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Speak at the BAGIS Symposium: Call for papers now open

BAGIS warmly invites members and non-members to submit abstracts for presentation at the BAGIS Symposium.

Abstracts should detail new research or state-of-the-art education in the field of transgender healthcare across the following domains:

  • Endocrinology
  • Legal and Ethical
  • Lived experience/community contributions
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Psychology and psychological therapies
  • Research and audit
  • Surgery
  • Updates from EPATH/WPATH
  • Voice and Communication
Abstracts should be designed to be presented in one of the following formats and the preferred format should be indicated at submission.

Poster

Lightning summaries (3-5 minute oral presentations designed for research-in-progress)

Workshop (50-60 minutes)

Oral presentation (15-60 minutes depending on topic)

You may be asked to alter the presentation format following acceptance to align with the symposium schedule.

More detail on formats is given below.

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    Poster

     

    A poster should be a comprehensive overview of a short research project, audit or intervention, or a more focussed description of one aspect of a larger project. It should be referenced as with any other submission. We recommend that you consider designing your poster with the viewer in mind and use graphics to reduce the density of text and make it more readable and engaging.

    Posters should be brought to the presentation space on the morning of the first day of the symposium. Presenters should be prepared to stand with their poster, to discuss their work, during one of the breaks, which will be listed on the symposium schedule as a poster session. Posters should be A1 portrait size and printed by the contributor and brought to the site themselves. We will provide tape, pins or tack to affix them to the presentation surface.
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    Workshop

     

    Workshops are usually 50-60 minutes and must be interactive. These are smaller group sessions and should be an opportunity for delegates to develop their skills, discuss best practice or explore key ideas in the field. Presenters should be aware that workshops will be attended by colleagues from all disciplines and should bear this in mind when creating the content to ensure that it is accessible for all within reason. For example, offering a brief overview of basic concepts to ensure that colleagues from other disciplines have a sufficient understanding to make the most of the material.  Workshop presenters will be given a room with seating and a microphone. If you wish to present slides you will need to bring a laptop with the slides already loaded and indicate the type of laptop in advance in order to ensure that we can accommodate your technical needs.
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    All delegates presentation

     

    Presentations to the whole group of delegates from the main stage should be on topics that are of universal relevance to all, or most, disciplines. Presenters should bear in mind that there will be a wide range of professional backgrounds in the audience and should ensure that their presentation is accessible to all. Please provide basic introductory information where applicable to ensure that all delegates can benefit from the content.

    They should usually be PowerPoint presentations. Presentations must be uploaded to the website a week before the symposium or slides cannot be guaranteed to be available at the venue. Presenters should be aware that large films often cause technical issues and that uploading these to a laptop can cause delays that interfere with the running of the schedule. If you wish to use a large film in your presentation we recommend that you inform the symposium organisers and arrange to bring it with you on a separate drive and give this to the technical team immediately on arrival at the venue on day 1.
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    Lightning Summary

    Lightning summaries last 3-5 minutes each and usually update on or pitch ongoing research to an audience who may be following the progress of a longer project, or who may be able to contribute to the work of, or recruit on behalf of, the research.
Presentation guidelines and timetable

All presentations must adhere strictly to the guidelines for the symposium

Abstracts should be approximately 300 words utilise the following formats:

  • For Research: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions
  • For Education: Background, Learning Objectives, Format of Delivery, Key Takeaways

Presenters must indicate which days of the symposium they are able to present.

The deadline for abstracts is 2nd July 2026

We will indicate whether abstracts have been accepted by 12th July 2026

Final formats and symposium schedule will be confirmed by 24th August 2026

Late submissions will not be accepted unless they relate to changes in public policy occurring close to or after the deadline.

The call for papers is now open for BAGIS 2026

If you would like to apply to present at the next symposium please complete the form below and include an abstract of not more than 300 words outlining your proposed contribution.

Name(Required)
Proposed session type. You may be asked for alter the presentation format following acceptance to align with the symposium schedule.(Required)
If you think that your work might fit into more than one category then please select those which you are willing to present.
If accepted, your abstract will be placed into the timetable at a relevant point. Except in exceptional circumstances it is not possible to rearrange the symposium timetable to meet the needs of individual speakers, especially when these are not made clear at submission. Please indicate below in which sessions you are able to present. We will endeavour to ensure that your preferences are supported but this cannot be guaranteed(Required)
Please let us know here if you would prefer to have your name witheld from external marketing of the symposium.
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