Abstracts & Awards
Abstract Submission Requirements
Abstract submissions are invited for the IOF+ANZBMS combined scientific program. There will be opportunities for oral presentations or poster displays. Abstracts are invited on any aspect of osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease and treatment.
Closing date for abstract submissions - 7 July 2006. Late submissions will be accepted for presentations as posters.
Submission Requirements
- All abstracts must be submitted electronically (online) as a Microsoft Word or RTF file.
- You must submit your abstract online via the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form.
- Prepare your abstract and have it ready to submit before you enter the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form.
When you submit your abstract online, you will be asked to:
- Indicate whether your abstract is for oral or poster presentation*
- Indicate your main area of interest
- Complete a "Disclosure of Financial Relationships and Consent" statement (see below for the information you will need to disclose when you submit your abstract).
*A presenter who indicates a preference for an oral presentation should also be willing for the abstract to be considered as a poster. While every attempt will be made to program abstracts according to the requests of authors, oral presentations cannot be guaranteed.
Abstract Formatting Instructions
- Abstracts must be typed in English
- Use a 12 point Arial font with single line spacing
- Abstracts must not exceed 250 words, excluding title, authors and institution
- The title should be in capital letters
- The list of author(s) and institution(s) should follow the title in capital/lower case letters
- The name of the presenting author should be underlined
- Do not include titles or degrees
- Abstracts related to studies must contain the aims of the study, methods, results and conclusion
- Abstracts may include a simple table or figure
- Abbreviations should be used only for common terms (for uncommon terms, the abbreviation should be given in brackets after the first full use of the word)
- References should be used sparingly
- Final formatting will be undertaken by the Meeting Secretariat
Disclosure of Financial Relationships and Consent
Presenters/authors (speaker, faculty, or contributor) are required to disclose academic and professional affiliations and any financial interests, direct or indirect that might affect the presentation, conduct or reporting of the material submitted.
Disclosure should include any relationship that may bias a presentation or abstract or which if known could give perception of bias .
Financial interests may take the form of corporate appointments, consultancies including advisory boards, speakers bureau, stock ownership or royalties, or other equity interests such as research grants, research equipment funding or patent licensing arrangements with companies mentioned in or related to the subject matter of the work submitted. Any limitation of the authors to full access to all trial material must also be disclosed. The program will note speakers disclosed relationships with the associated commercial entity.
All authors of submitted abstracts and invited speakers must complete the disclosure statement or have their work refused at the discretion of the organising committee.
When you submit your abstract online, you will be asked to:
Indicate if you now or in the past 24 months have had a significant financial interest or other relationship with commercial companies or other entities whose products or services you may discuss in your education activity presentation, or who are supporting this activity.
For any of the following relationship categories that apply to you, you will be asked to describe your relationship and name the commercial entities involved:
- Full-time/part-time company employee
- Consultant/formal, speaker’s bureau, advisory activities
- Stockholder, royalty or licensing
- Company support, clinical trial funding
- Other (describe)
Prepare this information so you are ready to type it in when you go to the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form to submit your abstract.
Poster Presentations
Posters will be on display from Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 October. Freestanding display boards will be available. Posters should fit into an area of 1.0 metres wide x 1.0 metres high including the heading. Information regarding times for authors of posters to be present for discussion will be sent out with the acceptance of abstracts.
