Abstracts

Symposium proposals

Symposium proposals should include a one-page abstract that includes the title, list of authors, description of the general idea of the symposium and a short description of each talk. Symposium proposals should be submitted to the program chair (Juha.Salmitaival@oulu.fi) and to the email address LaPabstractsubmission@gmail.com by the deadline November 16, 2026.

For accepted symposia, we ask to include an abstract of each symposium talk, which should follow the sample format. These should be submitted by the regular abstract submission deadline (Dec 4). The email should include the name of the symposium that the abstract is part of.

Abstract submission

Deadline for abstract submission is the end of December 4 (Eastern European Time), 2026. Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection will be sent within three weeks after the deadline. All abstracts must be submitted in English by sending them as email attachments to LaPabstractsubmission@gmail.com

The abstract should be a Word file or in a Word-compatible format. The maximum length of the abstract is 400 words, excluding the title, the author names, the affiliations, and the references. No figures or tables are allowed. Please make sure that the whole abstract fits to a single page. It is recommended that the abstract follows the common format:

• Title
• The authors and their affiliations
• Background: Introduction and the hypothesis or research question.
• Methods: The study design, participants, and experimental methods.
• Results: A short summary of the major findings.
• Conclusion: Interpretation of the findings and their importance.
• References: These should be kept at minimum or omitted altogether.

Model abstract click to open an example of the formatting of the abstract.

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee, and the notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the submitting author only. For each abstract accepted for presentation, at least one author must register to the meeting by January 15, 2027, to present the contribution. We will decide on the form of presentations after the submission deadline has passed when we know the number of abstracts. The accepted abstracts will be printed in the congress abstract leaflet.

Poster instructions

The poster orientation must be vertical. The maximum size is 750 mm wide and 1060 mm high (29.5 inches wide and 41.8 inches high). Prepare the figures, tables and text so that they can be read at a distance of 1-2 meters. Set up your poster before the assigned poster session in the Äkäskabinetti room (the posters will be attached with a tape provided by the organizers directly on the walls of the poster room). Please remove your poster right after your poster session.