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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2010
Submitted abstracts are now being considered by
the Scientific Program Committee and authors will be
notified by email of acceptance or otherwise around
mid-May.
**Please contact the
conference organisers if you would like to be
considered for a late abstract submission
(conditions apply)
The Committee thank you for your involvement and
looks forward to working with you to ensure this is
an outstanding program for everyone attending.
Should you have any concerns, please email the
conference organisers or Tel: 03 9867 8699.
The following
material is for general information only - as
abstract submissions have now closed...
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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An abstract should not be a formal
publication.
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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:
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Antimicrobials |
Biosafety |
Clinical Microbiology (Molecular) |
Clinical Microbiology (Non Molecular) |
Clinical
Serology |
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Computers & Microbial Informatics |
Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals |
Culture Media |
Education |
Food Microbiology (Molecular) |
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Food Microbiology (Non Molecular) |
Laboratory Leadership & Management |
Microbial Ecology |
Microbial Pathogenesis |
Microbial Physiology |
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Molecular Microbiology |
Mycobacteria |
Mycology |
Mycoplasmatales |
Ocular Microbiology |
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Parasitology & Tropical Medicine |
Probiotic & Enteric Microbial Diversity |
Public Health Microbiology & Infection
Control (Molecular) |
Public Health Microbiology & Infection
Control (Non Molecular) |
Rapid Methods |
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Veterinary Microbiology |
Virology |
Womens & Childrens Microbiology |
Other |
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Abstract Formatting
Instructions
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Page Set-Up |
- MS word document - A4
- No headers/footers
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Title |
- Use Title Case (give each
significant word a capital letter)
- No full stop at end of title
- Bold font
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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)
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Paragraphs |
- Leave 1 blank line between
paragraphs
- Fully justified
- Do not indent paragraphs
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Presenting Author, Co-Authors &
Institutions |
- All co-authors must be identified
- Use full first name, followed by
surname (eg. John Smith)
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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
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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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