Participants

Last year's award winners

Proudly presenting the winners of the MMSRC 2011: from left to right Henri Boersma (President MMSRC 2011), Frédéric Schaper (1st Prize Poster Presentation), Kimberly Cox (1st Prize Oral Presentation), Rachel Roach (2nd Prize Oral Presentation) and Nicole Leibold (KNMG Consolidation Prize). Congratulations!

Awards

The winner of the best verbal presentation will be awarded a prize of € 1000,-. The second best will be awarded a prize of € 750,- for further scientific research. The best poster presentation will be awarded a prize of € 500,- and the winner of the audience prize will receive € 250,-.

This year the KNMG-Limburg will again offer an incentive award for the abstract that shows the most holistic and humanitarian approach to both the patient and healthcare. This award is called the KNMG Consolidation Prize. Also, the KNMG Limburg will offer the best authors the opportunity to publish their abstracts in their magazine.

Review of abstracts

The abstracts will be blindly and randomly distributed to the members of the Scientific Advisory Board. The abstracts will be reviewed and awarded according to the following criteria and judgement scale:

• Importance of research
• Originality of research
• Suitability of materials, methods and statistical analysis
• Usefulness of results
• Comprehensibility of the abstract

Requirements for abstracts

Content requirements

• Language: The abstract should be written in the English language only.
• Word limit: The limit of the abstract is 2400 characters including spaces and interpunctions. Title and author are not included. Characters that are not in isonorm 8859-1 cannot be used. This means: α, β or other Greek characters need to be spelled out ("alpha" and "beta").

Style requirements

• Format and point size: Arial, size 11
• Page Layout Guideline for A4: (21 cm x 29,7 cm) paper size. Page Layout should be as follows: Top – 3 cm, Bottom – 3 cm, Left – 3 cm, Right – 3 cm.
• Tables and figures: these can be added in addition to the abstract itself. The organisation of the MMSRC cannot guarantee that tables and figures will be placed in the book of abstracts.
• Refer to university in English, example: ‘Maastricht University’
• Mention your co-authors

Paragraphs

Abstracts should contain the following paragraphs:

• Introduction:
  In this paragraph you should describe the current state of scientific progress regarding your field. It should also contain the aim of your research and why it is important.
• Material & methods:
  In this paragraph, the used material and methods should be described. Give a short summary of your population (humans, animals), the materials that have been used (equipment, chemicals, etc.), how you acquired your data (status, interviews, etc.) and how these have been analyzed statistically.
• Results:
  Next, you describe the results you have found. Make sure you do not reveil your conclusions yet. A small table or graphic is also possible; you can upload this later.
• Discussion & conclusions:
  In this paragraph, you present the conclusions and outcomes from the interpretation of your results. You can also describe the limitations of your study, implications for future studies in this field and the consequences for others.

Important: Received abstracts that do not meet the submission requirements as described above will not be published in the abstract book.

Abstract submission

Fill in the on-line form to submit your abstract.
The deadline for abstract submission is April 1st, 2012.

Visa

Some countries require you to have a visa before you can enter the Netherlands. Please check the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands for the full list of countries.

If you are accepted as a participant in the MMSRC, we might be able to help you with your visa application by sending you an official invitation e-mail. Please contact us beforehand.