Guidelines for Submissions
Requirements
- Entry Video
- A title screen (first slide) is required which states the following:
- Title not to exceed 8 words
- Surgeon’s name and title
- Practicing institution and country
- Second slide declaring any conflict of interest
- Closing slide summarizing data, outcomes and number of cases discussed in submission
- Submissions which contain surgeon, institution names or logos throughout may be disqualified (if it looks like a commercial, it will be disqualified)
- A title screen (first slide) is required which states the following:
- Abstracts
- A structured abstract not to exceed 250 words as a PDF, including:
- Introduction and objectives
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Title of abstract
- The title should clearly define the topic and contain no abbreviations
- Titles must be in sentence case and not bolded, underlined, italicized, or written in all caps or lowercase letters.
- If title requires more than 8 words, a subtitle can be added in the abstract
- Graphics and/or tables do not count towards the word limit
- All abstracts must be in English
- A structured abstract not to exceed 250 words as a PDF, including:
Preferences
- Preference given to:
- Data showing improved patient outcomes and/or probability of becoming standard of care
- Complex surgical procedures
- Surgical innovations
- Use of new technology
- Case series with well-analyzed outcomes data
- High-quality animations and graphics to describe the content of submission
Technical Requirements of the Submission
- Only High-Definition videos will qualify for submission: 1280 X 720 (720p) or 1920 X 1080 (1080p,1080i). Image quality should be suitable for large auditorium screening.
- Length of submission should be a minimum of five minutes and a maximum of eight minutes. Videos outside this duration will not qualify for submission.
- Only .mov or .mp4/.m4v formats will be accepted.
- Voice-overs
- Narrated in English language only
- High-quality audio recording (no echoes, low volumes, etc.)
- No music
- Computer-generated narrations will not qualify for submission.
- Visuals and Narration
- Allow sufficient time for the viewer to recognize anatomy and understand the procedure clearly.
- Rushed content will not qualify for submission.
- One or two second shots are not recommended.
- As noted above, NO MUSIC is permitted, and will cause entry to be disqualified.
Submission Process
- The process of submission and assessment by our international jury will happen through the official website: ksawards.vattikutifoundation.com/2024 . There is no other official channel of submission from the Vattikuti Foundation.
- Files must contain the Surgeon’s name and procedure title: “Joe Brown’s RKT procedure.mp4”. Please do not provide a generic name like “KS Award video.mp4”
Judging Procedure
- Multiple rounds of judging will include subject matter experts, surgeons and faculty both internally and externally of the Vattikuti Foundation.
- Submissions will be judged in terms of creativity, original procedures, educational content, and technical standards (editing, sound, and picture quality).
- A period for public screening and voting follows the closure of entries on 15 July 2024. Instructions for voting will be posted on the website and other social media platforms.
- Award-winning videos will be revealed at the Awards Ceremony to be held in Jaipur, India 15 February 2025.
- The final decision of award-winning videos lies with the independent international jury.
Search for KS International Innovation Awards 2023 accepted submissions