LATE BREAKER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION NOW OPEN FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS
The 2024 World Veterinary Association conference is being convened under the theme of:

‘Resilience in the face of adversity’

DATES
The deadline for full abstracts has now passed, but we are delighted to welcome submissions of late-breaking posters between 22 December 2023 – 16 February 2024. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
You are hereby invited to submit abstracts to be considered for selection for poster presentations on the final programme at the 39th World Veterinary Association Congress.

Sub-themes
Sub-themes within the overall theme of the congress will include Sustainability, Emerging and re-emerging diseases, Pandemics, Anti-microbial resistance, Population control, Rehabilitation and Biosecurity within the following main congress streams: Animal Ethics and Welfare, Epidemiology, Equine, One Health, Porcine, Ruminants, Small Animals, Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary History and Wildlife & Exotics.

NB: This Congress does not require the submission of formal papers. 

SUBMIT YOUR POSTER ABSTRACT HERE

GUIDELINES FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS

General Information

  • Posters remains on view for the duration of the Congress.
  • Poster presenters must print their own posters and bring them to the Congress.
    • If you wish to print your poster in South Africa, you are welcome to submit your poster in print ready pdf format, to [email protected] by no later than Monday 1 April 2024.
    • Cost for each print is ZAR 500.00
  • Poster boards and the means to attach them will be provided by the exhibition coordinators.
  • Presenters will be notified of which poster session they are allocated to. Each poster presenter must stand by their poster and present it to interested audience members during their allocated session in the programme.

POSTER FORMAT
Posters should be designed on the dimensions of A0 (A0 size print measures 84.1 x 118.4cm, 33.11 x 46.61 inches), and in portrait orientation (not landscape). It can be full colour or black and white (colour is recommended for visual effect). 

POSTER DESIGN
To facilitate clarity and readability, we recommend that delegates use a simple font (i.e. Arial, Calibri, etc.) and a minimum point size for Titles: 50; Headings: 40 and Body text: 20.

For more advice on scientific poster design delegates can refer to:

  • Erren TC, Bourne PE (2007) Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation.
  • PLoS Comput Biol 3(5): e102. Block, SM (1996). Do’s and don’ts of poster presentation. Biophys J. 71(6): 3527–3529.

Academic Poster Design Advice: http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign

SESSION FORMAT
Posters will remain visibile for the duration of the congress.

Poster sessions will take place in the Stretilzia Conservatory and will consist of 30 minutes per session.

Presenters will be assigned a Poster Session Time and are requested to present posters during the applicable sessions.

The audience of the WVAC includes veterinarians, animal health technicians, veterinary nurses, and para-veterinary professionals. It may also include non-academics. In order to engage in a meaningful dialogue between all participants it is important to use plain language in and during your presentation.