Call for Abstracts
Scientific papers are invited for oral presentations. Authors should submit abstracts written
in English to Taylored Images no later than 1700 (EST) on Monday 06 October 2008. Papers
received after this date will not be accepted for inclusion in this year’s program.
Previous NSW Hand Delegates – with email
If Taylored Images has your email address, you will receive a personal unique access key.
This key is your personalised login. Use this unique key any time you access the website to
view and edit your existing personal data.
New or NSW Hand Delegates – without email
If you are a new or NSW Hand Delegate without email follow the below Submission Methods to
submit your abstract. At the end of your initial interactive session you will be issued your
unique access key to be used any time you access the website.
All abstracts submitted are subject to review by the Scientific Program Committee. Once
abstracts have been accepted for presentation, no changes will be accepted to their
content.
Abstract Format - General Guidelines
The abstract should provide sufficient information to allow the reader to assess fully the aims, methods, results and implications of the work undertaken. The abstract should include the following sections:
- Introduction – the purpose of the study and a brief overview of relevant literature/current state of research in the field
- Methods – a short explanation of data collection and processing
- Results – presented in the form of text, graphics or tables
- Discussion – major findings and conclusions from the work including implications for further research.
It is important that methods and results are clearly defined in the abstract; therefore, general statements such as “results will be presented” are not acceptable.
Layout
- Abstracts must be written within a 160 mm x 245 mm rectangular space on an A4 page (210 mm x 297 mm)
- Portrait orientation
- Margins are all to be 20mm
- Text should be single spaced
- Font should be ARIAL typeface and 12 point character size
Title and Author
At the beginning of the abstract please include within the rectangular space described previously and each on a new line:
- The title (upper case)
- The name(s) of the author(s) – please omit university degrees and titles
- The name of the presenter to be underlined
- Affiliation(s), city and country – please omit street address and postcode
- Leave one line before commencing the body of the text
Section Headings & Paragraphs
- The title of each section is to be in uppercase bold and left justified
- Leave a 6-space indentation at the beginning of each new paragraph
- Graphs, tables and references may be used throughout the abstract but must remain within the defined one-page limit
Instructions to Authors Concerning Submission Methods
(ABSTRACTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY)
Please ensure you adhere strictly to the abstract formatting guidelines. These guidelines must be followed in order for your abstract to proceed for review.
- Click on "Submit Abstract" button in the abstract submission panel to the right and follow the prompts
- It is essential all photographs and diagrams are embedded within the document, prior to uploading the abstract
- On submission, you will be issued a unique abstract access key which will allow you to view and edit your abstract/s after submission until 1700 Monday 06 October 2008