Please refer to your agreement form to see the session type and format in which your abstract/clinical case has been accepted. It also specifies the duration of your presentation, and the maximum number of slides allowed.

Your presentation should remain short and should focus on the key results of your research/clinical case.

The online upload services are open! All presentations must be uploaded online and by the set deadlines mentioned below according to your presentation format.

All presenters must register for the congress.

Failure to upload and register by the set deadlines will lead to the withdrawal of the abstract/clinical case from the Congress Programme and publications (Research Gateway, abstract book supplement, ESC 365).

Official slide template

Your presentation slides must be prepared in 16/9 format, we highly recommend to use the ESC Congress 2026 Slide Template.

DOI

Declaration of interest is mandatory but must not be inserted when preparing your slides/ePoster. The information declared at the time of the submission on your agreement form will be automatically inserted on your slides/ePoster.

 

Awards session

My abstract is accepted in an Awards session (Research Gateway)

These sessions bring together the four highest‑rated abstracts in each category; all finalists will compete for an ESC Award.

Presentation format and requirements: each finalist will have 10 minutes to present their research, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers from jury members.

You need to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of 13 slides (including the title slide). Specific information and instructions will be sent by email to the presenters.

The upload deadline is Thursday, 13 August.

Evaluation criteria: the jury members will score presentations on: Originality, Scientific Content, Presentation and Answers to Questions.

The results of the competition will be announced during the Awards Ceremony on Sunday 30 August at 16:15 in the lecture room Reykjavik.

Advances in Science session

My abstract is accepted in an Advances in Science session (Lecture Room)

Presenters will have 12 minutes to present their research, followed by 6 minutes of questions and answers; these timings must be strictly respected.

You need to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of 15 slides (including the title slide).

The upload deadline is Thursday, 13 August.

Oral Abstract session

My abstract is accepted in an Oral Abstract session (Research Gateway)

Presenters will have 6 minutes to present their research, followed by 4 minutes of questions and answers from the Chairpersons and the audience; these timings must be strictly respected.

You need to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of 8 slides (including the title slide).

The upload deadline is Thursday, 13 August.

Moderated ePoster or ePoster Round session

My abstract is accepted in a Moderated ePoster or ePoster Round session (Research Gateway)

Presenters will deliver a 3-min presentation summarising their ePoster, followed by 3 minutes of questions and answers from the Chairpersons and the audience; these timings must be strictly respected.

You need to prepare an ePoster (1 PDF page) and record a 3-min related commentary.

Technical requirements and recommendations to optimise the display of ePosters on the screen -

  • Create your document in PowerPoint (1 page)
  • Orientation : Landscape. Layout: 16 x 9
  • Save it as a PDF file

Please note that the use of the official ESC logo is not allowed. This also applies to ESC Association, Working Group and Council logos.

Suggestion - Important fields to include in your PDF layout:

  • Title, author(s), address (upper edge, across the width the whole poster)
  • Purpose
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions

The ESC does not allow QR codes on ePosters. The text should be broken by the inclusion of drawings and/or photos. The use of colour makes the ePoster more attractive and effective.

The upload deadline is Monday, 3 August.

Clinical Case Corner 

My clinical case is accepted in Clinical Case Corner 4 (Research Gateway)

Those highly interactive, practical and educational sessions will feature four clinical cases and will be broadcasted live from the congress for the online audience.

Each presenter will have 14 minutes to be structured as below; these timings must be strictly respected - (ONLY 1 PowerPoint) -

Part 1 = 6 minutes for clinical case presentation including description on how the guideline has been implemented: patient history/initial work up/diagnosis and management/follow-up
Part 2 = 4 minutes to be dedicated to the illustration of the learning points including 1 MCQ based on the related ESC Guidelines (1 slide with the question – 1 slide with the correct answer and rationale).
Part 3 = 4 minutes take home message slide to conclude the presentation – during this last part, presenters must be ready to take questions from the audience moderated by the Chairpersons.

Maximum number of slides = 15 including the title slide.

The upload deadline is Monday, 3 August.

My clinical case is accepted in Clinical Case Corner 1, 2 or 3 (Research Gateway)

Those interactive and practical sessions will feature five clinical cases and will be broadcasted live from the congress for the online audience.

Each presenter will have 7 minutes for the presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions & answers from the Chairpersons and the audience; these timings must be strictly respected.
Suggested format of the presentation -
1 - Patient presentation
2 - Initial work up
3 - Diagnosis and Management
4 - Follow-up
5 – Learning point(s)
Questions allowed to the audience – Show of hand votes. No electronic voting.

Maximum number of slides = 10 including the title slide.

The upload deadline is Monday, 3 August.

 

How to upload my presentation or/and ePoster?

Upload services are open! Each Presenter has been notified by email. 

