Important dates & key topics
Healthcare professionals and researchers who would like to present their work at the ICoMI2022, either in a plenary session, a workshop or in a rapid-fire presentation, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the “Clinical or Scientific Committee“.
Please refer to the “Abstract submission guidelines” so as to ensure a smooth and successful abstract submission.
Congress theme
Immunomodulation in health and disease: targeting immunometabolism as a key strategy
Key topics
- Metabolic control of immune function
- Dysmetabolism, chronic inflammation & associated diseases
- Therapeutic interventions & immunometabolic reprogramming
- Diagnostic tools & biomarkers
These are interesting key topics as they can be seen from a clinical and a scientific perspective, to help you choose your key topic, you may find all the related subtopics here.
Important dates
- Open call for abstracts: October 4, 2021
- Deadline for abstract submission:
January 17, 2022 EXTENDED to February 7, 2022
- Notification of abstract acceptance and presentation form: March 7, 2022
- Publication of preliminary conference programme: March 14, 2022
- Deadline for presentation submission: April 4, 2022 (For rapid fire presentations: March 28, 2022)
- Notification of the date and time set for presentation: April 20, 2022
- Publication of final conference programme: April 26, 2022
Healthcare professionals and researchers who would like to present their work at the ICoMI2022, either in a plenary session, a workshop or in a rapid-fire presentation, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the “Clinical or Scientific Committee“.
Please refer to the “Abstract submission guidelines” so as to ensure a smooth and successful abstract submission.
Congress theme
Immunomodulation in health and disease: targeting immunometabolism as a key strategy
Key topics
- Metabolic control of immune function
- Dysmetabolism, chronic inflammation & associated diseases
- Therapeutic interventions & immunometabolic reprogramming
- Diagnostic tools & biomarkers
These are interesting key topics as they can be seen from a clinical and a scientific perspective, to help you choose your key topic, you may find all the related subtopics here.
Important dates
- Open call for abstracts: October 4, 2021
- Deadline for abstract submission:
January 17, 2022EXTENDED to February 7, 2022 - Notification of abstract acceptance and presentation form: March 7, 2022
- Publication of preliminary conference programme: March 14, 2022
- Deadline for presentation submission: April 4, 2022 (For rapid fire presentations: March 28, 2022)
- Notification of the date and time set for presentation: April 20, 2022
- Publication of final conference programme: April 26, 2022
Abstract submission guidelines
General considerations
Abstracts must be submitted online via the official abstract submission platform, which will be available here from October 4, 2021 to February 7, 2022. Abstracts submitted by email and/or after the deadline will not be accepted.
Submission instructions
All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English.
In order to submit your abstract, you will need to:
- Create an account in the “Abstract submission platform” by providing your contact information.
- Introduce a title that clearly indicates the nature of the content to be presented (no more than 20 words).
- Select your preferred presentation form (plenary session, workshop, rapid-fire presentation). For more information, please see section “Presentation guidelines”.
- Select a “key topic within the list“. The congress organisers reserve the right to re-allocate the abstract to another topic category if considered more appropriate.
- Precise author(s) and affiliation. In the case of different authors, please precise which author is submitting the abstract and which author is presenting. The presenting author shall become a speaker should his/her abstract be accepted by the “Clinical or Scientific Committee“. Only speakers will be offered free access to the congress.
- Indicate a main body, that should not exceed 500 words and describe the work to be discussed, give a concise summary of the findings and indicate their value and to whom they will be of use. Abstracts should not include tables, images, graphics or acknowledgements.
- Indicate between 5 to 10 keywords that most closely reflect the content of your paper.
- Provide a list of max. 5 references that are cited in your work (optional). You are allowed to provide some references to illustrate the significance of your work. The NLM citation format would be preferred.
- Accept the abstract copyright agreement. For more information, please see section “Abstract Publication” below.
Once the abstract has been submitted, you will receive an automatic email of confirmation. In case you have not received the confirmation, please contact: icomi2022@kenes.com
All correspondence related to the abstract submission will be sent to the email address of the submitting author.
Please note:
- Please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammar, or scientific mistakes, as it will be reproduced exactly as submitted. Linguistic accuracy is your responsibility. No proofreading will be done.
- By submitting a presentation, you guarantee that the content is of your own creation and that in case of having used other author’s content, you have their consent to use it. Any damages that could derive from the absence of consent falls under your responsibility.
- Submitting authors may access and edit their abstract until the submission deadline.
- Conflict of interest: The submitting author of an abstract is requested to declare any potential conflict of interest during abstract submission.
