• Abstract submission deadline: 23:59 BST Friday 5th April 2024
• Acceptance notifications: Wednesday 10th April 2024
• Conference dates: 23rd-24th May 2024

Abstract & Prize Categories

• Outcomes in robotic surgery
• Training and simulation
• Innovative technologies in Robotic Surgery
• Cutting edge techniques (video prize) – A video link should be uploaded onto an open platform e.g. vimeo or google and the link must be included in the submission.  The link can be added at the bottom of the written abstract. The video needs to be no longer than 5 minutes in length with a voiceover.

Abstract Format

• The abstract should be no longer than 250 words (excluding the title). It is your responsibility to  ensure that you keep to the word limit.  
• Abstracts should be formatted in four sections as follows:
  Introduction/Aim, Methods, Results, Discussion/Conclusions.
• Abstracts are to be submitted as text only. No graphics or tables are allowed.
• If the submitting author is not the presenter, Kristina Gloufchev at info@asit.org needs to be notified. 
• Please use a spell checker on your abstract before submitting it.

Submission Rules

• Please ensure that the abstract has been seen and agreed upon by all the named authors before submission. All authors have a responsibility to ensure that the data submitted is accurate, is not extrapolated and fairly represents the presentation to be given at the Association’s Annual Meeting. 
• Commercial support and industry involvement must be clearly stated. 
• All areas of the form must be completed; failure to do so will result in the form being rejected.  Ensure that you have received an email confirmation of submission.
• Author details or institutional affiliation must not be identifiable in the abstract text. Failure to do so will result in the abstract being rejected. 
• It is your responsibility to ensure that the information you provide is correct and to check the content of your abstract and especially contact information. We cannot be held responsible for your abstract not being graded as the content was missing or for failure to notify successful authors of abstract acceptance if you did not fill the form correctly. 
• Once completed and submitted electronically you cannot submit the same abstract again – make sure the first one is correct! You can however edit the submission up to the closing time of submission.
• Please ensure your e-mail address is correct as you will be notified by e-mail if your abstract has been accepted. 
• Abstracts can only be submitted in ONE topic area. Duplicate submissions will be disqualified.
• Evidence of falsification of results, plagiarism and/or misrepresentation will be treated as professional misconduct and will be reported to your Deanery and/or GMC for further investigation. 
• After the submission deadline, no changes to abstracts will be accepted. 
• Please note: the person registering and submitting the abstract online will receive all future correspondence regarding that abstract. It is, therefore, not advisable to submit abstracts on behalf of colleagues. The author who intends to present the abstract should complete the online submission.