• Please note that abstract evaluations by the SOC are blinded, where evaluators will only consider title, abstract, and career level. Any abstracts with identifying information in these fields will be rejected. This includes, but is not limited to, author and team or collaboration names of the submitter.

• Only abstracts in English will be considered.

• Please keep abstracts concise, and impactful. Abstracts where the pan-African context and relevance is made clear will be viewed favourably. Abstracts should include the context, aim, method, results, and impact of the work.

• AI-generated abstracts are strongly discouraged and will be evaluated accordingly. If using AI to assist with translation into English, or English grammar, please ensure you specifically direct the LLM being used to do so.

Submissions close on 2026-11-22 23:59 (Africa/Johannesburg), 1 month, 2 weeks from now.