- After abstract acceptance, the presenting author must register to the congress in order to present his/her work and publish the abstract in the abstract book. A specific link for registration will be sent to the speaker after abstract acceptance. If he/she fails to register, his/her abstract will be excluded from the congress programme. For more information, please see section “abstract acceptance” below.
The submission of an abstract constitutes a formal commitment by the submitting author to present the work (if accepted) in the session and the time assigned by the Programme Committee.
Abstract acceptance
The notification of acceptance or rejection of your abstract by the Clinical or Scientific Committee and the presentation form will be emailed to the submitting author at the latest on March 7, 2022.
The presenting author must then register as a participant of the congress. A specific link for registration will be sent to the presenting author after abstract acceptance. He/She should then submit his/her presentation online via the official presentation submission platform, which will be available here from March 7 to April 4, 2022 (for rapid fire presentations the deadline will be: March 28, 2022).
Sessions may include pre-recordings but will have a live component. Therefore, each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. The sessions will be available for all registered participants on the virtual congress platform during the conference dates, 2-4 June 2022, and for an additional 3 months.
For more information, please see section “Presentation guidelines”.
Speaker conditions
The speaker will benefit from free access to the congress (the basic course included) but will need to register, completing all details requested in the registration form. A specific link for registration will be sent to him/her after abstract acceptance.
Please note: Only speakers will be offered free access to the congress. Co-authors must register as a standard conference participant in case they would like to participate.
Abstract publication
Accepted abstracts will be published in the official abstract book of the congress.
The submitting author is requested to accept an abstract copyright agreement during the submission of his/her abstract.
For any further enquiries, please contact the congress organisers at: speakers@icomi.org
Presentation guidelines
Presentation forms
All accepted abstracts will be presented at ICoMI2022 either as:
- Plenary session (20 min live streamed or pre-recorded presentation). Presentations for plenary sessions for both the Clinical and Research programme should be prepared and presented in English.
- Workshop (40 min live streamed or pre-recorded presentation). Presentations for workshops should be prepared in English but may be presented in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish or German (language of presentation to be confirmed by the speaker).
- Rapid-fire presentation (pre-recorded 5 minutes presentation). Rapid-fire presentations should be prepared and presented in English.
As a speaker, you have been notified on the presentation form in the abstract acceptance email. If the presentation form indicated there is different from the one selected at the time of your submission, please note that the committee and congress organisers consider more suitable to re-allocate your abstract to this other presentation form. Your abstract will not be accepted for presentation until you confirm us whether you accept the committee proposed change. If you do not accept this change, please contact us at speakers@icomi.org and we will discuss further options.
Important dates
- After abstract acceptance, the presenting author must register as a participant of the congress before March 14. A specific link for registration has been sent to you in the abstract acceptance email.
- Then, the presenting author should submit his/her presentation online, via the official presentation submission platform.
- For rapid fire presentations the deadline is: March 28, 2022.
- For plenary sessions and workshops the deadline is: April 4, 2022.
Pre-recordings
Pre-recordings are recommended and will be programmed in order to ensure there is no time wasted in changing over from one speaker to another. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. However, please note that every presentation will have a live component, retaining as much human interaction as possible. This means each speaker must be available and connected online during the time set of his/her presentation during the congress.
All information on presentation submissions is described below. Please refer to the corresponding section as deadlines may vary depending on your presentation form.
- For rapid fire presentations the deadline is: March 28, 2022.
- For plenary sessions and workshops the deadline is: April 4, 2022.
Presentations for Plenary Sessions
General information
Presentations for plenary sessions for both the Clinical and Research programme should be prepared and presented in English.
At the beginning of each session, the moderators will have 5 minutes to make an introduction and present the speakers. Then, the oral presentation of each speaker will be played or live streamed. Each oral presentation accepted for plenary sessions will have a duration of 20 minutes. During the session, there will be a live-chat available where all participants can contribute to the session or ask questions. After all presentations, there will be an extra time reserved for live discussion and Q&A.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for plenary sessions, via the official presentation submission platform, is April 4.
Pre-recording
The plenary sessions will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program the dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 7 and April 18.
Plenary session will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All plenary sessions must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for plenary sessions
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
Presentations for Workshops
General information
Workshops communications should be prepared in English but may be presented in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish or German (language of presentation to be confirmed by the speaker).
At the beginning of each workshop, the moderators will have 5 minutes to open the session and introduce the speaker. Then, the oral presentation of the speaker will be played or live streamed. Each oral presentation accepted for workshops will have a duration of 40 minutes. During the session, there will be a live-chat available where all participants can contribute to the session or ask questions. After the presentation, there will be an extra 15 minutes time reserved for live discussion and Q&A.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for workshops, via the official presentation submission platform, is April 4.
Pre-recording
The workshops will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program de dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 7 and April 18.
