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You are here: Home / ECTS Congress / ECTS 2026 Programme Suggestions for Open Forum Programme

ECTS 2026 Programme Suggestions for Open Forum Programme

The Open Fora are a great way to educate the ECTS community on important topics to you, gain international visibility and broaden your outreach by being part of the ECTS Annual Congress Pre-Congress Day.

Individuals, societies, institutions, groups, are invited to submit programme suggestions for the organisation of an Open Forum, to be held on Friday 24 April 2026, during ECTS 2026 in Girona.

Call for Open Fora Proposals

  • Proposals should be submitted via the online submission form below.
  • Deadline for programme suggestions is 5 September 2025
  • An application without an established scientific programme will not be considered.
  • The evaluation and approval of the proposed open forum programme by the Scientific Programme Committee will be based on the information provided in the submission form.

 

What you should do:

  • Approach the chairs and speakers you would like to suggest for the session and verify that they plan to attend ECTS 2026.
  • Decide if you want to also include oral presentations from the ECTS 2026 submitted abstracts.
  • Fill in the form below by 5 September indicating the Open Forum title and content including chairs and speakers.
  • SPC reviews the programme and speakers in September 2025 with final approval in October 2025
  • If programme approved, you assume responsibility for the management of the session.

 

What ECTS will do:

  • SPC reviews the programme and speakers in September 2025 with final approval in October 2025
  • Incorporates the session into the official congress programme
  • Provides a meeting room and facilities free of charge
  • Provides complimentary  registration for up to two persons for Friday Programme (e.g. chair or speaker)

Guidance

Before submitting your proposal, we invite you to check how the ECTS organises its Annual Congress.

Please also bear in mind the importance of a coherent scientific programme with top quality speakers.

We therefore recommend:

  • To mention only names of speakers that you have heard lecturing yourself and that you know are very good, educational, top quality speakers.
  • To consider country and gender balance

Key Dates

  • Deadline for Open Forum programme suggestions: 5 September 2025
  • Review and preliminary feedback by the Scientific Programme Committee: before end September 2025
  • Final approval by the Scientific Programme Committee: before end October 2025

Submission Form

Organiser name(Required)
Please select type of session(Required)
Proposed Chair 1(Required)
Proposed Chair 2(Required)
Proposed Lectures(Required)
Lecture Title
Speaker name
Speaker email
Presentation Duration (incl. 5 mins Q&A)
 
Please add here the suggested lecture titles speaker name and email address. Please use one row per lecture. By clicking on the +, you can add as many rows as needed to fill the 2 hours programme.
Please mention here if your session will include oral presentations from selected abstracts. Number of oral presentations and duration should also be mentioned (e.g. 2 oral presentations of 3 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A).
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