diff --git a/app/helpers/event_types_helper.rb b/app/helpers/event_types_helper.rb
index e200e33c..996717a9 100644
--- a/app/helpers/event_types_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/event_types_helper.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ module EventTypesHelper
   # ====Returns
   # * +String+ -> number of registrations / max allowed registrations
   def event_type_select_options(event_types = {})
-    event_types.map { |type| ["#{type.title} - #{show_time(type.length)}", type.id] }
+    event_types.map do |type|
+      content = "#{type.title} - #{show_time(type.length)}"
+      value = type.id
+      attributes = { data: { min_words: type.minimum_abstract_length,
+                             max_words: type.maximum_abstract_length } }
+
+      [content, value, attributes]
+    end
   end
 end