Aim — Three poster presentations will be awarded at the 2nd Biomechanics in Sport and Ageing Symposium — Artificial intelligence. The aim of the award is to acknowledge outstanding scientific contributions of under/graduate/postgraduate students in the field of artificial intelligence in sports and ageing.

How to apply? — All accepted abstracts will be considered for the award. The award panel will shortlist presentations based on the scientific merit of the abstracts.

Prize (shared prize is possible)

1st place: 300 EUR

2nd place: 200 EUR

3rd place: 100 EUR

Application criteria — Undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate students can apply. Applicant student must be the registered first author of the submitted abstract and will need to present the poster in person at the poster session of the symposium. Each pitch lasts for 3 minutes while standing by the poster followed by an answer-question period of 2 minutes. Poster presentations to be awarded are of high quality in terms of scientific merit, presentation skills, and the ability to answer questions.

Abstract format — Title, authors, affiliations, first author’s email address, 350 words of text structured as follows: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Acknowledgements. The header and funding acknowledgements are excluded from the 350 words.

Poster format — Participants are encouraged to use minimal amount of text and use instead graphics, illustration as the main vehicle to present information. Title banner followed by Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions organized in a columnar format. The size of the poster can be A3, which can be recorded on flipchart boards.

Decision and announcement — A panel decides on the awards and their decisions are final. Awards are announced at the closing dinner of the symposium.

Submission deadline: 1 September 2024