Check your presentation requirements and upload your presentation via your Agreement Form: 

When you submit your agreement form, you are required to declare any potential conflict(s) of interest. The information collected will then be inserted in your PowerPoint set of slides for oral presentations and in your ePoster for ePoster presentations. There is no need to create your own DOI slide or to insert it in your ePoster. In addition, you will be asked to select and enter up to three key words (from an available list of topics/keywords - or with the option to use free text if you do not find a suitable entry). These keywords are important to accurately index your presentation and be referenced in ESC 365.

Slide presentations

All slide presentations must be uploaded via our online service by the set deadlines mentioned above according to your presentation format. Kindly note these are strict deadlines which will not be extended. Content not uploaded by this date will be withdrawn.

All presentations should be 16:9 formatted and have a 1280 x 720 minimum resolution.

They will be displayed from a PC with Windows 10 and PowerPoint 2019.

In order to ensure optimal delivery of your presentation, please stick to the following guidelines in the preparation of your presentation:

  • Your presentation must be prepared in PowerPoint version: type .pptx - for optimal rendering, we recommend you use the official slide set template
  • Please note that you can enter "notes" in your PowerPoint Presentation, as you will be able to view these from the electern display (speaker view only)
  • Preferred page set-up is landscape orientation (portrait orientation will not be displayed correctly).
  • Use standard Windows fonts only. Try to avoid the use of non-standard Windows fonts or language-specific fonts.
  • Images: Do not copy and paste the images from another application, please use the “insert image from a file” functionality from PowerPoint (format JPG or PNG). Make sure that the inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi.
  • Video: All videos must be embedded in your presentation. To avoid any issue with movies and loops with PowerPoint, presentations MUST be saved as .pptx files.
  • Apple: Please give your filename an extension “pptx” (Preferred version: PowerPoint 2019).
  • Check your presentation on a Windows-operated computer (preferably Win10) before you upload it 
  • For each presentation uploaded, you will receive a confirmation email. 
  • To modify your upload, you can re-access the service and upload a corrected version, only the latest uploaded version will be kept.

Restrictions

Personal laptop computers cannot be connected to the projectors in lecture rooms & presentations cannot be loaded directly onto the computer in the lecture rooms. Presentations must be uploaded via our service.

To the attention of MAC users

If your presentation is on a Mac computer, we recommend you ONLY provide a Windows-compatible file.

ePosters

Your abstract will be presented in its electronic format (ePoster) and must be uploaded by Monday 3 August. Kindly note this is a strict deadline which will not be extended. Content not uploaded on this date will be withdrawn. 

Technical requirements for ePosters

Recommendations and requirements to optimise your poster display on screen:

  • Create your document in PowerPoint (1 page)
  • Orientation: Landscape. Layout: 16 x 9
  • Save it as a PDF file

Please note that the use of the official ESC logo is not allowed. This also applies to ESC Association, Working Group and Council logos.

The ESC does not allow QR codes on Posters. The text should be broken by the inclusion of drawings and/or photos. The use of colour makes the poster more attractive and effective.

  • Animations - Avoid overlapping animated objects or serial animations. Only the final view/status will be visible
  • Font types - Please use Times New Roman, Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, Verdana or Symbol.
    The font size should be 14 points or bigger.
  • Images and tables - at least 200 dpi for your images and tables. Good picture quality is essential. All graphs and tables must be embedded in your file. You must also avoid animated GIF files and respect the copyrights and personal anonymity of the pictures and tables. Do not insert or embed any videos in your file.
  • Note for Apple Macintosh users - Please do not drag and drop to insert pictures into your file as graphs and images will not display properly.
  • For each ePoster uploaded, you will receive a confirmation email. 
  • To modify your upload, you can re-access the service and upload a corrected version, only the latest uploaded version will be kept.

Zoom Zones function

While you are uploading your PDF file, you will see on the screen a notification that your ePoster is processing and that the next step is to select the interactive zoom zones (these are the areas you will focus and zoom on during your presentation)
- Close this confirmation window
- Return to the main screen and click on “select interactive zone”
- Use the « Add new zone » button to add interactive zones
- Repeat this step for every zone in your poster you will zoom on during your presentation
- Click on SAVE at the bottom of the screen to confirm and validate your selection
Back on the main screen, you can re-access your ePoster, view it and if you want to re-upload a different version use “Delete” and start again the process.

Selecting zoom zones will allow you to make your ePoster presentation more efficient and help you focus on the key areas you want to highlight during your presentation. A minimum of 3 zoom zones is required.

Audio comments 

In addition to the onsite presentation, your ePoster will be featured on the online Research Gateway. Therefore, during the upload process, you will be required to record a 3-min commentary for the online audience; this will help to showcase the visibility and impact of your work.