Workshops will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All workshops must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx.
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for workshops
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
Rapid Fire presentations
General information
For this 2nd edition of the International Congress of Micro-immunotherapy (ICoMi), instead of preparing a poster, healthcare professionals and researchers can present their work in form of a rapid-fire presentation. Rapid-fire presentations should be prepared and presented in English.
The presenting author will have 5 minutes to share his/her clinical experience or research results, respectively, with the support of a maximum of 6 slides (orientation format 16:9). This compact style of presentation is designed as an exercise to help healthcare professionals and researchers to strive brevity and effective communication.
During the sessions, there will be a live-chat available for questions & discussion with the author.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for rapid-fire presentations, via the official presentation submission platform, is March 28.
Pre-recording
The rapid-fire presentations will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program de dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 4 and April 8.
Rapid fire presentations will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All rapid-fire presentations must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx.
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood. Remember that the audience can only assimilate a limited amount of material in such a short presentation. Therefore, utilize the minimum number of visual images necessary to convey your message.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for rapid-fire presentations
- Please take these considerations into account:
- The presentation should highlight the key features of the written paper. This will motivate the audience to read your published work. Few listeners will remember detailed statistics but many will retain a few key statistics that summarize your work.
- You only have 5 minutes, so limit the information on each slide to a single idea or concept. You may also structure your content as you would do it in a poster (ex. hypothesis, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusions).
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance. Preparing a script may be helpful in this type of presentation to ensure that all essential points are included.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
- The presentation should highlight the key features of the written paper. This will motivate the audience to read your published work. Few listeners will remember detailed statistics but many will retain a few key statistics that summarize your work.
- You only have 5 minutes, so limit the information on each slide to a single idea or concept. You may also structure your content as you would do it in a poster (ex. hypothesis, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusions).
- Plan your presentation in advance. Preparing a script may be helpful in this type of presentation to ensure that all essential points are included.
- Rehearse before recording.
Instructions for authors:
There are 2 categories for research abstracts: original research and case reports. Original research abstracts should include the following sections: Background, methods, results, and conclusions. They should not exceed 400 words (excluding title and affiliations). Case reports should include introduction, case description and conclusion. They should not exceed 300 words. Note that your contact information, including your Email, is necessary for us to consider your abstract.
- Accepted abstracts will submit a virtual poster in pdf format for the AABIP Annual Conference.
- Accepted abstracts will be published in an online supplement of the Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Abstracts exceeding the word limit or formatted differently than as detailed above will be rejected. No more than 2 images and 1 table should be submitted.
Presentation forms
All accepted abstracts will be presented at ICoMI2022 either as:
- Plenary session (20 min live streamed or pre-recorded presentation). Presentations for plenary sessions for both the Clinical and Research programme should be prepared and presented in English.
- Workshop (40 min live streamed or pre-recorded presentation). Presentations for workshops should be prepared in English but may be presented in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish or German (language of presentation to be confirmed by the speaker).
- Rapid-fire presentation (pre-recorded 5 minutes presentation). Rapid-fire presentations should be prepared and presented in English.
As a speaker, you have been notified on the presentation form in the abstract acceptance email. If the presentation form indicated there is different from the one selected at the time of your submission, please note that the committee and congress organisers consider more suitable to re-allocate your abstract to this other presentation form. Your abstract will not be accepted for presentation until you confirm us whether you accept the committee proposed change. If you do not accept this change, please contact us at speakers@icomi.org and we will discuss further options.
Important dates
- After abstract acceptance, the presenting author must register as a participant of the congress before March 14. A specific link for registration has been sent to you in the abstract acceptance email.
- Then, the presenting author should submit his/her presentation online, via the official presentation submission platform.
- For rapid fire presentations the deadline is: March 28, 2022.
- For plenary sessions and workshops the deadline is: April 4, 2022.
Pre-recordings
Pre-recordings are recommended and will be programmed in order to ensure there is no time wasted in changing over from one speaker to another. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. However, please note that every presentation will have a live component, retaining as much human interaction as possible. This means each speaker must be available and connected online during the time set of his/her presentation during the congress.
All information on presentation submissions is described below. Please refer to the corresponding section as deadlines may vary depending on your presentation form.
Presentations for Plenary Sessions
General information
Presentations for plenary sessions for both the Clinical and Research programme should be prepared and presented in English.
At the beginning of each session, the moderators will have 5 minutes to make an introduction and present the speakers. Then, the oral presentation of each speaker will be played or live streamed. Each oral presentation accepted for plenary sessions will have a duration of 20 minutes. During the session, there will be a live-chat available where all participants can contribute to the session or ask questions. After all presentations, there will be an extra time reserved for live discussion and Q&A.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for plenary sessions, via the official presentation submission platform, is April 4.
