Dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to invite you to Vichy on the occasion of the 31st European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG 2022) congress. ECOG 2022 will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of November in Vichy, a city bursting with a wide choice of world class attractions, legendary music and culture and worldwide renowned thermal baths. This year’s congress aims to bring together childhood obesity experts and young scientists from across Europe.

The scientific programme will approach the multidisciplinary nature of childhood obesity prevention and treatment, giving the floor to some of the finest experts in policies and management strategies, dietary interventions, appetite and eating behaviours, pharmacological strategies as well and family programs and general physiology and metabolism. In addition, international associations such as the World Health Organization and the European Association for the Study of Obesity will animate and lead specific sessions.

ECOG 2022 will be an excellent opportunity to meet, discuss and share information and experiences with like-minded colleagues. It will be the perfect occasion for practitioners to share the experiences and enrich their career and for early career students and scientists to take their first step in the field, guided by international experts and mentors.

In the following months, we will provide you with more information about: ECOG board and ECOG 2022 scientific and organising committees, scientific and social programmes, congress venue and accommodations, registration forms and fees.

Dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to invite you to Vichy on the occasion of the 31st European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG 2022) congress. ECOG 2022 will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of November in Vichy, a city bursting with a wide choice of world class attractions, legendary music and culture and worldwide renowned thermal baths. This year’s congress aims to bring together childhood obesity experts and young scientists from across Europe.

The scientific programme will approach the multidisciplinary nature of childhood obesity prevention and treatment, giving the floor to some of the finest experts in policies and management strategies, dietary interventions, appetite and eating behaviours, pharmacological strategies as well and family programs and general physiology and metabolism. In addition, international associations such as the World Health Organization and the European Association for the Study of Obesity will animate and lead specific sessions.

ECOG 2022 will be an excellent opportunity to meet, discuss and share information and experiences with like-minded colleagues. It will be the perfect occasion for practitioners to share the experiences and enrich their career and for early career students and scientists to take their first step in the field, guided by international experts and mentors.

In the following months, we will provide you with more information about: ECOG board and ECOG 2022 scientific and organising committees, scientific and social programmes, congress venue and accommodations, registration forms and fees.

European Society for Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD)

General Information & Deadlines

1.Abstracts MUST be submitted electronically via the online submission system by the given deadline of Wednesday, 4 January 2023.

Abstracts received via fax, e-mail or received after the deadline will not be accepted and therefore will not be considered for the programme or publication.

2. Abstracts need to be submitted into the following topics:

• ATOPIC AND OTHER DERMATITIDES
• AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
• BLISTERING/ICHTHYOSIS
• GENODERMATOSES
• INFECTIOUS
• INFLAMMATORY
• MISCELLANEOUS
• NEONATAL
• NEOPLASTIC / TUMORAL
• PIGMENTARY DISORDERS, NAEVI AND OTHER MOSAICS
• TREATMENT
• VASCULAR ANOMALIES & OVERGROWTH

3. A preferred presentation method should be selected during the submission from the following options:

• Oral Presentation
• Poster Presentation 

Please note, oral presentations will be presented mainly in the Oral Communications Parallel Sessions, possibly also in sessions The Training Program and Future Leaders.

4. Once the abstract is “submitted” it can be changed until the Abstract Submission Deadline of 4 January 2023.

5. All abstracts will be reviewed by the ESPD Scientific Committee who will consider its formal aspects and the content. They will decide which abstracts will be accepted.

6. Accepted abstracts will be published in the online Abstract Book. Abstracts not suitable for display will be rejected. Please have your abstract checked for correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and formal structure. The organiser reserves the right to edit abstracts if necessary prior to the publication in the online ESPD Congress Abstract Book.

7. All presenting authors will receive an acceptance/rejection notification via e-mail by 31 January 2023.

8. All presenting authors are obliged to register by Tuesday, 21 February 2023.