Dates
Submissions will be accepted from 2026-04-30 until 2026-08-31 at midnight SAST UCT GMT+2
Information
The Organising Committee would like to invite submission of abstracts for the South African Tissue Bank Association (SATiBA) Conference 2026, to be held at Krystal Beach Hotel, Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, from 04 – 06 November 2026
Abstracts to be considered for oral Platform or oral flash presentation (please indicate your preference).
Presentation Formats
• Oral platform (10 minutes)
• Oral flash (3 minutes)
Authors are requested to follow the instructions clearly.
Abstract Format
Maximum of 300 words in MS Word. Font: Arial 10pt. No graphs, figures, tables, or diagrams permitted.
Language:
English (Poorly written abstracts will not be accepted)
Abstracts must contain:
• The names of all authors (first name and surname)
• Affiliations of all authors
• E-mail address of the corresponding author
• Contact address
• Contact telephone number
The title must define the topic, be concise (excessively long titles may be shortened at the discretion of the organising committee) and contain no abbreviations
The text should cover an adequate description of the methods and results.
In the text, only standard abbreviations need not be defined. Non-standard abbreviations and acronyms must be defined on first use.
Abstracts received after the cut-off date; incomplete abstracts; abstracts without affiliations of all authors, abstracts without full contact details; abstracts in excess of 300 words and abstracts containing figures or tables will not be published.
Acceptance
Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee who reserves the right to accept and allocate abstracts for oral Platform or oral flash presentation. Presenters will be notified by the 15 September 2026 if their abstract has been accepted. All presenters of accepted abstracts must be registered as Congress delegates. Research submitted for journal publication (e.g SAMJ Transplant Special Edition 2025) may also be submitted for consideration.
Oral Presentation
The official language of the conference is English. There will be selected oral presentations.
Website
More information about this event can be found at the event website.
If you have difficulty, please mail the administrator on chipo@eventsmanagement.co.za
