To facilitate the blinded peer review process and to ensure that
abstracts are properly formatted, please follow these instructions,
which are supplemental to the instructions at the upload web site.
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The uploaded file should contain only
the body of the abstract (NO TITLE, AUTHORS, AFFILIATIONS, OR SYNOPSIS).
This information is captured in data entry fields at the upload
site.
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The document must be in .rtf or .doc
format. If creating your abstract in WordPerfect, just "save
as" .rtf.
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The text should be formatted in
one
column across the page (see sample on left below).
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In order to achieve a proper
conversion of your abstract to its final form, please use a template that is 8.5"
(21.5 cm) wide x 11" (28 cm) high with a 1.25 cm (top), 3.4
cm (bottom) and 2 cm (left) and 1.8 cm (right) margin. Please also use standard fonts such as Arial, Times, or Times New
Roman. The font size should be 8pt or larger.
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Your abstract should be no
more than one page in length once the title and authors are added by the submission system
(see sample on
right below).
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No title, authors,
affiliations,
or synopsis in the body of the abstract file!
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The
online system takes the file you upload
(with no title, authors, affiliations. or synopsis)
and converts the file to this
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Provided by online system
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 Remember: In order for your abstract
to be blinded for peer review, DO NOT
include title, authors, affiliations,
or synopsis in
the uploaded file.
Note: Your
login information from previous meetings is not valid on the
submission site, and you will need to register as a new
user.
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Click here for access to online submission site! |
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