Rules online abstract submission:

Before entering the abstract submission system you must carefully read the rules regarding abstract submission.  

  • Authors may submit more than one abstract but are asked to exercise reasonable restraint
  • Publications (only for the annual EAU Congress)
    -The submitted abstract(s) must describe unpublished work which is not awaiting possible acceptance by any other society that publishes its proceedings
    - Abstracts may not have been published or presented previously at the time of submission for the annual EAU congress. This rule applies for European as well as US abstract submitters.
  • Publications (only for the annual EAUN Meeting)
    -    The submitted abstract(s) must describe unpublished work which is not awaiting possible acceptance by any other international society that publishes its proceedings
    - Abstracts may not have been published or presented at an international congress previously at the time of submission for the annual EAUN congress. This rule applies for European as well as US abstract submitters.
  • Any human experimentation that has been conducted with respect to the submitted abstract(s), should have been conducted according to the protocol approved by the institutional or local committee on ethics in human investigation; or, if no such committee exists, the works should have been conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of World Medical Association. Council may enquire further into ethical aspects when evaluating the abstract(s)
  • Copyright (only for the annual EAU Congress)
    -     Copyright of the abstract(s) is assigned to the European Association of Urology
    -     All abstracts, including figures and tables that are published in the Abstract book are the property of Elsevier and are protected by copyright. Requests for re-use of material can be directed to healthpermissions@elsevier.com 
    - Accepted abstracts will be published as a supplement of European Urology, at our websites www.uroweb.org and www.urosource.com and on the abstract CD-ROM
  • Copyright (only for the annual EAUN Meeting)
    -     Copyright of the abstract(s) is assigned to the European Association of Urology Nurses
    - Accepted abstracts will be published in the EAUN Programme Book, at our website www.eaun.uroweb.org and at www.urosource.com 

  • Abstracts must be submitted in English

  • Cancellation or name changes should be notified 2 months prior to the congress

  • When you have included graphs or pictures in your abstract you are obliged to send your original source file (e.g. Excel, jpg) by separate e-mail to s.debruin@congressconsultants.com 

  • Ranking system (only for the annual EAU Congress)  
    Three reviewers will give rankings from 1 to 4 points, taking into consideration the following five criteria:
    Relevance of the subject/ originality, relevance/ value of the results, appropriateness of interpretation, study design/ scientific value, quality of presentation

  • Ranking system (only for annual EAUN Meeting)
    Practical oriented and scientific oriented abstracts will be ranked separately.
    Three reviewers will give rankings from 1 to 5 points on the following 3 criteria:
    1. Importance of the topic
    2. Originality of the abstract
    3. Quality of the abstract
  • Requirements (only for annual EAUN Meeting)
    1. The topic of the abstract is relevant to nursing
    2. The submitter of the abstract is a nurse
    3. The presenter of the abstract is a nurse
  • System requirements
    You need a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 to use the abstract submission properly.
    You need Internet Explorer 5.5 or better to enter the abstract submission system.
  • Size
    The submission programme will automatically calculate the size of your abstract and will not allow submissions that do not fit in the size requirements. The size of the abstract is limited to 3,000 characters (this includes title, body of abstract, spaces, tables and graphics).
  • Topic
    A topic has to be selected from the drop-down menu.
  • Title
    The first letter of the title will automatically begin with a capital letter. Do type the abstract in small letters, except for abbreviations. Do NOT type the full title in capital letters.
    The title should clearly define the topic. Do not identify your institution in the title.
  • Authors
    Type full last name and first name of all authors, only omitting any titles, degrees and institutional affiliations.
  • Affiliation
    Type the name of the Institution, Department, City and Country. If co-authors are from the same institution, the programme will automatically copy all information into the next boxes, so that you do not have to type all information again. If co-authors are not from the same institution you can edit each box you prefer.
  • Body of the abstract
    State the objective of the study, describe the material and methods, summarize the results presenting sufficient details to support the conclusions reached (it is not acceptable to state: “The results will be discussed”). Use numbers for numbers and only very well known abbreviations e.g., ml, kg, MRI… If you must use other abbreviations, you must explain the first time it appears. You can use the special keys to insert tables, pictures or specific characters.
  • Proof reading
    Verify that your abstract is correct and read the proof carefully that will be automatically shown after you have inserted all data. Keep a printout for your own records. When you come to step 7, you will get a preview of your abstract which you can printout directly. 

Video submissions (only for the annual EAU Congress)

  • Content
    All tapes must be in English and there should be a separate video tape for every abstract.
  • Format
    Only mini-DV tape, DV tape, DVD, Betacam SP tape or VHS tapes are accepted. All tapes submitted must be in the final format. Hence, they must include the exact title, all author’s names, production date and running time. The video tape can have a maximum length of 10 minutes.
  • Send DVD/tapes by separate mail
    Videos should be sent with a copy of the abstract by separate mail to: 

         Congress Consultants/ EAU Milan 2008

          Attn. S.de Bruin
          P.O. Box 30016
          6803 AA Arnhem
          The Netherlands

          Mr. E.N. van Kleffenstraat 5
          6842 CV Arnhem
          The Netherlands
         (When sent by express mail use the street address)

  •   Presentation
    DVD’s/Video tapes that are accepted for presentation will be shown during the special video sessions and will be available at the EAU Video Library during congress hours.
  •  Deadline
    The video’s should be received at the EAU Congress Office before 1 November 2007. Video’s received after this date will not be accepted