Call for abstracts

The 2025 conference theme is “Timeless threats and new frontiers in travel and tropical medicine”. 

We invite the submission of abstracts for poster or oral presentations in one or more of the following categories:

• Communication and technology
• Disease surveillance and control
• Emerging infections
• Enteric and foodborne infections
• Neglected tropical diseases
• Non-communicable diseases
• Spatial epidemiology
• Travel medicine
• Vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases
• Vector-borne diseases
• Zoonotic diseases

Abstract submission guidelines

• Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the online abstract portal
• Abstracts must be original work, and the data presented must not have been previously published or presented at any major national or international scientific meetings at the time of submission
• Abstracts must be written in English and not exceed 300 words
• Abstracts must be structured using the following sub-headings: Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions
• Define any abbreviations at first use
• The submitting author is responsible for ensuring the correct version of the abstract is uploaded

Abstract notifications:

Authors will be notified by email in July regarding the selection of their abstracts for oral presentation, poster presentation, or poster display by email in July.

Presentation types:

Oral presentation: Presenters will have 10 minutes to present, followed by 2 minutes for questions. Please note that places in Free Communications sessions are limited.

Poster presentation: Presenters will have 3 minutes to present, followed by a 5-minute discussion led by an expert in the field. Poster tours will be held alongside the physical posters

Poster display: One-page physical copy of your poster for display at the conference (portrait orientation, up to A0 size – 1189mm x 841mm). Poster boards will be provided.

Please note: All presenters must register upon acceptance and pay the conference registration fee.

Abstract submissions close on Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.