Symposium Submission

We welcome proposals for symposia of 75 min duration that integrate the latest advances in basic, clinical, and translational neuropsychopharmacology, as well as biological psychiatry, drug development, public policy issues relevant to mental health, mental illness, and treatment across the lifespan. A comprehensive list of topics can be found below.

The International Scientific Program Committee also welcomes proposed symposia that link the latest ground-breaking preclinical developments with clinical research on a given topic. Through the free and open exchange of ideas, CINP supports a strong focus on new approaches to the development and assessment of CNS pharmaceuticals by researchers working in both academia and industry.

SYMPOSIUM STRUCTURE

Symposia shall be of 75 minutes duration, and shall include three speakers, one of whom can, if desired, be the chairperson of the session. Between them, the chairperson and the speakers should represent at least three different countries and institutions and we strongly encourage symposia proposals that include female faculty and early career investigators who have obtained their most recent degree within the last 10 years. At least one participant in all proposed symposia shall be a CINP member.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

All proposals shall be submitted by the proposed chairperson of the session. Submitters can propose a maximum of two symposia and speakers can agree to participate in a maximum of two proposals.

TIMELINE AND SELECTION PROCESS

Symposia Submission OPEN: June 18, 2025
Symposia Submission CLOSED: October 14, 2025 at 23:59 CEST
Notification of Symposia Acceptance: November 26, 2025
CINP 2025 Symposia will be reviewed and selected by the International Scientific Programme Committee.

FINANCIAL COVERAGE

A total of 30 symposia will be selected, of which 12 will be eligible for financial coverage of USD5,000. This sum will be transferred to the chairperson of the session once all speakers have confirmed their registration for the congress. It is intended to cover accommodation, flights, congress registration and subsistence and should be distributed between speakers at the chairperson’s discretion. All symposia speakers will receive a free invitation to the Networking Dinner.

Speakers in the remaining 18 selected symposia will receive complimentary congress registration plus complimentary registration to the networking dinner.

SYMPOSIA SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Symposia submissions will be accepted in English only
• All submissions must consist of a maximum of 500 words
• The title, authors’ details, and references are not included in the total wordcount. CINP recommends using the NbN nomenclature for psychotropics (http://nbn2r.com)
• There is no fee for submitting a symposium proposal
• There is a maximum of 2 symposia submissions per person
  
  
• Abstract submissions must be structured as follows:
  • Description – 500-word abstract which describes the symposium and the role of each speaker
  • Objectives – 100-word learning objectives for the symposia
  • References – use Harvard style, where each reference is numbered in order of use, icense of copyright and consent to publication
    
    
• By submitting your symposium proposal, you confirm your agreement to the following conditions:
  1. All authors of the abstract have reviewed the proposal and confirm that all information is correct. It will be possible to edit your submission information until the submission deadline. The authors accept that the content of this proposal cannot be modified or corrected after the submission deadline, and they are aware that it will be published exactly as submitted.
  2. Submission of the proposal constitutes consent of all authors of the proposal to publication (e.g. conference website, programs, other promotions, journal, etc.)
  3. All authors of the proposal warrant and represent that they either are the sole owners of, or have all necessary rights to sublicense, all the information and content in the proposal provided to CINP and its conference organizers and that publication of the proposal does not infringe any rights, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, of any third parties.
  4. All authors of the proposal grant CINP a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the abstract.
  5. All authors of the proposal grant exclusive permission to CINP to record the audio and video portion, if any, of the abstract presentation at the conference and to collect and retain all revenues from all rebroadcasts (including web broadcasts), sales, and publications of such recordings.
  6. CINP reserves the right to remove from any publication any proposal that does not comply with the above.
  7. The contact details saved in the CINP proposal submission system are those of the authors or faculty listed in the proposal, who will be notified about the status of the proposal. The submitter of the proposal is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the proposal. If the proposal is accepted for presentation, it is also the submitting author’s responsibility to confirm or decline the proposal’s presentation at the meeting.
  8. The chairperson of each symposium is responsible for ensuring the in-person participation of three speakers in the session. If any speaker is unable to attend, the chairperson confirms that they will find a substitute who will attend the Congress in person.
  9. If their abstract is a proposal for presentation at the Congress, it may be published on the Congress website or elsewhere, either prior to or contemporaneously with the Congress and/or in an abstract book that may be distributed electronically.

REVIEW CRITERIA

All submitted proposals will be reviewed by the International Scientific Programme Committee and submitters will be informed whether successful or otherwise in November 2025. Each proposal will be judged on objective evidence on the following criteria:

• Relevance to CINP
• Scientific and clinical impact
• Diversity of speakers
• Ethics
• Submission Topics
• The International Scientific Programme Committee welcomes the proposal of symposia that link the latest, and ground-breaking, preclinical developments with the clinical research on a given topic. Through the free and open exchange of ideas, CINP supports a strong focus on new approaches to the development and assessment of CNS pharmaceuticals by researchers working in both academia and industry.