ESOT Endorsements

ESOT is pleased to grant its support by means of non-financial endorsement to initiatives organised by third parties, in recognition of their overall educational value in the field of transplantation. If you wish to request the endorsement of ESOT for a transplant course or meeting organised by your institution, please refer to the Terms of Reference.

Endorsement conditions and criteria 

• The overall educational value of the event should be evident, as reflected by the selection of topics and expertise of speakers. 
• Topics treated by the event must be related to transplantation or relevant to transplant professionals. 
• The event organiser(s) should clearly define the learning objectives and expected outcomes in the application form. 
• The scope of the meeting shall be non-for-profit. 
• The event organiser(s) must be ESOT member(s) at the time of the application. If the endorsement is granted, they must be ESOT member(s) until the completion of the event.
• The event organiser(s) should display a commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by a balanced composition of the faculty regarding gender, ethnicity, age, geographical area, specialty, etc. 
• The event can be held in any location or country. 
• The event must be conducted in English. 
• The proposed meeting must not compete with any other ESOT activities in terms of topic/scientific programme, location and date. 
• ESOT will not provide any financial support to the event. 
• ESOT limits its involvement to the acknowledgment of the scientific value of the event and will not be involved in the creation or organisation of the event. 
• Commercial and/or industry standalone events cannot apply for endorsement. 

Deadline Schedule for Event Endorsements 

For events taking place in January – March (Q1)  → Submit by 30 September of the previous year 

For events taking place in April – June (Q2) → Submit by 31 December of the previous year 

For events taking place in July – September (Q3) → Submit by 31 March of the same year 

For events taking place in October – December (Q4) → Submit by 30 June of the same year 

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