Abstract submission
Abstracts can be submitted in any of these categories:
- Clinical Science
- Basic and Translational Science
- Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
- Public health
Key deadlines:
- Abstract submission deadline is 4 November 2025, at 23:59 CET.
- Abstract presenters will be notified by 15 December 2025.
Trainees & Postdocs bursary
Trainees and postdocs are eligible to receive a bursary to attend the EASL SLD Summit 2026.
Presenters must be EASL members to apply for bursaries.
Types of bursaries
| Full Bursaries for Trainees & Postdoc | Registration Bursaries for Trainees & Postdoc |
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Are you eligible? Exclusively for presenting authors of the top-rated abstracts who are EASL Members, and either 35 years old or younger (as of 26 February 2026) or currently in training, without any geographical limitations.
Embargo policy
All abstracts are under embargo until the publication of the abstract book, which will be released two weeks prior to the Summit, 12 February 2026.
Types of presentations
Accepted abstracts will be presented in one of the following formats:
- Oral presentation
- Poster Tour presentation
- ePoster
Presenters will be contacted by e-mail with instructions to prepare and upload their presentations.
Oral presentation
PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded 3 weeks before the event on the summit platform. Only 16:9 landscape MS-PowerPoint presentations are permitted.
About the oral presentation:
- Presentations will last 10 min followed by 5 min of Q&A.
- Personal laptops cannot be connected in the lecture hall.
- You may make changes to your presentation in the summit platform at any time until 3 hours before the start of the session.
- Onsite, you may make changes to your presentation in the Speaker Service Centre at least 3 hours before the start of the session. Our staff will review your presentation with you and assist with uploading it to the system.
Poster presentation
If your abstract is accepted as a poster, you must submit a poster for the platform. Accepted posters will be presented in one of two formats: ePoster or Poster Tour. Presenters will be notified by email regarding the assigned format. All posters must be submitted using one of the provided ePoster templates or adhere to the specified dimensions.
ePoster presentation
ePosters will be displayed on a dedicated screen during a 30 min ePoster session.You may use the official template or your own, provided that it follows the required dimensions. Poster dimensions are 140 cm wide x 90 cm high.
Poster Tour presentation
The Poster Tour presentation consists of a 4-slide Power Point 16:9 (1 cover slide + 3 slides detailing your abstract). Presenters will have a few minutes to deliver their presentation followed by a Q&A session. Further details will be communicated via email.