Rising Star

  • Paricipants must be otolaryngologist under 40 years of age presenting original work in the field of Laryngology which has not been published previously.
  • Candidates must be life members of APSI or furnish proof of having applied for the same at time of submission.
  • Candidates will be required to submit full text of their article of the accepted papers before the conference on the journal website for publication in the IJOPL, the official journal of the APSI for its forthcoming issues. (subject to peer review).
  • Selection will be based on abstract sent and best 8 will be selected for this award category. The papers not selected can be accepted for Free paper or Poster sessions of the conference.
  • Registration for conference is mandatory.

Submit to: risingstar.phonocon2026@gmail.com

Award Paper for Senior Consultants

  • Otolaryngologists to present their original work in Laryngology.
  • Must be a member of APSI at the time of sending abstract or at least applied for membership.
  • The selection is based on abstracts submitted; the best 10 abstracts will be selected.
  • Registration for conference is mandatory.

Submit to: consultant.phonocon2026@gmail.com

Award Paper for Speech Language Pathologists

  • Practicing speech language pathologists; Not intended for BASLP students.
  • The topic should be related to laryngology.
  • Registration for conference is mandatory.

Submit to: slp.phonocon2026@gmail.com

PG Award Paper

  • ENT postgraduate students (DLO, MS, DNB) presenting on topics related to Laryngology only.
  • Must produce a certificate from the Head of Department.
  • Registration for conference is mandatory.

Submit to: pg.phonocon2026@gmail.com

Free Paper

  • Otolaryngologists and SLPs to present their orignal work in Laryngology.
  • Registration for conference is mandatory.

Submit to: freepaper.phonocon2026@gmail.com

Guidelines for Submitting Abstract

  • The abstract should be informative but concise and structured under the following headers:
    • Title
    • Background / Objective of the study
    • Methodology
    • Results
    • Conclusion
  • The title must be short and concise. Informative titles indicating the key points of the study are encouraged.
  • Authors: Please enter your and co-authors' full name and official address.
  • The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission. The presenting author must be listed as the first author.
  • Abstracts must include unpublished data with a text limit of 250 words.
  • Do not include references in the abstract.
  • Abbreviations should not be used in the title.
  • Acronyms should be written in full the first time as mentioned in the text, followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis.
  • Always follow SI units.
  • The last date for submission of the abstract is 31.12.2025.
  • The notification regarding the acceptance as paper or as poster will be sent to the presenter as email.