Pre-recording
The plenary sessions will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program the dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 7 and April 18.
Plenary session will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All plenary sessions must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for plenary sessions
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
Presentations for Workshops
General information
Workshops communications should be prepared in English but may be presented in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish or German (language of presentation to be confirmed by the speaker).
At the beginning of each workshop, the moderators will have 5 minutes to open the session and introduce the speaker. Then, the oral presentation of the speaker will be played or live streamed. Each oral presentation accepted for workshops will have a duration of 40 minutes. During the session, there will be a live-chat available where all participants can contribute to the session or ask questions. After the presentation, there will be an extra 15 minutes time reserved for live discussion and Q&A.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for workshops, via the official presentation submission platform, is April 4.
Pre-recording
The workshops will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program de dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 7 and April 18.
Workshops will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All workshops must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx.
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for workshops
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
Rapid Fire presentations
General information
For this 2nd edition of the International Congress of Micro-immunotherapy (ICoMi), instead of preparing a poster, healthcare professionals and researchers can present their work in form of a rapid-fire presentation. Rapid-fire presentations should be prepared and presented in English.
The presenting author will have 5 minutes to share his/her clinical experience or research results, respectively, with the support of a maximum of 6 slides (orientation format 16:9). This compact style of presentation is designed as an exercise to help healthcare professionals and researchers to strive brevity and effective communication.
During the sessions, there will be a live-chat available for questions & discussion with the author.
Submission of presentation
The deadline for submission of the presentation for rapid-fire presentations, via the official presentation submission platform, is March 28.
Pre-recording
The rapid-fire presentations will be pre-recorded. Each speaker will be contacted by the congress organisers after presentation submission to record the presentation. A calendar will be shared to program de dates of the recording, which will take place in the period between April 4 and April 8.
Rapid fire presentations will be played at the time set during the congress, and the recordings will also be available for replay in the virtual platform for an additional 3 months.
Format of presentations
All rapid-fire presentations must meet certain requirements to ensure an optimal delivery during the congress. Please find a brief description of the technical requirements for your presentation together with the congress presentation template that needs to be used:
- Your presentation must be prepared in Powerpoint version: .ppt or .pptx.
- The setup must be in landscape orientation (slides 16:9).
- Font should be Arial and font size should generally be 18 or greater (preferably at least 20 – 24 for main text and 30 – 36 for titles).
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood. Remember that the audience can only assimilate a limited amount of material in such a short presentation. Therefore, utilize the minimum number of visual images necessary to convey your message.
- Videos: all videos must be embedded in your presentation.
Further hints and tips for rapid-fire presentations
- Please take these considerations into account:
- The presentation should highlight the key features of the written paper. This will motivate the audience to read your published work. Few listeners will remember detailed statistics but many will retain a few key statistics that summarize your work.
- You only have 5 minutes, so limit the information on each slide to a single idea or concept. You may also structure your content as you would do it in a poster (ex. hypothesis, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusions).
- To manage your time, please be cognizant of the length of your presentation.
- Prepare yourself.
- Plan your presentation in advance. Preparing a script may be helpful in this type of presentation to ensure that all essential points are included.
- Rehearse before recording.
If you still have questions on your presentation, please contact us at: speakers@icomi.org.
- For rapid fire presentations the deadline is: March 28, 2022.
- For plenary sessions and workshops the deadline is: April 4, 2022.
- Images: Make sure that inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi. Visual images improve a presentation only if they are relevant, concise and easily visible/understood.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
- Plan your presentation in advance.
- Rehearse before recording.
- The presentation should highlight the key features of the written paper. This will motivate the audience to read your published work. Few listeners will remember detailed statistics but many will retain a few key statistics that summarize your work.
- You only have 5 minutes, so limit the information on each slide to a single idea or concept. You may also structure your content as you would do it in a poster (ex. hypothesis, materials & methods, results, discussion, conclusions).
- Plan your presentation in advance. Preparing a script may be helpful in this type of presentation to ensure that all essential points are included.
- Rehearse before recording.
Evaluation
- Abstract submissions will be reviewed by the Abstracts Review Committee for acceptance.
- Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent to authors by email within 30 days after the submission deadline.
- The top three abstracts will be accepted for podium presentation and presenters will receive a research award from the AABIP.
Format for Original Research Abstract
Abstract format should include the following (400 words max. Authors information not counted):
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
No more than 2 images and 1 table should be submitted.
Format for Case Reports
(300 words max Authors information not counted)
1. Introduction
2. Case summary
3. Conclusion
No more than 2 images and 1 table should be submitted.
2. Case summary
3. Conclusion
