What is your data protection policy?

Due to ACCME requirements, and the data protection of all presenters, all communications related to platform and/or ePoster presentations are kept strictly between the platform and/or ePoster presenter and the WORLDSymposium CME Programs team. Any presentations submitted to WORLDSymposium for CME review are kept strictly confidential, and are not shared beyond the required CME review […]

Are we allowed to include our corporate logo in our presentation?

NO corporate logos, names, or branding of any kind are allowed in any presentation. If your presentation template includes your company’s name or logo, any trademarked drug names or logos, or any branding specific to your corporation (i.e. colors or any identifying images) you must use a different presentation template.

What is the deadline to submit my platform (oral) presentation?

All presentation slides for WORLDSymposium must be submitted for review before the deadline of Monday, or sooner. Once presentations slides are approved by the WORLDSymposium Planning Team, notice of approval will be sent to presenting author. No changes to slides will be allowed once presentation slides have been approved.

As a platform speaker, do I have to present a poster?

Platform speakers have the option of presenting a poster to allow the audience the opportunity to ask more in-depth questions about their platform presentation. You or one of your co-authors must present the poster at your assigned poster session. You will be assigned to a poster presentation session. A poster kiosk will not automatically be […]

Do I need to include a disclosure slide?

No, please do not include a disclosure slide this year. A disclosure for the presenting author will be shown on the big presentation screen as the speaker is walking up to the podium. The disclosure will be taken from the abstract submission system, from when you submitted your abstract. All disclosures have been approved by […]

Is it required to submit my platform presentation ahead of time?

All presentation slides for WORLDSymposium must be submitted for review before the deadline of Monday, or sooner. Once presentations slides are approved by the WORLDSymposium Planning Team, notice of approval will be sent to presenting author. No changes to slides will be allowed once presentation slides have been approved and a recording is scheduled. We […]

Who will receive the platform (oral) notification and/or poster notification?

As stated in the abstract submission guidelines, all communications regarding platform and poster selection for WORLDSymposium will only be directed to the first author of the abstract. ACCME guidelines require us to communicate directly with the first author for all decisions related to the agenda and platform speaker selection. We are unable to communicate any […]

Are any presentation files (PPT) posted online?

Speaker presentation files (PPT) are not posted before, during or after the conference. Media or any others may contact the speaker directly to request a copy of a specific presentation file after WORLDSymposium .

When will abstracts for WORLDSymposium be published or be made available to the public?

WORLDSymposium does not publish the full-text of the abstracts online; the full-text is available only from Elsevier for accepted abstracts submitted to WORLDSymposium prior to October 1, , to be published in the February special “Lysosomes Issue” of Molecular Genetics and Metabolism (MGM). WORLDSymposium has no control over the Elsevier publication release dates. Registered attendees […]