Symposium, Oral communications, Poster communications, Community and artistic activities.

 

The 5th congress of the Mukwege International Chair (5CCIM), entitled "Ending Gender-Based Violence: women's empowerment and Sustainable Development," will be held from December 3rd to 6th, 2024 in Montreal. It aims to be a forum for exchange and assessment of the progress in knowledge, interventions, and policies regarding the respect of women's rights towards achieving sustainable development goals. It primarily focuses on the progress made and the gaps to be addressed for gender equality and equity.

This congress serves as a meeting place for decision-makers, academics, researchers, women's interest groups from all backgrounds, vulnerable populations, learned societies, women-rights associations, and all those concerned with women's empowerment, their rights, justice, and peace. The women targeted by the exchanges among these actors and actresses are those of all ages, of all socio-economic conditions and above all those presenting any kind of maladjustment. The concepts addressed and the target population are inseparable in the mission of Dr. Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, who gives his name to the chair responsible for this congress.

 

MAIN TOPICS

Applicants must cover one main theme and one secondary theme from among the following:

Topic 1: Empowering women
Topic 2: Sustainable development goals and gender equality
Topic 3: Gender equality
Topic 4: Gender-based violence (GBV), sexual violence (SV) and armed conflict-related violence (ACV)
Topic 5: Holistic care for SGBV survivors
Topic 6: Women's rights
Topic 7: Living and care environment
Topic 8: Contemporary issues faced by First Nations.

For more information on the main topics, click here

PROPOSAL TYPES

 

The congress encourages a wide range of experts to submit abstracts, including but not limited to researchers in the fields of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and SGBV; health professionals; lawyers representing community organizations; psychologists and social workers; policy makers and feminist organizations. You can submit a proposal for a symposium presentation, oral communication, written communication as well as community and artistic activities.

 

INFORMATION FOR ALL TYPES OF PROPOSAL

 

– A summary of 1750 characters including spaces, plus or minus 250 words is required for all proposals: symposium, oral or poster presentation, community and artistic activities;

- Abstract submission: is done online on the congress website except for community and artistic activities (see below);

- All presentations will be face-to-face (in person and on site);

– Conflicts of interest of the speakers: For all symposium and oral communication proposals, the submitter will be responsible for confirming the absence or highlighting such conflicts at the time of submission; and,

– Number of submissions: Each individual may submit only ONE PROPOSAL as the primary author and presenter to promote greater participation. A person who has already submitted an abstract may be cited as a co-author of another abstract submitted by their main author.

The organizers reserve the right to limit the number of abstracts received in each of the categories covered by the congress.

 

 

Submission criteria

 

1. The abstract is expected in both French AND English for all submissions;

2. Conflicts of interest for any presenter giving an oral presentation in a symposium or individual communication must be declared at the time of abstract submission;

3. The abstract must be submitted online except for community and artistic activities; it must be sent, after being registered online, to the following address: 5ccim-comitescientifique@umontreal.ca

4. If the abstract is accepted, participants must register for the 5CCIM congress and pay the registration fees before June 14, 2024, at the Early Bird rate;

5. All symposium presentations, individual oral or poster communications, community and artistic activities must be conducted in person and on-site in Montreal.

 

Submission procedures

 

1. On the login page, create a profile (submission account). A profile creation notification will be sent upon registration.

2. On the "My Submission" tab, click on "add" and fill in all fields, including:

– Type of proposal

– Selection of a primary and secondary theme

– Title (maximum 180 characters including spaces)

– Presenters (presenter and co-authors)

– A short biography (150 characters including spaces) - used during the presentation by the session moderator.

– Abstract (1750 characters including spaces) in both French AND English.

3. Verify all details, then save with "save and submit". A confirmation notice will be sent upon registration.

4. For oral, poster and symposium abstracts, declare the absence of any conflict of interest.

N.B. The submitted abstract will be published in the final online program as is. Please check for typos before submitting. Email submissions must be in Arial font, size 11. Browsing note: Internet browsers to be used are Google Chrome, Edge or Mozilla Firefox.

 

Evaluation criteria for proposals

 

• Adherence to the congress theme

• Relevance of the results to science, research, practice, and targeted vulnerable populations

• For scientific research:

- Scientific quality (clarity: of the issue and objectives; of the methodology adopted regarding the discipline; presence of research results (preliminary or final) or a conclusion)

• Originality of the subject, approach, and results

• Comprehensive presentation of the subject, design, and topicality

• Quality of written language.

 

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by members of the scientific committee and an international committee of experts. Decisions regarding the acceptance or rejection of abstracts will be communicated May 31, 2024 at the latest.

 

Publication

 

Submission of an abstract authorizes the organizers to publish accepted abstracts in electronic or/and written form. The organizer is not obliged to accept and publish the abstract received.

Submission of an abstract authorizes the organizers to publish accepted abstracts in electronic and/or written form. The organizer is not obliged to accept or publish the abstract received.

 

Importantes dates

 

Open call for abstracts (symposia, oral and poster communications and non-academic activities)	February, 21, 2024
Submission deadline	April, 30, 2024 (11.59pm)
Confirmation of acceptance status	May, 31, 2024
Registration deadline for accepted presenters	June, 14, 2024
Conference date	December 3 to 6, 2024

 

This content has been updated on 1 May 2024 at 15h40.