There will be different presentation types at the 14^th LCA Food. Please, be aware that the guidelines for abstract submission are different for discussion sessions and for oral-and-poster sessions, as stated in the presentation guidelines.

Oral and poster presentation sessions:

4 tracks for parallel sessions. There will be two different types of parallel sessions, namely “industry” labelled, and “academy-&-industry” labelled (i.e., for all). The topics presented in each type of session will differ, as listed in the list of topics.

• Industry labelled: parallel sessions offering a platform for companies to explain their uses of LCA and sustainability assessment projects and results. These sessions are open to presentations from all, but we will give priority to abstracts from industry as long as they meet the same scientific standards.

Abstracts selected for oral presentations within the industry labelled sessions will be given entirely or at least partially (e.g. 50 industry – 50 academy) by a (co)-author from the industry.    

• Academy & industry labelled: parallel sessions open to abstracts from all, regardless of the affiliation of the main author.

Abstracts selected for an oral platform within these sessions can be given by any (co)author of the abstract (with a limitation of two presentations per person).

Discussion sessions:

Parallel, oral sessions that aim at giving room to discuss controversial, crosscutting, long-debated themes, as well as needs from industry and/or academy. Authors are free to choose their own topic. The structure of these sessions is flexible and can be tailored to the specific requirements of the topic under debate.

Submit abstract to a session that best applies to the subject presented in the abstract.

Use abbreviations and acronyms sparingly and define at first use.

State your preference for presentation type, whether oral or poster.

All presenters, for oral and poster, will have to register to the conference to be allowed to present. A person can present a maximum of two contributions, counting both oral and poster presentations.

All oral and poster presentations will be onsite, i.e., there will not be remote presentations. Thus, presenters will have to sign up for the physical meeting.

Abstract must be written in English, which will be the single official language of the conference. Simultaneous language translation services will not be provided.

Abstract format: the abstract should have two parts and a maximum of three pages in total. The first part is for text and the second part is for data representation (ie, graphs, tables). See abstract template below.

• There is no minimum word count, but sufficient detail should be given to allow review. Maximum text length is 2 pages, including references and acknowledgements. Text should be organized under the headings Introduction, Methods, Results and discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References. Text should be 12 point, 1.5 line spacing, page with 2.5 cm margins to all four sides (ie, top, right, bottom, left).
• Provide one page of data that support the findings of the abstract. These can be in any data visualization format (charts, graphs, maps, etc.). Include captions for all displayed data. Introduce references to all data in the text presented in the first part of the abstract. Page should have 2.5 cm margins. Text should not be smaller than 10 point.

The abstract must be uploaded to the online platform in Word format through the personal area you created when registering for the conference.

The document should be uploaded with the name of the presenter: "Surname-name.extension".

Discussion sessions will only be oral.

In the abstract, use abbreviations and acronyms sparingly and define at first use.

All chairs of the discussion sessions will have to register to the conference to be allowed to present. A person can present a maximum of two contributions.

All discussion sessions will be onsite, i.e., there will not be remote presentations. Thus, chairs of the topical discussion sessions will have to sign up for the physical meeting

Abstract must be written in English, which will be the single official language of the conference. Simultaneous language translation services will not be provided.

Abstract format: there is no minimum word count, but sufficient detail should be given to allow review. Maximum text length is 2 pages, including acknowledgements. Text should be organized under the headings Background and motivation, Format of the session and schedule, Main discussion points, Expected outcomes/take home messages, Chairs’ commitment (ie, if they have confirmed, or not confirmed but expressed their interest, not contacted yet, etc.), Acknowledgements. Text should be 12 point, 1.5 line spacing, page with 2.5 cm margins to all four sides (ie, top, right, bottom, left).

 The document should be uploaded with the name of the presenter: "Surname-name.extension".