Abstract submission closed on 14 February 2008.

Participants interested in presenting data should submit abstracts online by 14 February 2008. Abstracts are subject to acceptance by the Scientific Committee. Once accepted, abstracts will be published in a supplement of Annals of Oncology and scheduled for oral or poster presentation. Acceptance notifications and guidelines for poster presentation will be sent on 7 April 2008. Authors of accepted abstracts who have not registered will have until 30 April 2008 to do so at the rate of €565. After this date, abstracts without registered presenters will be disregarded and not included in the publication.

Abstracts will be accepted in the following categories, and the author should indicate it as either BASIC or CLINICAL, by checking the appropriate box in the online submission system:

• Colon Cancer
• Oesophageal Cancer
• Gastric Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Rectal Cancer
• Other

Abstract Guidelines

• Follow the online instructions
• Abstracts must be written in English
• The submitted work must not, nor have been:
  • published in any journal, or on any web site before 29 June 2008, nor
  • presented at any national or international scientific conference prior
    to 29 June 2008
• Accepted format: Word document format, 9 point Arial font, 500 word count limit
• Use a concise title
• List affiliations of author(s) as briefly as possible, with city, province and country
• Use standard and well-accepted abbreviations
• When using references, use standard and well-accepted formats
• Abstract content should be single-spaced and typed in lower case
• Abstracts shall be of original research and contain a concise statement of study aim
• Please include and indicate in bold the following four (4) parts of your abstract: Background, Method, Results, and Conclusion(s). Conclusions must be supported by your results and summarized within your abstract at the time of submission. Results “to be completed” and/or conclusions “to be discussed” are not acceptable.

Developing Nations Travel Awards
Fifteen (15) travel awards are available for investigators from developing nations. Awards are available to investigators from the countries indicated in the 2006 World Bank List of Economies as Low-Income or Lower Middle Income Economies. The complete list can be found at http://web.worldbank.org.

These awards will consist of Congress registration and a check for €1500 to cover airfare and hotel, given to the recipient at the Congress. Airfare can be purchased by Imedex and deducted from this amount, if needed. If you have questions about this information, please contact Imedex.

How to Apply for Developing Nations* Travel Awards:

• The candidate must be the first author of the submitted abstract
• The work must not have been presented or published before the date of the 10th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer.
• The candidate must submit an abstract to the 10th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in the usual manner, indicating that the abstract is to be considered for the Developing Nations Award.
• Abstracts must be submitted on schedule.
• Candidates should submit:
  • An extended abstract
  • A Curriculum Vitae
  • A 1-3 page description of their interests and current research in
    gastrointestinal cancer, signed and approved by their
    department chair.

The Educational Committee will select the award winners on the basis of the scientific content of the abstract. Winners will be notified in April 2008.

Important Abstract Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: 14 February 2008
Abstract Notifications Mailed: 7 April 2008
Presenter Registration Deadline: 30 April 2008
Presentation Dates: 25-28 June 2008