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WCB 2021 - Online

Dear colleagues,

Over the past months, we have been monitoring the evolution of the travelling restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The uncertain forecasts for the next months have led us to the decision to move the World Congress of Brachytherapy (WCB) in 2021 to a fully digital setting. It is my privilege and great pleasure to invite you to attend the WCB which will take place as an online congress from 6-8 May 2021.

Following up on the very successful World Congress in Barcelona in 2012 and San Francisco, CA, US in 2016, the World Congress of Brachytherapy will aim to gather leaders in the field of brachytherapy to deliver an exciting scientific programme.

The GEC-ESTRO Group led the efforts in the development of the scientific programme for this congress in close collaboration with the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) and supported by the Australasian Brachytherapy Group (ABG),  the Asociación Ibero Latinoamericana de Terapia Radiante Oncológica (ALATRO), the Canadian Brachytherapy Group (CBG),  the Federation of Asian Organizations for Radiation Oncology (FARO) and  the Indian Brachytherapy Society (IBS). The Scientific Programme Committee for the congress is comprised of members from the participating brachytherapy societies.

The comprehensive scientific programme for WCB offers state-of-the-art teaching lectures, and symposia / debates on hot topics. The sessions will be organised around the topics of Physics, Prostate, Gynaecology, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Head & Neck, Eye/Orbit, and Skin, and finally, Health Economics.

The WCB can only become a successful scientific event thanks to the multitude of contributions coming via abstract submissions.

Abstracts accepted for WCB 2020 can be re-submitted for presentation during WCB 2021. Although the abstracts will undergo a new review process, the Scientific Programme Committee will make every effort to assign the re-submitted abstracts the same presentation format as intended for WCB 2020 initially. Re-submissions of WCB 2020 abstracts; re-submissions with updated findings, as well as new abstract submissions are welcome! You are, therefore, strongly encouraged to submit / re-submit an abstract by 11 November 2020 and become part of this prestigious event.

This congress will represent a good opportunity to exchange different brachytherapy indications, methods, and results from all over the world. We hope to welcome many participants virtually at this important event.

Bradley Pieters

Chair, World Congress of Brachytherapy

Scientific programme committee (SPC)

Members: Andrej Bece (AU), Ann Klopp (US), Christopher Deufel (US), Tomás Merino (CL), Amandeep Taggar (CA), Tomoaki Tamaki (JP), Umesh Mahantshetty (IN), Christian Kirisits (AT), Bradley Pieters (NL)

Read the full list of SPC members

Conference secretariat

ESTRO Office 
Rue Martin V, 40 
1200 Brussels 
Belgium

General queries: contact us
Abstract queries: contact us

 
  • Abstract submission: 11 November 2020
  • Early registration deadline: 23 February 2021

  • As from 23 February 2021 the late rate will apply

WCB 2021 will gather leaders in the field of brachytherapy to deliver an exciting scientific programme which will offer state-of-the-art teaching lectures, symposia, debates on hot topics, as well as proffered papers and posters delivered in an interactive virtual congress environment.

Programme Overview and Searchable Programme

 

FULL CONGRESS [Fee including 21% of VAT]

EARLY RATE

LATE RATE

IN-TRAINING/RTT**/STUDENT*

175 €

ESTRO MEMBERS EMERGING COUNTRIES***

210 €

ESTRO MEMBERS

250 €

375 €

NON-MEMBERS

410 €

535 €

 

Registration deadlines

  • Early registration deadline: 23 February 2021

  • As from 23 February 2021 the late rate will apply


Membership
ESTRO members 2021 can benefit from a substantially reduced registration fee. To benefit from this member rate, please visit the membership page to become a member or renew your 2020 membership BEFORE proceeding with your order.

* To register as a student, you should be an ESTRO member and send a copy of your valid student card to events@estro.org before completing the registration. Institute letters are not accepted.

** ESTRO Members with specialty RTT may register at the In-training fee.

*** Participants from emerging countries may register at a preferential rate. Emerging country fee applies to individuals from low-income and lower-middle-income economies according to the World Bank listing available.

Cancel my registration – You can cancel your registration and get a full refund of the registration fee minus handling charges of 15%. This option is available until 2 months before WCB 2021, i.e. until 6 March 2021. Between 6 March and 22 April 2021, the refund will amount to 50% of the registration fee. No refund will be possible if the cancellation is postmarked after 22 April 2021.

The abstract submission is closed.

For the Abstract Submission Guidelines, click here.

For a full list of the Topics and Keywords, click here.

Abstracts accepted for WCB 2020 can be re-submitted for presentation during WCB 2021. Should you submit such an abstract, during the submission process, please select the presentation preference reflecting that it is a resubmission from WCB 2020.

The exhibition of the World Congress of Brachytherapy will be in a digital format. 
Please find here:

The Exhibitor Manual

Virtual Booth Space Booking Form

Sponsorship & Advertising Booking Form 

In case you have any questions, please contact

Hande Van Gestel
+32 (0) 2 775 90 18