Abstract
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the UEG Scientific Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you most sincerely for your contribution as an abstract reviewer for the original programme of UEG Week Berlin 2013. I know just how much time and effort reviewing abstracts takes, but without your expertise we would not have the excellent quality that we have now achieved in the free paper and poster sessions. Nor would the UEG Week be the top international digestive diseases meeting that it has become today. Thank you!
I am delighted to announce that we received a total of 3,269 abstracts for UEG Week Berlin 2013, excluding late breakers, video and clinical cases. With late breakers, it will be a record for a UEG week, topping even Amsterdam!
In total, 2,119 abstracts were accepted, giving an acceptance rate of 64,82 %. 446 abstracts will be delivered as oral presentations and 1,673 as posters. I am even more pleased to tell you that the standard of the abstracts has measurably improved. This high volume and high standard confirms that UEG Week is the most important forum at which to present your best research.
The quality of reviewing this year was excellent, and we have continued with the scoring system implemented last year. If you have any further (positive or negative) comments, please let us know!
… and finally, but most importantly, a big thank you to all investigators both within and outside Europe who have submitted their research to the meeting, and who are clearly contributing to making UEG Week Berlin 2013 such a great success!
John Atherton
Chair, UEG Scientific Committee, Berlin 2013