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Please Note: If you have been invited for a lecture, please submit your speaker abstract via the speakers submission link provided by your session or section organizer or contact the Secretariat at: iser@kenes.com
ISER 2012 | International Society for Eye Research
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Please follow the instructions listed in the website step-by-step
- Abstracts may be submitted for oral or poster presentation. The choice of format will be made by the Scientific Program Committee. Notification of format will be provided to the presenter when the program has been finalized.
- Young Investigators* may submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation. (See below for Young Investigator description)
- Each participant is allowed to present only ONE abstract, but can be listed as co-authors on multiple abstracts.
- Images, tables, diagrams, and graphs must be saved and uploaded as JPEG files. Other file types cannot be accepted. Please note that these may be resized to fit in the final printed material.
- Abstracts submitted via fax will not be accepted.
- Submission of an abstract acknowledges your acceptance for the abstract to be published in the official Meeting publications.
- Presenting authors of abstracts must be registered participants. Registration must be received by the early registration deadline (April 24, 2012) to ensure inclusion of the abstract in the Meeting publications.
- Abstracts must be original and must not be or have been published or presented at any other meeting prior to the Congress.
- Abstracts must be submitted in English.
- Abstracts must be received by the announced deadline. Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered.
- The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission to the Secretariat.
- Abstracts stating “data will be discussed in the presentation” will NOT be accepted.
*Young Investigators shall be predoctoral or postdoctoral (PhD/OD/MD/DVM)/equivalent students, clinical residents, or clinical fellows engaged in vision/eye research, Assistant Professors, or the equivalent, within the first five years of their appointment in rank or equivalent, appointment at an institution of higher learning, or industry, in a scientific field related to vision or ophthalmology, MD/PhD, DVM/PhD or OD/PhD students engaged in the PhD research phase of the degree.
Proof of status should be uploaded during the abstract submission process.
Should you be unable to upload your proofs during submission, please do so via the following link: CLICK HERE before the abstract submission deadline March 1, 2012. If you experience problems with the link, please send proof of status to the secretariat via e-mail: iser@kenes.com or fax +41 22 906 9140 Ref. ISER 2012/YI )
ABSTRACT PREPARATION
Before you begin, please prepare the following information:
1. Presenting author's contact details
- Email address
- Full postal address
- Daytime and evening phone number
2. Author and co-authors' details
- Full first and family name(s).
- Authors’ names must be in upper and lower case (J.J.C. Smith).
- Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country
3. Abstract title - limited to 20 words in UPPER CASE
4. Abstract text – limited to 300 words, including acknowledgements.
Abstracts exceeding this limit will not be included for print. (Please Note: word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are included)
We recommend using word-processing software (for example, Word) for editing your abstract and counting the number of words.
5. Abstract text should be in narrative style.
6. Use only standard abbreviations. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full word appears the first time.
7. Use generic names of drugs. Express numbers as numerals.
8. Abstract Topic – abstracts must be allocated to a specific topic for the Scientific Program. You will need to select the topic most suited to your abstract. To preview the categories click here.
9. Tables – A maximum of 3 tables of up to 10 rows x 10 columns can be included per abstract
10. Graphs and images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.
The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs and images in JPEG format only.
11. Draft abstracts – The submission form at the link below allows you to store your abstract as a draft in order to make changes. Please note that abstracts must be SUBMITTED before the deadline in order to be sent to review for inclusion in the Scientific Program.
RULES FOR SUBMISSION
The presenting author is expected to attend the conference and present the poster or oral presentation. The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission.
Before submitting the abstract, the Abstract Submitter will be required to confirm the following:
1. I confirm that I previewed this abstract and that all information is correct. I accept that the content of this abstract cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and I am aware that it will be published exactly as submitted.
2. Submission of the abstract constitutes my consent to publication (e.g. meeting website, programs, other promotions, etc.)
3. The Abstract Submitter warrants and represents that he/she is the sole owner or has the rights of all the information and content ("Content") provided to the XX Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research and Kenes International (Hereafter: “The Organizers"). The publication of the abstract does not infringe any third party rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights. The Abstract Submitter grants the Organizers a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the Content.
4. The Organizers reserve the right to remove from any publication an abstract which does not comply with the above.
5. I herewith confirm that the contact details saved in this system are those of the corresponding author, who will be notified about the status of the abstract. The corresponding author is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the abstract.
ABSTRACT SELECTION
A panel of faculty members will review abstracts and results will be forwarded to the corresponding submitting author. Authors will be notified by April 12, 2012 as to their abstract acceptance and method of presentation.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
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ISER 2012 | International Society for Eye Research