Abstract & Posters

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Over 100 posters are registered every year at ECC – be part of it in 2025!
Win your ECC Poster & Case report price and apply for the Springer award.

Deadline for poster registration is September 14th 2025.

Publication

All accepted posters will be published in European Surgery, which you will find in printed version during the ECC and online here.

Poster Session

All accepted posters will be presented during the main congress in the Poster Session on Tuesday, 2nd of December.

Poster Awards 2025: Win one of these prices!

1st prize: 1500.- Euro + free inscription Main Congress 2026
2nd prize: 500.- Euro + free inscription Main Congress 2026
3rd prize: free inscription Main Congress 2026

Best Case Report: free inscription Main Congress 2026
Springer Award: be surprised, first author must be under age of 40

Furthermore SPRINGER AWARD

All accepted abstracts will apply for the ECC Poster Awards. Accepted abstracts with presenting first authors below 40 years will apply for the Springer Award.

The Poster Award Session will take place on Tuesday. The winners of the ECC and Springer Awards will be rewarded and give a short talk on the main stage.

Submission Rules

  • Abstract length must not exceed 500 words, including the
    headers Title, Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. The title shall be
    written in upper case. The authors and affiliations do not count towards this limit.
  • Submission of an abstract requires a paid registration of the first author.
  • Only one abstract may be submitted per first author.
  • Abstract can only be submitted via this website in clear English with spelling and
    grammar suitable for publication. Once received, a confirmation will be sent to the
    submitting author.
  • The submitting author is responsible for the content of the abstract and the consent
    to submit on behalf of all co-authors.
  • If a clinical trial is presented, its registration number must be included.
  • Abstract submission deadline is September 14, 2025.

Declaration of Consent to Publication

  • Submission of an abstract to the European Colorectal Congress (ECC) constitutes
    consent to publication exactly as submitted in any media (electronic, print,
    webcast/podcast, social media, other promotion).
  • Submission of an abstract grant the Organizers of the ECC and Open Journal of
    Clinical and Medical Images a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable non-exclusive
    license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute and display the content of
    the abstract.
  • Submission of an abstract constitutes a declaration by the submitting author that all
    authors have been informed and agreed on the present rules and that the authors
    are the sole owner or have the rights of all the information and content. In particular,
    the authors declare that publication of the abstract does not infringe any third-party
    rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights.
  • The submitting authors is responsible for informing the other authors about the rules
    of submission and about the status of the abstract
  • The Organizers reserve the right to remove any presentation and publication
    an abstract that does not comply with the rules of submission.
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