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The Scientific Program Committee of ASM 2010 Sydney welcome the submission of abstracts for presentation in the scientific program as a 15 min proffered paper oral presentation or a poster display.

 

Notes

  1. Abstracts should be submitted online; abstracts sent to the conference organisers by email, fax, mail or other method will be not be accepted.  All abstracts must be original work.

  2. You have to be registered for the conference before you can submit an abstract.  Although your registration payment can be made at a later date, it must be fully paid by 15 April 2010. Full refunds are available if your abstract is not accepted and you decide that you don't want to attend the conference.
    Note that: Acceptance of your abstract does not constitute an entitlement for registration funding from the conference.

  3. The abstract submitter will be acknowledged as being the Presenting Author unless advised otherwise - there can only be one Presenting Author. Multiple abstracts per presenting author are permitted.

  4. Abstract Review Results (ie. whether your abstract has been accepted or not) will be emailed to the submitter by mid-May 2010.  It is the responsibility of the submitter to ensure they receive this emailed communication.

  5. Successful abstracts received by the deadline date will be published in the Program & Abstracts Book and on a searchable environment on the conference website that is accessed via password - by submitting your abstract you give permission for such publication.

Content of an Abstract

  • The purpose of the abstract is to define the precise subject of the presentation to an audience. It is unsatisfactory to state that results will be presented or discussed at the conference - these abstracts may be subject to rejection.

  • An abstract should not be a formal publication.

  • Tables, figures, literature references and acknowledgements should not form any part of the abstract's content.

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Abstract Submission Categories

During the submission process you will need to classify your abstract by selecting the topic that best reflects the content of your abstract.  Classification is limited to one category per abstract - available submission categories are:

 

Antimicrobials Biosafety Clinical Microbiology (Molecular) Clinical Microbiology (Non Molecular) Clinical
Serology
Computers & Microbial Informatics Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals Culture Media Education Food Microbiology (Molecular)
Food Microbiology (Non Molecular) Laboratory Leadership & Management Microbial Ecology Microbial Pathogenesis Microbial Physiology
Molecular Microbiology Mycobacteria Mycology Mycoplasmatales Ocular Microbiology
Parasitology & Tropical Medicine Probiotic & Enteric Microbial Diversity Public Health Microbiology & Infection Control (Molecular) Public Health Microbiology & Infection Control (Non Molecular) Rapid Methods
Veterinary Microbiology Virology Womens & Childrens Microbiology Other

 

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Abstract Formatting Instructions

Page Set-Up
  • MS word document - A4
  • No headers/footers
Title
  • Use Title Case (give each significant word a capital letter)
  • No full stop at end of title
  • Bold font
Text / Body
  • 300 words max (200 words min) for abstract body
  • Arial font - 9 point size
  • Single spacing
  • Use italics for scientific names
  • English language
  • NO tables, graphs, headers/footers, references or acknowledgement, keywords (these will be removed by the conference organisers)
Paragraphs
  • Leave 1 blank line between paragraphs
  • Fully justified
  • Do not indent paragraphs
Presenting Author, Co-Authors & Institutions
  • All co-authors must be identified
  • Use full first name, followed by surname (eg. John Smith)
  • Underline name of presenting author
  • Use superscripts to identify authors to institutions

Example:

 

John Smith1, William Black2, Jane Smithers1,2

 

1Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

2Infectious Diseases Unit Royal Melbourne Hospital, Carlton VIC

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Sample Abstract

 

  The Title of the Abstract goes in Title Case, Bold Font with No Full Stop

 

John Smith1, William Black1, Jane Smithers1,2

1Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC
2Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Carlton VIC

 

Body of the abstract goes here. Max 300 words, min 200 words. Use Arial font in 9 point size. Single spacing - use italics for scientific names. Written in the English language.

 

Paragraphs should be fully justified and leave a blank line between paragraphs. Don't indent paragraphs.  Page set-up should be A4 size and use a MS Word Document file type.  Do not use tables, graphs, headers or footers, acknowledgements, references, keywords etc; these will automatically be removed.

  

 

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