About Contest

The aims of the Contest are:

• popularization of scientific research results consistent with the interest of young scientists as members of research teams, in the field of fundamental and clinical immunology;
• inspiring scientific activities and discussions;
• developing skills in scientific presentations on academic forums

The competition is addressed to Young Scientists, i.e. people who are under 35 years of age, PhD students, students and members of scientific circles taking an active part in the Congress, who have sent, within the appropriate deadlines, a summary of the original work in which they are the authors presenting the report and who indicated their willingness to participate in the Contest in the abstract submission form. The Contest is open to works submitted by Young Scientists interested in participating in the Contest, which, in the process of reviewing all abstracts, have been qualified for oral presentation during the Congress.

During the Contest Sessions specified in the Congress program, each author presenting the raport should present it during a 10-minute speech consisting of a 7-minute presentation and 3 minutes for discussion.

Rules for assessing work. Announcement of results

1. The correctness of the competition is supervised by the Contest Committee appointed by the Contest Organizer. This committee also evaluates the results of the contest.
2. The works are assessed by a jury selected from the members of the Contest Committee for each category of the assessed works.
3. The composition of the Contest Committee and each member of the Jury will be published on this website no later than on the day of the start of the Congress.
4. The evaluation is made according to the following criteria:
   • Compliance with the theme of the Congress
   • Scientific value of the work
   • Effort put in by the author
   • Manner of preparation of a presentation
   • Method of presentation
   • Manner of conducting a discussion
5. In each of the above criteria you can receive 1-10 points, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Maximum number of points – 60.
6. The final number of points is the average number of points awarded by all members of a given Jury.
7. The Contest Committee summarizes the evaluations and selects the winners.
8. The work that receives the highest number of points wins the competition. If two or more works receive the same maximum number of points, the Chairman of the Contest Committee has the decisive vote. The Chairman of the Contest Committee makes the decision after consulting the members of the given Jury.
9. Decisions of the Contest Committee regarding the evaluation of the work are final and are not subject to complaint – appeal procedure.
10. The announcement of the results and the awarding of prizes will take place during the closing session of the Congress.
11. Prizes can only be collected by people who:
    • They have their participation in the Congress paid for in their name and surname
    • They will present a document confirming their identity to the representative of the Contest Committee
    • They meet the conditions for participation in the Contest, i.e. they are a person under 35 years of age who presented the winning work
    • They will sign the prize receipt protocol

List of abstracts qualified for competition presentations

Contest Session “Clinical Immunology” (Friday, May 17, 2024, 5:35 p.m.)

Contest Session “Basic Immunology” (Friday, May 17, 2024, 5:35 p.m.)