Abstract Submissions

Closing Date: Friday, 28 March 2008

Abstracts are invited for oral presentations. If you wish to submit an abstract for consideration by the Program Committee, you must also intend to register for the Conference. Online submission, via the Conference web site, is the only method for the receipt of abstracts.

All abstracts submitted must be original work and not previously presented in any form at other conferences. If you have submitted your abstract for consideration by another conference please provide details of the conference.

When you submit your abstract you will be given an Access Key. Please make a note of this key. If you wish to submit a new abstract or replace an existing abstract you can do so through the Speakers' Zone.

If you have any problems with the submission process, please contact Emma Waygood at the Conference Secretariat for assistance on +61 2 9437 9333 or email infoonline2009@conferenceaction.com.au

The Program Committee reserves the right to decide the format of presentation on the basis of time and space available.

1. Prepare your abstract

• Abstracts must be typed in English and use a 12 point font with single line spacing.
• All abstracts must not exceed 250 words, excluding title, authors and institution.
• The complete title should be in capitals, underline the presenting author only, do not include titles or degrees. Author(s) and institution(s), city, state and country, in capital/lower case letters, should follow the title
• Abstracts related to studies must contain the aims of the study, methods, results and conclusion
• Abstracts may include a simple table or figure.
• Abbreviations should be used only for common terms. For uncommon terms, the abbreviation should be given in brackets after the first full use of the word.
• References should be used sparingly.
• Please note that it a requisite for all accepted abstract presenting authors to register for the conference and also submit a full paper
• Please download the Microsoft Word Abstract Template to prepare your abstract.

2. Register your presentation

To submit your abstract, click on the Abstract Submission button at the bottom of this page. You will be asked to enter your contact details, abstract title, presentation type, author(s), etc. You can submit multiple abstracts.

3. Upload your abstract

At the end of the Abstract Submission process you will be asked to upload your Microsoft Word abstract document.

4. Amending your abstract

Author collaboration is available online once an abstract has been submitted. Only one author should edit the page at any point in time to ensure all changes are accepted. Changes should be made to your Word document and then re-uploaded using the Speaker Zone area.