This year’s BIPOSA takes place

on Wednesday 30th September – Friday02nd October, 2026

at the Titanic Hotel, Stanley Dock, Liverpool

Electronic poster (e-poster)

A selection of the best cases have been asked to provide an electronic poster for display on an touch screen display. Please take note of the instructions provided – the slide should be in a one PowerPoint slide set in portrait (vertical).  Landscape e-posters cannot be accommodated.

1. Slide Setup

• • Open PowerPoint → Design → Slide Size → Custom Slide Size
  • Set: Width: 59.4 cm, Height: 84.1 cm, Orientation: Portrait
  • Click Ensure Fit when prompted

2. Margins & Layout Grid

• • Use consistent margins to avoid crowding, so set top margin: 2.5 cm, Side margins: 2.0–2.5 cm, Bottom margin: 2.5 cm
  • Divide slide into 3 vertical columns (recommended), suggested column widths: Column 1: 30%, Column 2: 40%, Column 3: 30%

3. Title Area

• • Title spans full width at top and include: title (large, bold), authors, institutions
  • Font sizes: title: 80–100 pt, authors: 40–50 pt, affiliations: 32–40 pt

4. Body Text Guidelines

• • Minimum font size: 24–28 pt
  • Headings: 36–44 pt (bold)
  • Use sans-serif fonts (e.g. Arial, Calibri, Helvetica)
  • Keep text minimal and structured

5. Recommended Section Layout

Reading left to right: Column 1 Introduction; Column 2  case presentation, management; Column 3 outcomes, learning point, acknowledgements, contact info / QR code

6. Figures & Images

• • Use high-resolution images (300 dpi minimum),
  • Avoid stretching images
  • Keep figure captions 24–28 pt
  • Prioritise graphs over dense tables
  • Video on a loop (30 seconds or less can be included)
  • Animations (keep to a minimum) can be included

7. Colour and style

• • Use light background (white preferred)
  • Use 1–2 accent colours only
  • Ensure high contrast (black/dark text)
  • Avoid heavy gradients or backgrounds

8. Final Checks Before Submission

• • Check readability at 100% zoom
  • Ensure no text outside margins
  • Proof spelling and abbreviations
  • Save file (PowerPoint only) as your surname + a keyword
  • Submit by stated deadline

E-poster display and attendance

E-poster files must be submitted by the stated deadline of noon on Friday 11th September. The e-posters station will remain on display throughout the meeting and will be available for viewing across all three days.

As a condition of acceptance, the first named author must register for the meeting, pay the applicable registration fee by the stated deadline, and attend in person for at least one day of the meeting.

BIPOSA’s charitable support

BIPOSA exists to advance education in the subject of eye conditions and diseases in children and in people with ocular motility problems for the public benefit. To encourage research and advance education the charity makes a variety of awards throughout the year to enable orthoptists, trainee doctors and early career researchers to undertake research and disseminate their results to a wider public

Poster prizes

Bursaries and additional support

BIPOSA supports student orthoptists that are planning their career in the UK or Ireland. We award prizes to the top student nominated by their course tutor. This applies to the University of Sheffield, University of Liverpool, University of Glasgow and University of London

BIPOSA provides each prizewinning student with  a free ticket to the meeting on Thursday & Friday PLUS an honorarium of £200 to go towards their travel / accommodation (payable following attendance at the conference)

Important abstract related dates

Early bird registration closes: 10 am on 08th June 2026

E-poster authors register and pay: before 10 am 01st August 2026 (or will be removed from programme and abstract listing)

Free paper presenters register and pay: before 10 am 01st August 2026 (or will be removed from programme and abstract listing)

E-poster files must be submitted by noon on Friday 12th September 2026 or will not be included. There is no exception to this deadline

BMJOO abstract inclusion: 1st author registration payment AND publication agreement form returned: 10 am on 01st August 2026 (or will not be included and BIPOSA’s decision is final, no exceptions)

BMJ Ophthalmology Online

BMJ Open Ophthalmology is a companion journal to British Journal of Ophthalmology. It adheres to the highest industry standards concerning publication ethics.

BIPOSA is working as an affiliate organisation with BMJ OO for this year’s annual meeting. We are offering delegates the
opportunity to have the accepted abstract (either poster or oral) published online in the BMJ OO. There is usually a £50 fee for this service, however on this occasion BIPOSA will cover the fee.

If your work is accepted and you wish your abstract to be included in BMJ Open Ophthalmology, you must follow the instructions and deadlines provided by email. Inclusion requires full meeting registration with payment of the registration fee by the stated deadline, and submission of the author declaration form. Indicating consent alone does not guarantee inclusion. The deadline is 10 am 01st August 2026. There is no ecxeption in any circumstances to this deadline. 

If we do not hear from you, the author declaration form is not returned, and/or you have not registered and paid the meeting registration fee by the 01st August 2026, we will assume you do not wish your abstract to be published, and it will not be included. No exceptions will be made, and no deadline extensions will be granted.

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