author must name the prepared file (.doc/.docx) with abstract number_presenting and author last name (e.g., 346_Simpson), and send it by e-mail to abstracts.isbm12@gmail.com. 

After submission, the presenting author will receive a notification of receipt within 2-3 workdays. If confirmation is not received after this period, please check your spam folder first and then contact us (abstracts.isbm12@gmail.com).

Every communication must reference the assigned abstract number in the e-mail subject.

 Abstract Guidelines 

• Authors must indicate their preference of presentation: oral or poster;

• Authors will be asked to select the topic and sub-topic that best suits their submission from the lists provided in the abstract form;

• Abstracts must be submitted in British English language only;

• The abstract must not exceed 1 page limit, otherwise it will be rejected;

• The abstract header must contain title (max. 15 words), author(s) and affiliation(s);

• The abstract body-text (Background, Methods, Results, Short Discussion/Conclusions) must have 200 words maximum. Acknowledgements may be included within an extra maximum of 100 words;

• No references, figures, graphs, or tables are allowed. 

Presentation instructions

Authors must comply with Presentation Guidelines presented below.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• Use Microsoft PowerPoint (*ppt, *pptx) in format 16:9 (landscape) for your presentation,

• Hand your presentation to the Media Staff at least 10 minutes before the first session of the day in the morning,

• Adhere strictly to the timing of your presentation,

• Using your own laptop for presentation is not possible.

Because of so many different video formats, support cannot be provided for embedded videos in your presentation. Generally, embedded videos in MPEG-4 format should work with no difficulties.

It is recommended to test your presentation with the Media Staff before your presentation.

Please go to the session room at least 10 minutes before the session starts to meet the chair and familiarize yourself with the technical equipment.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Posters must be in a portrait oriented A0 format, maximum dimensions of 88 cm x 180 cm,

• The content should be readable by viewers at least one and a half meters away and the message of the poster should be clear and understandable without oral explanation, covering all key aspects of the work presented. All posters must display the title, authors, and affiliations,

• Two one-day poster sessions are planned over the course of the conference. Your session day will be available soon (https://www.isbm12.com/programme),

• Posters will be displayed on boards in the Exhibition/Foyer Area. Presenting authors should set up their posters on the morning of the assigned day and remove them at the end of the day,

• A sign indicating your poster ID number and adhesive material for poster mounting will be provided by the Local Organising Committee. A member of the Organising Committee will be present in the hall to assist you, if necessary.

There will be no guided poster tour, but poster presenters are kindly asked to be present at their poster during the official congress breaks for discussions.