Call for Abstracts

Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from the organizing team of SMICTSI 2024!
We are delighted to announce the abstract submission date for podium (Oral Paper) presentation at the 8th Annual Conference of Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular And thoracic Surgeons of India to be held from 20th – 22nd September’2024, Kolkata, India.

Abstracts can be submitted from July 1 2024 onwards.

The guidelines for abstract submission are as follows.

1. Abstracts/ case reports must be original and must not have been published/ sent for publication before presenting at SMICTSI 2024.
2. The first author should be the corresponding author and also the presenter. It is the responsibility of the first author to ensure that all the authors mentioned have given their consent.
3. The decision for the selection will be by the scientific committee of SMICTSI 2024.Their decision will be final and binding.
4. Extend Last date of abstract submission to 31st August 2024
5. No changes can be made after online submission of the abstract.
6. All submissions will be acknowledged by email only.
7. Conference registration is mandatory for presenting oral paper at SMICTSI 2024.
8. Abstract title should not exceed 25 words and Abstract text must not exceed 300 words.
9. Abstracts should be submitted in the format prescribed below.

ALL ABSTRACTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:

The title of the Abstract should not contain more than 25 words and the text of the `Abstract’ should contain no more than 300 words in MS Word format, Times new roman, font size 12, double spacing lines. It should be structured in the following manner:

1. Title :
2. Author information :
3. Institutional Affiliation / Department :
4. Phone :
5. E-mail :
6. Research Paper / Original Study/ Case Report/ Case Study Methods :
7. Results :
8. Conclusion :
9. Key words :
10. Word count :

Topics for abstract submission should be related to Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. Case reports and Case series are discouraged; however final decision will be with the Abstract Committee.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

1. The allotted time will be indicated on the screen in the top right corner for the guidance of the presenters. All presenters are requested to keep a watch on this space during the presentation. A warning bell will be given two minutes before the time allotted.
2. Final Bell will be rung at the end of your allotted time and the projection will freeze when the time exceeds the allotted and a ‘thank you’ slide will appear on the screen.
3. Once the session is over, questions can be entertained depending upon the availability of time and discretion of the Chairperson.
4. Please adhere to the topic allocated (10 Mins) and please keep to time so as to not infringe on the time allocated to subsequent speakers. All 10 minute slots are considered as 7 + 3 mins allowing time for discussion.
5. The presentation material of all sessions is required to be handed over at the PREVIEW DESKS in the scientific hall and indicate the same to the respective hall coordinator.
6. To ensure correct positioning of the slides, there is a requirement of handing over the slides minimum TWO HOURS PRIOR to the presentation.
7. PowerPoint presentations are acceptable.
8. Personal laptops will not be permitted.
9. You are requested to report to the hall coordinator at least half an hour prior to the program.

ABSTRACT / CASE REPORT SUBMITTERS’ DECLARATIONS

During abstract/case reports submission you will be declaring the following:

1. I previewed this abstract / case report and that all information is correct. I accept that the content of this abstract / case report cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and I am aware that it will be published as submitted.
2. Submission of the abstract / case reports constitutes the consent of all authors for presentation and publication.
3. The Abstract/case reports Submitter grants the Organizers a copyright license to reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the text of the Content on a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive basis.
4. The Organizers reserve the right to remove from publication and/or presentation abstract/case reports which do not comply with the above.
5. I understand that I must select a specific Theme, Topic, and/or Sub-Topic for my abstract / case reports allocation. Although the Committee will work hard to honour this selection, this cannot be guaranteed. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to change the Theme or Topic category under which the abstract / case reports were originally submitted.