Abstracts
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Authors are invited to submit proposals for papers, workshops, and interactive presentations. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts online at www.ispcan.org/Congress2010.
The abstract submission deadline is 28 February, 2010. Abstracts submitted after this date will not be considered. The Scientific Committee will select submissions for papers, workshops, and interactive presentations and will inform all applicants of the selection process by e-mail by 1 May, 2010. The selected abstracts will be finally accepted only after the presenter’s completed registration is received. Presenters are required to pay the Congress registration fee. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to make the final determination regarding the presentation format of accepted abstracts.
Presentation Formats:
Papers
The time allocated for oral presentations is approximately 15-20 minutes. Please note that the duration of different paper presentations in the Final Program may vary slightly depending on the number of papers.
Workshops
Workshops will be interactive sessions with a focus on skills development or on discussions among participants. The presentation length is approximately 90 minutes depending on the level of interaction. Workshops are not didactic presentations and must involve audience participation. Workshops must be skill-based. A very limited number of workshop submissions will be accepted by the Scientific Committee. Workshop abstract authors are encouraged to consider whether the abstract really focuses on skill development or shares experiences and ideas. The few workshops that will be accepted will focus on skill development.
Interactive presentations
Interactive presentations are brief reports, followed by a small group discussion with the author.
Symposia
Each symposium will be composed of three to five related papers. Authors interested in presenting a symposium are requested to submit all related papers as a single abstract, with clear designations of the individuals' papers and titles (limit 1,500 words). The abstract submission should include all three to five presenters as co-speakers. Symposia should provide as broad a picture of a topic as possible. Space seriously limits the number of symposia which can be accepted.
Abstract Submission Instructions:
The person submitting the abstract will serve as the main author (the main point of contact for correspondence). It will be assumed that the main author will also deliver a presentation at the Congress.
| 1. | Abstract submission deadline is 28 February 2010. Abstracts submitted after this date will not be considered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Authors are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts online at www.ispcan.org/abstract/callforabstracts/index.asp?eventID=24. In exceptional cases, authors may write to congress2010@ispcan.org to request that an abstract form be sent to them by e-mail. However, applicants are advised to make all efforts to submit online. Correspondence will be sent to the main author only, at the e-mail address provided. It is the responsibility of the main author to notify the co-authors of all decisions, updates and reminders from ISPCAN regarding the abstract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | If you have already submitted an abstract for past conferences/congresses (2006: York, 2007: Lisbon or Manila, 2008: Hong Kong), you do not need to submit your personal information once again (by completing the ‘Add a speaker’ section). Instead, you should log in with the e-mail and password you created for the previous conference/congress and simply add an abstract which will automatically be considered for the XVIIIth International Congress. If you have misplaced your password, please e-mail congress2010@ispcan.org. Correspondence will be sent to the main author only, at the e-mail address provided by the author. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | All authors of accepted abstracts are required to register for the Congress by 15 July 2010 (also the Early Bird registration deadline). Failure to do so will result in the abstract being excluded from the program. Authors are strongly encouraged to seek confirmation of sponsorship funding well in advance of this date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | All abstracts will be considered on the basis of individual merit by the Scientific Committee and will be ranked according to the following criteria: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6. | The Scientific Committee will select submissions for papers, workshops, and interactive presentations. The Scientific Committee will inform all applicants of the selection process by e-mail by 15 April 2010. Correspondence will be sent to the main author only, at the e-mail address provided by the author. The selected abstracts will be finally accepted only after the presenter’s completed registration is received. Presenters are required to pay the Congress registration fee. As a reminder, authors are encouraged to seek funding to attend the Congress well in advance of the abstract notification deadline of 15 April 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Abstracts need to be submitted in English using the English online submission system at www.ispcan.org/abstract/callforabstracts/index.asp?eventID=24. Abstracts submitted in Spanish will be reviewed for inclusion in the Spanish Language stream of the Congress. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | Abstracts shall not exceed 300 words. All abstracts should be single-spaced; and size 12-point Times New Roman font is preferred. Please adjust your font settings to 12-point Times New Roman before pasting on the abstract submission page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9. | Authors are strongly encouraged to submit only one presentation as main authors in any presentation format. |
