General facts
Venue
Congress Center Rosengarten, Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim
Scientific Organiser
Conference President: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Harald Klüter, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg
Conference Co-President: Prof. Dr. med. Michael Müller-Steinhardt, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Baden-Baden
Conference Secretary: Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Wuchter, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, Heidelberg
Congress language
The official congress language is german.
Arrival with car
Address for navigation system: Congress Center Rosengarten, Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim
Arrival by train
Mannheim Central Station is approx. 13 minutes' walk from the conference venue. Alternatively, you can also use the tram lines 5/5A (approx. 6 min.)
Hotel
You can find different hotels here:
Number of characters and images
2,500 characters are permitted for the abstract text including spaces, references and captions and excluding author names and titles. There is no additional character buffer. The abstract review is bound to the maximum number of characters of 2,500. Neither the author's own institute/clinic nor product or brand names may be included in the title. In addition, no reference to participating institutes or clinics may be made in the abstract text, as the evaluation is anonymous.
Tables or graphics (max. two with a storage capacity of max. 200 KB) in abstracts may be submitted in .png or .jpg format. Graphics and tables will be printed in black and white in the abstract volume. The graphics are automatically placed below the abstract text if there is no explicit reference to the graphics in the text.
Therefore, please ensure that an ‘alt text’ is provided for all images, figures, graphics and tables that are supplied as image files. The ‘alt text’ should contain a short but precise description of the image content to ensure accessibility for all users.
Please also note the following:
- Tables and illustrations should be laid out in column widths (88 mm) for optimum allocation and a better overview
- Halftone images must be available as greyscale images and have a resolution of 300 dpi in the reproduction size - Line images (diagrams) have a resolution of 800-1200 dpi
- Illustrations should be supplied in standard graphic formats (JPG, PNG)
Language
Please note that your abstract must be submitted in English.
Structure of the abstract
The abstract must be submitted in English. In addition, the following structure should be observed when preparing the abstract:
1. introduction up to 500 characters
2. methods up to 750 characters
3. results up to 750 characters
4. conclusion up to 500 characters
Please use these headings in bold type in the abstract text.