This year’s BIPOSA takes place
on Wednesday 30th September – Friday02nd October, 2026
at the Titanic Hotel, Stanley Dock, Liverpool
Paper poster
All printed posters must be produced in A1 portrait format
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- Size: A1 (594 mm wide × 841 mm high)
- Orientation: Portrait (vertical)
- Maximum dimensions: Posters must not exceed A1 size
- Mounting: Posters should be supplied ready for display
- Mounting materials: velcro only (not provided so bring your own)
Please ensure that your poster is designed and printed in portrait orientation
Landscape posters cannot be accommodated within the poster display area
We recommend using a minimum font size of 24 pt for body text and ensuring that images and graphics are of sufficient resolution for viewing at a distance
Paper poster display and attendance
Paper posters should be mounted on Wednesday morning and removed on Friday afternoon. Posters 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.
If the first named author is unable to attend on Wednesday morning, a colleague may put up the poster on their behalf. However, the first named author must still meet the registration requirements and attend the meeting in person for the poster to remain eligible for display.
Nearer the time of the meeting (after 31 August), we will publish a poster list on the website where each abstract will be allocated a poster number. Each poster board will be clearly numbered, and you will be assigned a board according to your allocated poster number.
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
We have prizes for the best posters in the following categories:
- best poster
- best case report (e-poster)
The prizes are open to the first (submitting author) only that has complied within the BIPOSA guidance on submitting a poster
All first (submitting) poster authors must be registered by 1 August 2026 to be included in the listing and programme. To be eligible for a prize, authors must also attend the meeting in person and display their poster during the meeting
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)
Printed poster costs
For orthoptists who do not have access to a medical illustration department, BIPOSA will offer a grant of up to £50 to cover the cost of printing a poster displayed at the meeting. The money spent (max of £50) will be reimbursed after the meeting, on receipt of a valid receipt confirming that the orthoptist attended the meeting and personally paid the printing costs
Important abstract related dates
Early bird registration closes: 10 am on 08th June 2026
Paper 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)
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.