Terms & Conditions

Authors are required to adhere to the submission guidelines and time frame indicated on the website.
Authors are responsible for the content of the abstract submitted, and have the permission of all authors / co-authors to submit this abstract to SHBC 2019 Scientific Competition.
Submission of abstracts for the Scientific Competition constitutes the authors’ consent to have their abstracts that have been accepted:
- To present in the SHBC Poster Village/Oral Free Sessions
- To be published on the SHBC website
- Authors may opt out from having their abstracts published on the SHBC website
You may also choose to submit abstract for sharing purposes (eg: if your abstract has been presented in other conferences, but not published) and not be considered for the Scientific Competition.
Authors are committed to present their abstracts for the onsite as presentation during the Congress if their abstracts are accepted but not shortlisted as a Competition Finalist.
Abstracts will not be proofread by the Organiser before publications on SHBC website
SHBC 2019 Organiser Committee reserves the right to re-route abstracts according to the award categories’ eligibility criteria if necessary.
Authors are required to confirm their participation within 1 week upon notification of abstracts being shortlisted as a Competition Finalist. Failing to do so, authors will be forfeited from the Competition.
It is compulsory for all shortlisted Competition Finalists to make a presentation at the Scientific Competition On-Site Judging in September 2019. Once an abstract is confirmed as a Competition Finalist, it may not be withdrawn.
Upon confirmation as a Competition Finalist, if author / presenting author fail to present or choose to withdraw from the Competition, they will not be able to submit to the SHBC Scientific Competition for 2 years.
Award Finalists for all award categories are required to prepare and print their posters materials at own cost for competition judging in September 2019.
The decision of the judges for all competition results is final, appeals will not be entertained.
The SHBC 2019 Organising Committee reserves the rights to make changes pertaining to the Scientific Competition without prior notification.