Guidelines for Oral Presentations

ECCO invites the authors of the top 40 abstracts to present their studies as Oral Presentations (OP) as part of the Scientific Programme at the 17th Congress of ECCO. The European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation values your careful attention to the presentation guidelines below.

Note: Oral Presentations will not be displayed as e-Posters.

Preparing Your Presentation 

Immediately inform the ECCO Office of any changes in title, presenting author or mailing address

General Format

• Title
• Conflicts of interest (CoI): The ECCO Office prepares this CoI slide based on your ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Add this as the 2nd slide to your presentation before the presentation upload.
• Background
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion

Compose a PowerPoint presentation that covers the background, method, result and conclusion of your abstract. Keep data on every slide simple.

Time Frame

ECCO allots 10 minutes for every Oral Presentation. However, authors should limit their presentations to 7-8 minutes, to allow 2-3 minutes for questions from the audience and chairpersons. Abide by the general principle of 1 slide/minute. Should your presentation exceed the allotted time, chairpersons of the Scientific Programme are granted the liberty to interrupt and discontinue your presentation.

PowerPoint Template

The ECCO Office strongly encourages the use of the ECCO PowerPoint presentation template for all Oral Presentations. Do not alter the slide size of the template (Standard 16:9 format) - only this format can be correctly displayed.

Content
Sources of presented data, especially sources from industry, must be specified at all times. Follow standard scientific principles on all slides, including industry-provided slides (i.e. protect patient confidentiality, cite all references, etc.). Industry logos and the advertising of products on slides are strictly prohibited.

Consider contrast when adding radiographs to your presentation because dark slides are difficult to view. Consider readability in the composition of your presentation (i.e. observe colour contrast on data slides, avoid the use of red font on a dark background).

Language

All presentations must be in English. Discuss only the major points of your work that support the conclusions of your abstract. Keep details brief and apportion your ideas appropriately.

NEW: Live Sessions:

We kindly ask you to hold your talk live virtually as assigned in CET time. The chairs will supervise the sessions online as well. In the unfortunate case that you are not able to hold your talk live virtually in CET time (because you are for example living overseas and struggle with the time difference), we kindly ask you to prepare a pre-recording based on the instructions already sent out via e-mail. This pre-recording will then be shown during the live session. Further instructions on how to connect to the live session will be sent out via e-mail. Prepare ample time between your log-on and the time of the presentation. The Scientific Programme follows a strict schedule, leaving little to no room for delay.

Please do not hesitate to direct any questions or concerns to the ECCO Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE ECCO OFFICE WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS GRATITUDE TO ALL AUTHORS FOR PRESENTING THEIR WORK AT ECCO'22!

Guidelines for Digital Oral Presentations

Abstracts have been selected from the ranking by taking 90 abstracts after those 40 selected for Oral Presentation in the Scientific Programme.

Every year, ECCO invites the authors of these 90 abstracts to present their studies as Digital Oral Presentations (DOPs). DOPs are 5 minute oral presentations held on either Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 17:30-18:30 or Friday, February 18, 2022 at 17:25-18:25. The European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation values your careful attention to the presentation guidelines below.

Note: Digital oral presentations will not be displayed as e-Posters.

Preparing Your Presentation 

Immediately inform the ECCO Office of any changes in title, presenting author or mailing address

General Format

Summarize your study in no more than 6 slides and keep each slide simple:

• Title
• Conflicts of interest (CoI): The ECCO Office prepares this CoI slide based on your ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Add this as the 2nd slide to your presentation before the presentation upload.
• Background
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion

DOP Session Format

5 DOP Sessions run parallel on the dates listed above. Each session is categorised thematically. One session holds 9 individual Digital Oral Presentations and the schedule is strict. Allotted time slots cannot be extended.

Time Frame

Your presentation is limited to 5 minutes, followed by 1-2 minutes for questions from the session’s chairpersons and the audience. Should your presentation exceed the allotted time, DOP chairpersons are granted the liberty to interrupt and discontinue your presentation.

PowerPoint Template

The ECCO Office strongly encourages the use of the ECCO PowerPoint presentation template for all Digital Oral Presentations. Do not alter the slide size of the template (Standard 16:9 format) - only this format can be correctly displayed.

Content

Follow standard scientific principles on every slide (i.e. protect patient confidentiality, cite all references, etc.). Industry logos are strictly prohibited on Digital Oral Presentation slides. Consider readability in the composition of your presentation (i.e. observe colour contrast on data slides, avoid the use of red font on a dark background).

Language

All presentations must be held in English. Discuss only the major points of your work that support the conclusions of your abstract. Keep details brief and apportion your ideas appropriately.

NEW: Live Sessions:

We kindly ask you to hold your talk live virtually as assigned in CET time. The chairs will supervise the sessions online as well. In the unfortunate case that you are not able to hold your talk live virtually in CET time (because you are for example living overseas and struggle with the time difference), we kindly ask you to prepare a pre-recording based on the instructions already sent out via e-mail. This pre-recording will then be shown during the live session. Further instructions on how to connect to the live session will be sent out via e-mail. Prepare ample time between your log-on and the time of the presentation. The Scientific Programme follows a strict schedule, leaving little to no room for delay.

Please do not hesitate to direct any questions or concerns to the ECCO Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE ECCO OFFICE WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS GRATITUDE TO ALL AUTHORS FOR PRESENTING THEIR WORK AT ECCO'22!

Guidelines e-Poster Presentations

All remaining accepted abstracts are selected for e-Poster presentation. E-Posters will be available for viewing throughout the Congress.

Authors of e-Poster presentations are invited to upload their posters as pdf files, which will be available for viewing throughout the Congress. The European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation values your careful attention to the presentation guidelines below:

Preparing Your Presentation 

Immediately inform the ECCO Office of any changes in title, presenting author or mailing address.

• Clarity Keep all elements of your e-Poster (incl. pictures, tables, graphics, etc.) simple.
• Simplicity Your poster should not require extensive clarification, but rather be self-explanatory.
• Language All e-Posters must be in English.
• Structure Organise your e-Poster as follows: background, methods, results, and conclusions.
• Conflict of interest Include all potential Conflict of interest for all authors (mandatory). If there is no Conflict of interest, please use the statement "The authors have no potential conflict of interest to disclose".
• E-Poster Format:
  • The e-Poster in PDF format should consist of 1 page only with a max. file size of 3MB, and be preferrably in portrait style.
  • In case you would like to use the ECCO Logo in your poster, please be aware that you may only use the one provided with this link.

Upload Your E-Poster

Please upload your e-Poster in PDF format via the ECCO Portal until

Monday, February 14, 2022 23:59 CET

Further instructions on how to upload your e-Poster will be sent out via e-mail.

E-Poster Exhibition

Delegates of the ECCO Congress are invited to browse through all e-Posters at our e-Poster exhibition during the congress days and on-demand until the end of May 2022.

Top 10 e-Posters:

The top 10 e-Posters will be selected based on their abstract scores and will get the opportunity to upload an audio file in addition to the PDF e-Poster. The winners will be notified by the ECCO Office with further instructions.

E-Poster Interaction

Delegates have the unique opportunity to examine the e-Posters online and present their questions via a contact form directly to the presenting author. Further information will be provided during the e-Poster upload.

Please do not hesitate to direct any questions or concerns to the ECCO Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE ECCO OFFICE WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS GRATITUDE TO ALL AUTHORS FOR PRESENTING THEIR WORK AT ECCO'22!