Abstract Submission and Poster Requirements

Only registered attendees are able to submit abstracts.

Conference attendees are encouraged to submit an abstract for review by the planning committee. Abstracts selected by the conference organizing committee will be displayed as a poster during the conference. An abstract must be submitted to be eligible for a travel award.

Abstract Submission Instructions and Guidelines

Abstracts will be accepted through September 14, 2012*

If you have questions regarding your abstract, contact us by e-mail at cmcalear@mail.med.upenn.edu

  • Abstracts for the meeting are to be uploaded electronically as a MS Word document.
  • Name abstract document file as follows: lastname-firstname.doc;
    example: “smith-jane.doc”
  • Use 10 point 'Times New Roman' font.
  • Underline submitting author's name.
  • Begin abstract with title in bold. Do not indent.
  • List authors, underlining name of submitting author.
  • List institutions.
  • Body of abstract using structured format as in example.
    Four sections: “Objective”, “Methods”, “Results” and “Conclusions”.
    Start each section on a new line, put section heading in bold, and indent 5 spaces.
  • Abstracts are limited to 400 words, including title, authors, and institution.
  • Abstract may include one small table or one small figure; a table or figure will count as 100 words towards the limit.