Abstract submissions

Abstract submissions close on the 15th of August 2024.

BEFORE YOU START

  • Ensure you use one of the following browsers: INTERNET EXPLORER (v11 or newer) MOZILLA FIREFOX (v44 or newer) SAFARI (v5 or newer) GOOGLE CHROME

  • Mac Users: if you have trouble submitting your abstract, try submitting from a PC. If you are still have issues, please contact the secretariat.

  • Mozilla Users: the security policy in Mozilla often prevents pasting from your clipboard without using the menu commands. You can still cut and paste your abstract into the submission, but you may have to use the menu command rather than ‘control v’ shortcut.

  • Ensure your abstract text is less than 200 words as the system will not accept submissions over this limit. The word count does NOT include your title, authoring or cited references

  • Have your abstract open on your own computer to enable you to cut and paste it into the submission system.

SUBMISSION STEPS

  1. Select the presentation type - Standard talk (12 mins + 3 mins Q & A) or Poster. Each submitter can only present 1 oral and 1 poster.

  2. Please check out the “Special Sessions” and if you feel your talk is relevant, please select the relevant session below. Otherwise, just select “Just a super-interesting talk” and when you submit your abstract, make sure you include 3 keywords that best describe your presentation.

  3. Provide 3 keywords to assist in categorisation of your abstract

  4. Enter the title of your abstract. Please type the title in sentence case (that is lowercase with only the first letter or the first word in capitals) and without any punctuation. A correctly formatted example follows: Title of my presentation for the conference

  5. Enter the name of all authors and their organisations and indicate the presenting author by ticking the relevant box.

  6. Type or cut and paste the text of your abstract/synopsis into the relevant field. Please ensure the abstract is no more than 200 words. (Does not include title, authoring or cited references)

  7. Answer the additional questions

  8. Preview your abstract, make any changes required and finalise your submission and return to your dashboard

  9. You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been successfully submitted. Please check your email junk file in case it has been captured there.

  10. Should you wish to make any changes to your abstract after you have submitted it, please log onto your online registration dashboard. Click on the “View Submission” then “Preview/edit abstract”.

****Please note you will only be able to make changes to your abstract until the submission deadline, after which any changes should be sent to Lianna-Danielle Rizk**

REVIEW COMMITTEE

The Conference Committee will review all submissions once the submission portal closes on the 15th August 2024 before selecting the presentations which will be included in the conference program.

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION

Once the reviewing has been completed the conference organisers will notify abstract presenters of their acceptance. Specific presentation instructions will be included in the notification.