APDWF-JGHF Emerging Leader Lectureships.

Three (3) Emerging Leader Lectureships will be presented at the APDW2027 which will be held in Hong Kong in 2027. They are

1. Emerging Leader Lectureship – Luminal

2. Emerging Leader Lectureship – Liver

3. Emerging Leader Lectureship – Allied Health & Nursing - more info below to pass onto colleagues!

These Lectureships are to recognise young scientists, clinical scientists, nurses and allied health professionals within the region and encourage them as the ‘rising stars’ of the future.

Terms and Conditions for the EL Lecture Award are below.

Selection

· Nominees must be forty-five (45) years of age or younger at the time the nomination is submitted.

· Provide their CV and title of their lecture and abstract.

· Demonstrate excellence in research, and that they are an outstanding contributor in their age group.

· In principal be established in their own right i.e. be a senior practitioner for their career level.

· Must submit a review article for publication in the journal.

· Provide their submission via their local society demonstrating how they meet the selection criteria with the proposed topic and abstract of 250 words or less.

Conditions

· Maximum of one nominee per country in each category

· A total of three (3) lectures per meeting are awarded.

· The Trustees of the JGHFoundation will make the final decision on the selection of the three (3) lecturers.

Funding

· Return economy class airfare (premium economy if more than 4 hours) between home city and the venue for APDW.

· Accommodation in a single room at one of the conference hotels to cover the night before speaking engagement and the night of the engagement (max 2 nights)

· Honorarium of AUD3.8k when manuscript is selected for publication in JGH. Payments if made by the JGHFoundation upon receipt of a Reimbursement Form with evidence of submission acceptance.

Manuscript

· Each lecturer is required to submit a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (JGH) that covers the content of their lecture.

· The manuscript should be structured as a review article between 2,500-3,000 words. For information on JGH style guidelines please see the Wiley House Style Guide.

Contact the NZSG Office at office@nzsg.org.nz if you would like to be put forward. Please include your CV with date of birth, proposed name of lecture and abstract. Deadline is Monday the 19th of October 2026