The format of poster presentation in the 44th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association is ELECTRONIC POSTER. Electronic posters enhance the format possibilities for presenters and broaden accessibility beyond the annual meeting. Electronic posters will be available for viewing on-demand at computer kiosks in a designated area during the 44th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. There is no formal presentation time/date for electronic posters.

Abstract submission for consideration of inclusion into the electronic poster presentation program of the 44th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association must be done through the online abstract submission system. Authors are recommended to refer to the Online Abstract Submission System for details. Abstract will not be included into the scientific program if it fails to comply with the guidelines.

Successfully submitted abstracts for consideration of electronic poster presentation will be acknowledged within 2 working days. Please contact International Conference Consultants Ltd (abstract@hkoa-ac.org) if you do not receive the acknowledgement.

The e-mail acknowledgment for successful online abstract poster submission should contain:

1. The submission reference number
2. A link to the portal for uploading the electronic poster

The following describes the format of the electronic poster and the procedure in uploading the electronic poster to the designated portal.

Format of electronic poster

1. All electronic poster must be formatted in Microsoft Power Point (.ppt or .pptx).
2. The electronic poster must be written in English. No other language is allowed.
3. The electronic poster should be submitted as a single page poster.
4. The electronic poster should adopt a format of structured scientific poster. It should be prepared according to the following recommendation:
   1. Title - The title of the poster and the name of the authors must match the one in the online abstract submission.
   2. Introduction / Background
   3. Aims and Objectives
   4. Methods and Materials
   5. Results
   6. Discussion
   7. Conclusion
   8. References (up to a maximum of 20 references)
   9. Correspondence and Disclosure – name and e-mail of the corresponding author and disclosure of financial interest (if there is any)
5. The preferred aspect ratio of slides is 16:9 in portrait. The slide should be sized for on-screen show (96cm H X 54cm W).
6. The background of the electronic poster should be a plain background without patterns or dark colors.
7. The minimum font size is 40. It is recommended that the electronic poster should be written in common cross platform font style (e.g. Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana, etc).
8. Pictures / Graphs should be clearly labeled and described.
9. For photo / figure, the recommended file format for the embedded images are .jpg.
10. Video, embedded Video or sound NOT allowed.
11. Animation is NOT allowed.
12. The maximum file size for each electronic poster is 30 MB.
13. It is recommended that the electronic poster should be pre-checked on a Windows PC before uploading to the portal.

Failure to observe the above regulations in the preparation of electronic poster may lead to disqualification of the presentation status.

Uploading of the electronic poster

1. All electronic poster must be uploaded to the portal according to the hyperlink provided in the acknowledgement e-mail on or before 30 September 2024.
2. During uploading of the electronic poster, the authors must quote the Abstract submission reference number given in the acknowledgement e-mail.
3. The title of the electronic poster, name of the author and corresponding address of the author must be the same as that in the online abstract submission.
4. The author can only upload one file with a maximum file size of 30 MB. The file must be in .ppt or.pptx format. Compression of multiples file into a zip file for uploading is NOT allowed.
5. Failure to comply with the above regulations may lead to disqualification of the presentation status.

One of the authors of the electronic poster must register for the 44rd Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association on or before 15 September 2024. Failure to observe this may lead to disqualification of the presentation status.

There will be an Award Poster Session in the 44th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association. Invitation will be sent to the oral presenter of the poster abstract submission for consideration of presentation in the Award Poster Session basing on result of adjudication of the submitted abstract. The instruction of Award Poster Presentation will be announced later. The oral presenter of the invited poster must be a member of Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (fellow, life fellow, member or associate member) and must register for the 44th Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association on or before 15 September 2024, to make him / her eligible for running the Best Poster Award of Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association.