A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS

A night at the Oscars

S.I.C.S.S.0. XXIII - Thursday June 12^th:

General info:

This will be a glamorous and entertaining cocktail reception where the best submitted videos will be broadcasted and awarded
Submission opens on March 15^th and closes April 22^nd
Video acceptance will be notified by April 24^th
On April 30th accepted videos will be uploaded online on the meeting website and social media to be voted and presenting authors must register by this date
Any ophthalmologist can, and is invited, to vote their preferred videos through the meeting web page from May 5^th until May 30th to create a shortlist of nominees from the eligible submissions
Nominees videos will be broadcasted during the “A Night at the Oscars” event, on Thursday June 12th , where the best videos will be selected and awarded by an expert panel
The nominees should be present at the event as the winners will be invited to accept the award on stage.

Final version of the video should be uploaded during the submission process, together with title, brief synopsis, and list of authors, by the April 22^nd deadline.
Video maximum length is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, including opening and closing credits (no exceptions allowed).
Video must contain: opening credit (video title, author/s name and affiliation), English subtitles and an English narrator voice. Font of subtitles should be legible but not distracting (avoid busy screen).
Maximum number of video submissions as first author allowed: two.
Topics allowed: cornea, glaucoma and ocular surface.
Videos judging criteria: originality, scientific content, educational content, clarity, quality of English, quality of narration, technical quality (sound, images, editing).
At least one of the authors must be registered to the meeting by April 30^th.
The video must be in MP4 format, resolution 1280×720, aspect ratio 16:9.
Presenting authors are required to upload a head shot, to be used on the meeting web page and social media.