1. When will the congress take place and where?
1st International Student Medical Congress Košice (ISMCK´09) will take place from June 23rd – June 25th at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Faculty of Medicine in Košice, Slovakia. |
2. When is the deadline for sending in an abstract?
The deadline for abstract submission is March 8th 2009. |
3. Are there any specifications for abstract?
Yes. The abstract must contain: Introduction, Aim, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusion. The abstract cannot exceed 300 words and must be written in Arial, size 10. |
4. What are the main sessions on congress?
The main sessions on congress are: Basic Science, Clinical medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, PhD Students´ works. |
5. What does the program look like?
The program will include presentations of the presenting participants, guest lectures and workshops of international prominent speakers and a great social program. |
6. Will there any lectures or workshops?
Yes, we are planning to have reputable scientists from all over the world, e.g. Christopher Loftus (Philadelphia, USA), Y. Schoenfeld (Tel Aviv, Israel), Tomas Dobransky (London-Ontario, Canada), Mathias Richter (Bielefeld, Germany), Jietse van Dijk (Groningen, The Netherlands), Laszlo Barkai (Miskolc, Hungary), Michal Mokry (Utrecht, The Netherlands). |
7. What about social program?
Congress will have a great social program. The first day of congress there will be night sightseeing and welcome party, second day we are planning get together party which is typical Slovakian students´ party in the middle of students´ hostel and the last day You can enjoy an exclusive trip to the wine region with wine tasting and farewell party. |
8. Who can participate?
Everyone who is interested can participate. There are three possibilities of participants: Active (with oral or poster presentation), Passive (without oral or poster presentation) and Accompanying person (non-student of medicine or related studies without oral or poster presentation). |
9. How can I register my abstract?
You can register your abstract by online registration via http://www.lf.upjs.sk/ismck/active.php. |
10. Can I register more than one abstract?
Yes, you can sumbit more abstracts as a first author. A co-authorship in more abstracts is possible as well. |
11. How can I pay the congress fee?
There are two possibilities to pay congress fee, online payment and cash payment. The online payment is cheaper, of course. |
12. What does the congress fee exactly include?
Fee, for all persons, includes: Accommodation (3-4 nights), Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner), Snack and coffee and tea (for the entire congress), Public transport (not taxi), Lectures and Workshops, Social program. |
13. Where will I be accommodated during the congress?
Everyone will have a possibility to choose from 2 or 3 bedrooms in Students´ Hostel. |
14. What kind of food will be during congress?
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be prepared for every participant for the entire congress. Everyone will have more possibilities to select meal (always one vegetarian). Snack, water, coffee and tea will be available during the whole congress as well. |
15. Can You please send me an invitation letter?
If Your abstract will accepted for a congress, then You will receive whole pack of informations including invitation letter with Your name. |
16. Why do I have participate on this congress?
Because this will be absolutely the first international congress held in Košice even in Slovakia and You will have a possibility to meet a lot of people from scientific field, to enjoy lectures and workshops of reputable scientists and to enjoy great social program in beautiful region. |
17. Can I have more questions?
Of course, if You have any questions You can contact us:
ismck@upjs.sk |