Grants and awards

Best Oral Communication
Mary Scott Ramnitz (Bethesda, USA), OC20

Best Poster
Stephanie Graser (Würzburg, Germany), P057
Antonio Maurizi (L’Aquila, Italy), P189
Michela Rossi (Rome, Italy), P034

New Investigator Awards
Fawaz Alqahtani (Sheffield, UK), P079
Nadia Amin (Leeds, UK), P182
Giulia Battafarano (Rome, Italy), P039
Vickie Braithwaite (Cambridge, UK), OC7
Neil Brett (Montreal, Canada), OC6
Ka-Yee Cheuk (Shatin, Hong Kong), P141
Alice Costantini (Stockholm, Sweden), P114
Olja Grgic (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), OC15
Elisa Holmlund-Suila (Helsinki, Finland), P027
Aijaz Ahmad John (Lucknow, India), P125
Antonio Maurizi (L'Aquila, Italy), P189
Carolina Medina-Gomez (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), P015
Rebecca Moon (Southampton, UK), OC4
Carol ní Chaoimh (Cork, Ireland), P161
Gareth Penman (Sheffield, UK), P054
Mary Scott Ramnitz (Bethesda, USA), OC20
Maria Rønne (Odense, Denmark), P004
Michela Rossi (Rome, Italy), P034
Taryn Smith (Guildford, UK), OC10
Sonja Soininen (Kuopio, Finland), OC14
Enrica Urciuoli (Rome, Italy), P202
Dimitris Vlachopoulos (Exeter, UK), P013
Marius Vogt (Würzburg, Germany), OC16

New Investigator Awards are offered according to mean score achieved during the blind reviewing process.  See "How is my abstract scored?" section of the abstract submission guidelines for more information about the criteria used during the review process.

Best Poster and Best Oral Awards are judged at the Conference according to the following criteria:

Orals

1. Scientific concept: introduction to the subject, secure knowledge, aims of the investigation;
2. Scientific content: practical approach taken and results obtained;
3. Discussion of results and justification of conclusions arising;
4. Style of oral presentation: clarity, speed of delivery, engagement with audience;
5. Visual presentation: use of visual aids; clarity of presentation;
6. Timing of oral delivery: keeping within the allotted time;
7. Response to questions.

Posters

1. Scientific concept: introduction to the subject of the talk, secure knowledge, aims of the investigation;
2. Scientific content: practical approach taken and results obtained;
3. Discussion of results and justification of conclusions arising;
5. The visual presentation: use of visual aids; clarity of layout;
6. Response to questions.