Sir William Gilliatt Awards
Through the generosity of The Sir William Gilliatt Memorial Fund, we are delighted to announce that the RCOG Sir William Gilliatt Awards, first introduced in 2013, will again be presented at the RCOG World Congress 2024.
The object of the fund is to foster the aims of the College and in particular to encourage research in all aspects of obstetric and gynaecological medicine.
Highest scoring abstracts, presented in a plenary session
This prize is for the top three highest scoring abstracts, who will also present in a plenary session.
First prize: £400
Second prize: £300
Third prize: £200
Best overall oral presentation
This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentations overall*.
First prize: £300
Second prize: £200
Third prize: £100
*excluding the highest scoring abstract presented in the plenary session
Best oral presentation in sessions
This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentation in each session.
Prize: Certificate
Best overall poster presentation
This prize is for the highest scoring poster presentations overall.
First prize: £125
Second prize: £100
Third prize: £75
Best poster presentation in sessions
This prize is for the highest scoring poster presentation in each session.
Prize: Certificate
Best oral presentation by a trainee or student
This prize is for the highest scoring oral presentation given by a trainee or a medical student.
Prize: £200
Publication of abstracts in special BJOG supplement
Did you know the top 500 abstracts from work presented at the Congress will be published in a special World Congress online supplement of BJOG? With an impact factor of 6.531, BJOG is one of the most influential journals in women’s health.
If published in BJOG, your research will be discovered, worldwide:
- 4.65+ million full text downloads per year
- Impact Factor: 6.531/Top 10 OBGYN journal/Above-average proportion of papers with an altimetric score
- All RCOG Fellows and Members across the world have access to BJOG
- Additional subscriptions span many more countries
- Over 40,000+ followers across social media
- Regular press releases and coverage
Extended abstract submission deadline
Monday 15 April 2024 23:59 UK time
Abstract author notifications
Friday 14 June 2024
Early bird registration deadline
Monday 15 July 2024
ePoster submission deadline
Wednesday 25 September 2024
RCOG World Congress
Tuesday 15 - Thursday 17 October 2024
For enquiries regarding RCOG World Congress 2024 contact RCOG-congress@kit-group.org, our Congress secretariat. For queries about specific topics, please find contact details below:
- Registration: RCOG-registration@kit-group.org
- Abstracts: RCOG-abstracts@kit-group.org
- Scientific content: RCOG-scientific@kit-group.org
- Sponsorship: RCOG-sponsoring@kit-group.org