Late-Breaking Abstracts

2026 Presenter Information

• All Late-Breaking Abstract presenters must register and pay the registration fee for the International Congress. Register now » 
• Notifications will only be sent to the submitters of each abstract. The abstract submitter should forward all information to the presenter. If the presenter changes, MDS does NOT need to be notified. (The presenter does not have to be one of the abstract’s authors.)
• Late-Breaking Abstracts will only be presented as Oral Platform Presentations (but NOT an E-Poster Session.) 
• All presentations are virtual. (No printed posters.)

Download the complete presenter guide 
 

Preparing Your Presentation 

Abstract submitters must upload the final version of the Oral Platform Presentation by September 23, 2026, using the link sent to the submitter. 

• Your presentation should be a PowerPoint presentation highlighting key points of your poster and research.
• The total duration for each presenter is 4-5 minutes (maximum), including discussion. Refer to your email for exact timing. 
  • Your presentation should be fully presented within 3 minutes, and provide an overview of the methodology, data, and key lessons for the audience.
  • Leave the final 2 minutes for the presentation leader(s) to initiate a brief discussion and encourage questions from the attendees.
• MDS encourages presenters to include contact information in their slide presentation. 

Delivering Your Presentation 

You are NOT permitted to present from a laptop or flash drive at the podium; the abstract submitter must have uploaded the Oral Platform Presentation to Orchestrate by September 23, 2026.  

• Arrive at your session room 10 minutes prior to the start of your session to check in at the head table, review the presentation order, and prepare to begin promptly at the start time.  
• Check in: Locate an MDS Staff Member at the front of the room (near the podium) to check in. MDS Staff are easily identifiable by a red MDS Staff lanyard.  
• Sit near the stage so you have easy access when it is your turn.  
• Remain on schedule (not exceeding 5 minutes total) so that all presentations fit within the time allotted. Oral Platform Presentation Leaders will end any presentation that is going over their allotted time. 

Oral Platform Presenters may also optionally upload an e-poster PDF, which will be searchable in the e-poster hall and online.

E-posters must be uploaded by September 18, 2026, at the link sent to the submitter’s email.  

Specifications: 

• One (1) PowerPoint Slide, saved as a PDF
  • 16:9 Horizontal (Landscape) format to maximize the screen. (A 16:9 aspect ratio sets the slide dimensions to 10 in x 5.625 in)
  • PDF files only  
  • Multiple pages are not acceptable
  • Save in online format; When saving the file in PowerPoint: 

1. Select: Save As > PDF 
2. In 'More Options,' > Select: Minimum Size (publishing online) 

• Font size: At least 12 points; Recommended for text readability 
• Maximum file size: 10 Megabytes
• Do not include links or videos on your e-poster, because they will not be accessible. You are welcome to include QR codes. 

Example Poster

Late-Breaking Abstracts will be considered for the International Congress if they fulfill the following criteria:

• The topic must be of critical importance to the clinical/scientific community and/or the public.
• The abstract must be report data that became available for public dissemination only after the deadline of the regular abstract submission, and has not been previously published or presented.
• The study and results reported should be novel (not simply an extension of previously published work) or be definitive of confirming or refuting other critically important work.
• The following categories are typically suited to the main e-poster sessions and will not be considered for Late-Breaking Abstracts: case reports, qualitative surveys, reviews of existing treatments, practice reviews, rating scale validation, small confirmatory studies, small scale epidemiology studies, research proposals.
• The Late-Breaking Abstract program is not designed to favor investigators who inadvertently missed the deadline for regular abstract submission.

All accepted Late-Breaking Abstracts will be invited to present in an Oral Platform Presentation during the International Congress.

Late-Breaking Abstract Publication

All Late-Breaking Abstracts will be published on the MDS International Congress website.

To cite an MDS published Late-Breaking Abstract, follow this example:

[Author’s Last Name], [Author’s First and Middle Initials]. (year). International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. Late-Breaking Abstracts, [Abstract Title], [pages].
Retrieved from https://www.mdscongress.org/About/Past-future.