General Guidelines

  • Abstract Submission for Free Papers, Video and E-Posters are accepted in this portal.
  • Abstracts have to be submitted online only.
  • At least one author should be a ratified member of BOA
  • Once accepted, further changes in the authors or abstract will be not be allowed
  • The acceptance will be informed to the presenting author only, by email
  • In order to be eligible for award the presenting author should be the Chief/Main author of that paper and should be a ratified BOA member at time of presentation.
  • The Scientific committee reserves the right to modify/withdraw/disqualify your submission at any time
  • If the abstract is selected, it is mandatory that the presenting author should have registered for the conference. If the presenting author does not register for the conference, his/her selected paper is liable for disqualification (will not be allowed to present and therefore will not be eligible for award)
  • Use of personal laptops or memory devices at the podium will not be allowed, it is imperative that the presentations are loaded and checked in the preview area well before the session time
  • Inability to attend the conference should be intimated to the Scientific Chairman by email at least 10 days prior to the conference, with a valid reason. This will avoid slots remaining vacant and also help the scientific committee to fill the slot with an alternative speaker / topic

Free paper presentation

  • The submission portal will accept a maximum of 1 free paper per author
  • Only post graduates/senior residents and fellows will be eligible for the TP Lahane Best Paper Award
  • Free paper should only be a study or a case series with definite objectives, methodology and conclusions
  • Each paper presentation will be of 6 minutes duration followed by 2 minutes discussion
  • Any details about the scientific work pertaining to the submission, example master chart/statistics should be ready for submission to the BOA scientific committee if required by the latter.
  • The Scientific committee reserves the right to withdraw/disqualify the paper at any time

E-Poster Presentation

  • The submission portal will accept a maximum of 1 e-poster per author
  • Single case reports to be submitted as eposter only
  • E-poster should have a maximum of 12 powerpoint slides only and maximum 10 MB memory, or else it is liable to be disqualified
  • Revealing the identity or institution anywhere in the abstract will automatically disqualify the E-Poster
  • Any details about the scientific work pertaining to the submission, example masterchart/statistics should be ready for submission to the BOA scientific committee if required by the latter.
  • The Scientific committee reserves the right to withdraw/disqualify the poster at any time

Video Presentations

  • The submission portal will accept a maximum of 1 video abstract per author
  • Format of video: MP4/AVI (of good quality)
  • Length of the video should not be more than 6 mins.
  • The video should compulsorily have a voice over explaining the video presentation, the authors who will be present at the podium / virtual platform during their video presentation will not be allowed to comment or gesture in any form or use a pointer.
  • The videos need not be sent to the scientific committee prior to the conference. The videos can be carried by the presenting authors and handed over to the preview room 3 hours prior to the session. If the video session is scheduled on or before 11 am, it is advised to submit the video in the preview room one day prior to the session.
  • In order to be eligible for award the presenting author should be the Chief/Main author of that video and should be a ratified BOA member at time of presentation and should be present at the podium/virtual platform at time of the video presentation.
  • Revealing the identity or institution anywhere in the Abstract will automatically disqualify the video
  • Certificate of video presentation will be issued only to the Chief/Main author
  • The Scientific committee reserves the right to withdraw/disqualify the video presentation at any time.

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