In television news, the term “late-breaking” refers to a breaking story that does not have enough time to be broadcast live. Instead, it is broadcast in a short segment called a cut-in, which is usually placed at the bottom of the screen during regular programming. Cut-ins are used for important or urgent news stories such as the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1963 or severe weather such as landfalling hurricanes.
Likewise, the late-breaking abstract deadline is intended to capture work that would otherwise not be available for presentation at MSMilan2023. The selected abstracts will be presented during a dedicated late-breaking session on Friday, October 13 and will also be published as an online supplement to the Multiple Sclerosis Journal and on the congress website. This is a highly competitive process. Please note that submission of a late-breaking abstract does not guarantee acceptance for an oral presentation or a poster.
The late-breaking abstracts must contain original and unpublished accounts of innovative research ideas, preliminary results, industry showcases or system prototypes addressing XAI theory and practice. They must address the congress’s interests and meet a number of criteria: originality/innovative thinking, significance/relevance, objective/hypothesis, methodology and validation. Please note that the late-breaking abstracts may not contain data already presented or accepted for publication in any other scientific venue at the time of submission, and that the presenting author must be a registered MSMilan2023 attendee.