Abstract Submission Guidelines
In order to be considered, an abstract is required to fulfill the following criteria:
- An author from each abstract is expected to attend the Symposium and present the poster or oral presentation.
- Previously presented abstracts will be reviewed however may be considered for poster presentation only.
- All abstracts must be submitted and presented in clear English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication. If you need help, please arrange for the review of your abstract by a colleague who is a native English speaker, by a university scientific publications office (or other similar facility) or by a copy editor, prior to submission.
- Instructions for preparation of oral or poster presentations will be sent together with acceptance notifications.
Before you begin, please prepare the following information:
- Presenting author contact information:
- Email address
- Full postal address
- Daytime and evening phone number
- Email address
- Presentation type – please choose from one of the following:
- Oral Presentation
- Poster Presentation
- Oral Presentation
- Author and co-authors’ details:
- Full first and family name(s)
- Affiliation details: department, institution/hospital, city, state (if relevant), country.
- Full first and family name(s)
- Abstract title – Limited to 20 words in sentence structure.
- Abstract text – limited to 400 words.
(Please note: Word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are added). - Abstract topic – abstracts must be allocated to a specific topic for the scientific program. Please choose from the list of topics.
- Tables – A maximum of 3 tables up to 10 rows X 10 columns can be included per abstract
- Graphs & images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.
The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs in JPG, GIF or PNG format.