HEPA 2025 | Kaunas

Guidelines for symposia

The following applies for symposia:

All symposia should be submitted electronically through the symposia submission system.
All abstracts must be submitted in English. Language editing will not be provided.
The title of the symposium should not exceed 25 words and a short description of the symposium should not exceed 350 words.
Each symposium must of include from 3 to 5 abstracts.
Each symposium abstract should be uploaded separately in PDF format.
The format for symposium abstracts is the same as for single presentations, varying in structure between research-oriented abstracts and policy/practice-oriented abstracts.
Regardless of the type of abstract, the practice- and/or policy-implications should be outlined in the conclusions.

Research-oriented abstracts must include the following sections

Author(s) and Affiliation(s)

Purpose:

State the primary purpose of the study, including the main research questions or hypotheses being addressed, emphasizing what is innovative about this research.

Methods:

Quantitative studies should include design, participants, measures and analyses. Qualitative studies should describe the methods of data generation and analyses used. Reviews should include details of the procedures adopted.

Results:

Quantitative studies should include a summary of the results, which can contain numerical data. Qualitative studies should include an indication of the main results of the analysis. Reviews should include a summary of the main findings that will be discussed in the paper. This section should present specific findings, rather than suggesting that ‘results will be discussed’.

Conclusions:

Explain the possible contribution to, or implications for, knowledge, methods or practice in the field of health promoting health-enhancing physical activity.

Keywords: (5 maximum)

Support/Funding Source:

State how the study was funded.

Policy/practice-oriented abstract must include the following sections

Author(s) and Affiliation(s)

Purpose:

State the primary purpose of the project or policy, including the main health-enhancing physical activity and/or health issues being addressed, for which target group, emphasizing what is innovative about this project or policy.

Project or policy description:

Four main topics should be described: development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination.
Describe how the project or policy was developed, which stakeholders were involved, and who was responsible for its implementation. Describe how the implementation took place, how it was evaluated, and – to the extent relevant – how it is, or will be disseminated or scaled-up.

Conclusions:

Explain the possible contribution to, or implications for, knowledge, methods, practice or policy in the field of health promoting physical activity.

Keywords: (5 maximum)