Information for Speakers and Chairs
Congress language
The congress languages are German and English. The language used in the presentation slides should correspond to the language of the presentation itself. For sessions conducted in German, please prepare the slides in German, and for English-language contributions, the slides should be prepared in English accordingly.
Time Allotments for Talks and Discussions
For free papers, the allocated time is 7 minutes, with an additional 2 minutes reserved for discussions. Videos are scheduled for 10 minutes, allowing 2 minutes for discussions. In symposia, the standard presentation time is set at 12 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for discussion, unless the session organizers specify otherwise. We kindly request strict adherence to this schedule. Presentations will be automatically concluded after the scheduled time, and any surpassing of speaking time will be indicated by visual signals.
Media Check
All oral presentations must be submitted at the Central Media Check at least 2 hours prior to the corresponding session. Speakers of early morning sessions (8:30 – 9:45) must submit their presentation on the evening prior to the presentation. In case of early morning sessions on Thursday, speakers are required to upload their presentations online before the start of the congress. Presentations can be submitted on-site using a USB stick or online before the congress. Online submission will be available through a designated link, which will be accessible from the beginning of September, approximately four weeks prior to the congress. Speakers will receive a separate email from M-Events Cross Media GmbH with access information and instructions regarding formats and codices. All speakers are requested to submit their presentations in MS PowerPoint format (16:9); presentations may include graphical, audio, and video content. It is important to embed fonts in the presentation. Speakers can review and make changes to their presentations at the Central Media Check. During the session, speakers will directly access their presentations at the speaker’s desk, and projection will be exclusively done via a projector. Please note that projecting slides or overhead transparencies are not possible. Due to technical limitations, the use of personal laptops will not be feasible. Please be aware that all stored data will be permanently deleted shortly after the Congress concludes.
Poster Exhibition and Poster Sizes
Posters will be categorized into groups based on their respective topics. Each poster will be showcased in the exhibition for one day. Please hang your poster at the poster exhibition between 7:00 am and 8:00 am on the day of your session. Authors are responsible for taking down their posters from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm on the same day. Posters not removed by 6:30 pm will be handled and disposed off by the congress staff. If an author of a “Poster of the Day” is unable to retrieve the poster at the end of the congress, the DOG office should be informed about it. The congress staff will then remove and mail it back to the author.
Please ensure that your poster meets the following dimensions:
Width: 90 cm, height: 120 cm (upright format)
Materials for mounting your posters and personal assistance will be available on site. Include an email address on the poster for participants to contact you regarding any questions.
Please note that, unless otherwise stated, the acceptance of your abstract does not automatically register you for the congress, and a congress fee will be charged.
Poster Sessions / Duration of Presentation / Language
The posters will be grouped based on their respective topics and displayed in the poster exhibition for one day. Poster sessions are scheduled from Thursday to Saturday, immediately following the lunch break, without overlapping with other concurrent sessions. Each poster session will feature authors presenting their findings in a brief 3-minute-lecture, followed by a moderated 2-minute discussion. Presentations can be conducted in either German or English.
Poster of the Day & Poster Award
Following each poster session, the moderators will select one outstanding poster as the “Poster of the Day” for that session. All chosen posters will then be moved to a dedicated exhibition “Posters of the Day” by the congress staff. Unlike the remaining posters, these selected “Posters of the Day” will be on display for the entire duration of the congress.
Each day, a jury will choose three exceptional posters from the best poster of the day. The authors of these selected posters will receive the DOG poster award endowed with 500 Euros. The poster awards will be announced and presented on the next day from 9.45 to 10.15 a.m. and for the Saturday poster sessions on Sunday at the Farewell from 1.30 p.m., both in Hall 1.
DOG on Demand
All posters, videos and presentations will be made available for viewing on DOG on Demand.
DOG on Demand archives conference contributions online, providing the opportunity to view missed presentations later or revisit them at any time. The program includes all conference contributions whose authors have agreed to publication. The DOG on Demand platform is available free of charge for all participants.
You will receive an email from M-Events in the summer with a link to upload your poster as a PDF. We thank all authors who make their contributions available for publication on DOG on Demand.
Mandatory Attendance
The main authors are required to participate in the respective sessions. In exceptional circumstances, one of the co-authors may act as a substitute. In such cases, the DOG office must be informed accordingly in advance. Failure to display your poster or to attend your poster session without prior permission will result in the DOG reserving the right to exclude submissions from the author for the next congress.
Publication of Scientific Contributions
The DOG retains the copyright for accepted scientific contributions. As a result, authors of free papers, posters and videos are required to submit their manuscripts for review no later than January 31, 2026, to the respective editors of “Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology”, “Die Ophthalmologie”, or “Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde“. Authors who intend to publish their presentations in another scientific journal can make an informal request to the Recording Secretary of the DOG. This request should be directed to the DOG Office and must specify the name of the journal where the publication is planned.
Help, inquiries and information
Please send any questions regarding submission and technical matters via email to j.behrens@interplan.de. For on-site assistance, please feel free to approach the staff at the media submission desk or the hostesses at the conference counter at any time.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
The Working Group DOG-Ethics has revised the procedure for declaring potential conflicts of interest. This year, for the first time, it is necessary to provide this information when uploading presentations. The input mask asks for this information in a standardised way for each speaker. A slide is automatically created from this information and will be shown before your presentation. A separate slide for the presentations is therefore no longer necessary.
In order to minimise the effort for the speakers, all conflicts of interest must be stated at once. For your presentation, please indicate which of the details are relevant for this presentation.
For posters the inclusion of a corresponding declaration is mandatory! Obligations and circumstances arising within the last 24 months before the congress, as well as those in the future, foreseeable, or already specified, should be disclosed. All potential conflicts of interest relevant to the content of the congress contributions should be indicated.
Please include a notice on your poster and indicate whether, in your case, potential conflicts of interest could arise in the following categories:
1. Consulting or other commissioned services for a fee
2. Companies with which the author is employed
3. Financial support, research materials, or grants for research projects related to the presentation that directly benefit the employed presenter
4. Patents, copyrights, or other rights related to the content of the presentation
5. Financial participation in companies (e.g., shares, stocks, options, or other securities with potential benefits)
6. Companies employing individuals related to the author in the first or second degree in managerial positions
7. Other
Please provide information for each category. If there are no potential conflicts of interest, indicate “no” for each category. The disclosure on your poster could appear as follows: Potential conflicts of interest: 1. none, 2. none, 3. Company ABC, Company GHI, 4. Company ABC, 5. None etc
If there are no potential conflicts of interests, please state “none”.