Types of Participation
During these challenging times SURGICON has adapted and grown in order to offer an authentic experience without failing to follow safety measures. More options of participations are available to suit your individual preferences.
ACTIVE
If you wish to engage in the Scientific Competition you must register as an active participant. Active participants can attend either online or in physical form.
Being an active participant means being a Presenting Author of a scientific paper (Oral or Poster presentation) or a participant in the Debate Session. There will be two debate sessions: one dedicated to online participants and one that will take place in a physical form, dedicated exclusively to physical active participants.
- Presenting Authors are required to submit an abstract through their account and, during the congress, they should attend the program of the Scientific Competition. Co-authors of a scientific paper may register as active participants only if they are Presenting authors of a different scientific paper. Otherwise, they can be Passive participants or non-attending.
- Participants in the Debate Session of the Scientific Competition should apply in teams of two. Each of the two participants of the team should create an account for themselves and register as Active participants. Both of them should be attending in the same form (physical/online).
Presenting Authors have the responsibility to send an abstract before the 17th sept For more information about the Scientific competition and abstract submission guidelines, check the Student Scientific Session section.
An Active participant has access to all of the conferences and activities included in the corresponding Passive participant pack. The accepted abstracts will be published in the Abstract Book of the congress.
This type of participation is suited for medical or biomedical students. Graduates cannot be active participants.
Types of active participants
ONSITE
- suited for those who are able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021
- will be able to attend workshops in a physical form, go through check-in and receive a welcome bag
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
- will be able to attend all other physical events that take place during the congress (Opening ceremony, Social events, etc)
Can I downgrade from a physical participation to an online one?
It is possible under certain circumtances and by paying a handling fee. We highly encourage you to ponder very well your availability when choosing a pack. For more details go here: switching your account.
What happens if I’m no longer able to attend the congress in a physical form due to COVID-19?
Physical participants who are impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or are themselves positive for the infection or in quarantine (and provide proof of their circumstances) have the possibility to convert their physical account to an online one, even after the end of the registration period. For more details go here: switching your account.
ONLINE
- suited for those who due to epidemiological or personal reasons are not able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021 but still wish to attend
- will NOT be able to attend workshops
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
Can I switch from an online to a physical participation?
Yes, it is possible through your account. For more details go here: switching your account.
FAQ
Can I switch to a Passive account?
Before the abstract submission deadline
If you wish to switch your account to a Passive one, you can do so by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Active to Passive. After this step, you will have to pay an additional fee amounting to the price difference between the Active and Passive pack of your selected choice.
- Keep in mind that prices vary during the registration period, therefore, if you have paid the fee for an Active pack in the early registration period but you have decided upon switching in the regular registration period, the price difference will be higher.
After the abstract submission deadline
If you do not submit an abstract, your account will be converted to a Passive participant account. You have until the 8th of October to pay the difference for the late fee Passive participation pack.
By not paying the price difference before the mentioned deadline you acknowledge the fact that your account will automatically become inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
What happens if my abstract is not accepted?
If the abstract you submit is NOT accepted in the Scientific Competition, you can either attend the Congress as a Passive Participant or ask for a refund.
Become a Passive Participant
You will have to pay the price difference between the Active fee and the Passive participation pack fee, until the 8th of October 2021.
- This price difference will correspond to the period you have created your Active account, and it will amount to 5E for online packs and 10 E for physical packs.
Ask for a full refund
Contact us at this email address: treasurer@surgicon.ro
If you neither pay for Passive participation, nor ask for a refund until the 8th October 2021, your account becomes inactive and your fee is non-refundable.
PASSIVE
Passive participants can attend all events organized during the Congress, but they cannot be a Presenting author or an Active participant in the Debate Session.
This type of participation is suited for medical or biomedical students, graduates, resident physicians, attending physicians, researchers of medical fields and representatives of the medical industry.
PhD students and graduates can register only as Passive participants.
Types of passive participants
ONSITE
- suited for those who are able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021
- will be able to attend workshops in a physical form, go through check-in and receive a welcome bag
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
- will be able to attend all other physical events that take place during the congress (Opening ceremony, Social events, etc)
Can I downgrade from a physical participation to an online one?
It is possible under certain circumtances and by paying a handling fee. We highly encourage you to ponder very well your availability when choosing a pack. For more details go here: switching your account.
What happens if I’m no longer able to attend the congress in a physical form due to COVID-19?
Physical participants who are impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or are themselves positive for the infection or in quarantine (and provide proof of their circumstances) have the possibility to convert their physical account to an online one, even after the end of the registration period. For more details go here: switching your account.
ONLINE
- suited for those who due to epidemiological or personal reasons are not able to come to Bucharest for SURGICON 2021 but still wish to attend
- will NOT be able to attend workshops
- access to online conferences, scientific events and live surgeries
Can I switch from an online to a physical participation?
Yes, it is possible through your account. For more details go here: switching your account.
FAQ
If I changed my mind, can I become an Active participant?
You can update your account from Passive to Active by accessing the Extras section of your account, selecting Switching your pack and choosing Passive to Active, as long as you take the responsibility of submitting an abstract before the Submission Deadline (17th of September 2021). After the list of accepted abstract is announced, if your abstract was not accepted, your account will remain Passive as it was initially. If your abstract is accepted, then you can receive the money difference between Active and Passive of your selected pack as a refund
