Abstract information
The Scientific Committee invites submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The abstract submission deadline is 4 June 2012. No abstracts will be accepted after this date.
Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee that reserves the right to accept and allocate abstracts for either poster or oral presentation. Authors will be notified by 3 July 2012 if their abstract has been accepted. All authors of accepted abstracts must be registered as delegates for the conference.
Please note: Complete the online abstract submission form as faxed copies will not be accepted.
Oral Presentations
Selected oral presentations must be in English, no longer than 10 minutes’ duration, plus five minutes for questions.
Poster Presentations
Accepted posters will be on display in a prominent position throughout the conference. Posters should measure 90 cm (width) and approximately 1.2m (height). Full details for the preparation of posters will be included in the abstract acceptance letter.
Guidelines for abstract submission
Instructions for preparing the abstract document (Example in pdf format, 11 kb):
- Abstract must be typed in single spacing, be clear and legible.
- Abstract must be submitted in English
- Abstract title in boldface, capital letters (uppercase) and centered
- Presenting author to be underlined (Please do not underline co-authors)
- Institutions affiliations, city, state for all authors
- Where appropriate, the text may be structured using the following headings:
- Introduction or Objectives,
- Methods
- Results,
- Conclusions
- Number of words for whole abstract (300, excluding Title, Authors and Institutions)