Key dates: abstract submissions

Thursday 10 July 2025	Abstract submissions open
Monday 22 September 2025	Registration deadline (Super early bird)
Monday 1 December 2025	Deadline for submissions (23:59 GMT)
Monday 3 December 2025	Submissions submitted for review by the judging panel
Monday 30 January 2026	Acceptance notifications sent for accepted abstracts, submissions for poster artwork open
Monday 16 February 2026	Accepted abstracts - registration deadline for oral presentations
Monday 16 March 2026	Registration deadline (Early bird rates)
Monday 16 March 2026	Accepted abstracts - registration deadline for poster presentations
Friday 17 April 2026	Judging panel select winners and runners up
Friday 15 May 2026	Deadline to submit poster artwork to confirm entry to the competition
Monday 29 June 2026	Poster presentations - day one
Monday 29 June 2026	Winners announced live at the Conference
Tuesday 30 June 2026	Poster presentations - day two
Wednesday 1 July 2026	People's Choice Award announcements on X (Twitter) @RCRadiologists
July 2026	Abstracts published in the online RCR Open Journal

Important notes for abstract submissions

• Abstracts must be submitted using the online form by Monday 1 December 2025, 23:59 (GMT)
• Abstracts must report on new or recent projects, or significant advancements in previous work that have taken place in the past 12 months. Previously displayed abstracts should not be re-submitted. 
• Authors will receive an email confirmation on receipt of their submission. Please note that no changes will be accepted after the submission deadline. Please ensure all information is correct and all authors are listed when submitting. 
• Entrants will be notified on Monday 30 January 2026 if their abstracts have been accepted for display at the conference. All abstracts are to be displayed at the conference as a poster and at least one named author must be in attendance. Please ensure one named author books their place in person by Monday 16 March 2026, 23:59 (GMT).