March 22, 2012

UPDATED EASL Abstracts Embargo Policy

UPDATED International Liver Congress TM 2012 EMBARGO POLICY

International Liver Congress™ 2012 abstracts will be made publicly available on the congress website two weeks in advance of the congress - Wednesday, 04 April 2012. Abstracts posted online on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 are NOT under embargo.

Abstracts selected to be highlighted during official EASL Press Office activities or in official EASL Press Office materials will be made publicly available on the congress website at 1800 (CET) on the day of their presentation at the congress. Abstracts selected to be highlighted during official EASL Press Office activities or in official EASL Press Office materials are under embargo until the date and time of their presentation at the congress.

On Wednesday, 04 April 2012 industry may issue a press release announcing that their abstract has been selected for inclusion in official EASL Press Office activities or in official EASL Press Office materials (abstract title only). Industry must not issue press releases ‑ even under embargo ‑ covering the data contained in abstracts selected to be highlighted during official EASL Press Office activities or in official EASL Press Office materials until the individual embargo for each data set lifts.

Media must not issue coverage of the data contained in abstracts selected to be highlighted during official EASL Press Office activities or in official EASL Press Office materials until the individual embargo for each data set lifts.

Journalists, industry, investigators and/or study sponsors must abide by the embargo times set by EASL.

Violation of the embargo will be taken seriously. Individuals and/or sponsors who violate EASL's embargo policies may face sanctions relating to current and future abstract submissions, presentations and visibility at EASL Congresses. The EASL Governing Board is at liberty to ban attendance and/or retract data.

Copyright for abstracts (both oral and poster) on the website and as made available during The International Liver Congress™ 2012 resides with the respective authors. No reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content is permitted without the written permission of the authors. Permission for re-use must be obtained directly from the author.

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