Proposal submissions for symposia, workshops, and courses for EPA 2021 are now closed.

Symposia focus on specific topics in psychiatry, representing several points of view. Each symposium includes four presentations by international speakers and offers an opportunity for discussion at the end.

• A brief description of the session (max. 250 words) for evaluation purposes only. (This is not considered as an abstract.)
• 1 Chair, 1 Co-Chair and 4 Speakers per session. (The Chair and Co-Chair may be chosen from the Speakers.)
• No more than two Speakers of the same nationality.
• Prior to submission, the Chair and Proposer should ask for the preliminary availability of every Speaker in their session.
• Symposium sessions are 90 minutes in length.
• Only the Proposer will receive notification of the final Scientific Programme Committee decision, and is responsible for communicating the result to all other Chairs and Speakers.

All members of the faculty of a Symposium and Workshop should be self-financed and registered to the Congress.

Workshops are devoted to a specific topic and bring together experts in this field for an intensive discussion. These are 90-minute working sessions, with 30 minutes devoted to discussion and interactivity.

• A brief description of the session (max. 250 words) for evaluation purposes only. (This is not considered as an abstract.)
• 1 Chair, 1 Co-Chair and 4-6 Speakers per session. (The Chair and Co-Chair may be chosen from the Speakers.)
• Each presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes.
• At least 30 minutes of discussion at the end of the Workshop.
• No more than half of the Speakers of the same nationality.
• Prior to submission, the Chair and Proposer should ask for the preliminary availability of every Speaker in their session.
• Workshop sessions are 90 minutes in length.
• Only the Proposer will receive notification of the final Scientific Programme Committee decision, and is responsible for communicating the result to all other Chairs and Speakers.

All members of the faculty of a Symposium and Workshop should be self-financed and registered to the Congress.

Important Information about EPA Course Proposals and Selection

• A brief description of the session (max. 250 words) for evaluation purposes only. (This is not considered as an abstract.)
• Each EPA Course must have one Director. One Co-Director is authorised. If additional Co-Directors are proposed, please justify their presence in the course description.
• The Proposer should receive the consent of the course Director and any Co-Directors prior to submission.
• EPA Courses are 180 minutes in length and are presented in 2 consecutive 90-minute sessions.
• Only the Proposer will receive notification of the final Scientific Programme Committee decision, and is responsible for communicating the result to the Directors and Co-Directors.

Though Course Directors are financed by the EPA, any Co-Director(s) of an EPA Course should be self-financed and registered to the Congress. Please note that according to EPA rules, the transfer of benefits from Director to Co-Director is not permitted.