Carl Booth, MPhil BPharm MRPharmS, of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Keighley, UK provides an overview of the abstract selection process for the British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) 20th Annual Symposium 2017 in Glasgow, UK. Abstracts are submitted in different categories, with a specific judging criteria that standardizes and facilitates selection of the best papers to be presented at congress. This years BOPA meeting holds the record for the most number of abstracts presented.