ANNUAL MEETING, 3-5 July 2007, Aberdeen UK

Instructions for submitting abstracts online

Please print this page and refer to it as you prepare your abstract.

Abstracts must be received by Friday 17th February 2006.

The abstract must be submitted in English. Complete ALL the fields. In particular, note the following points:

Title:
Please enter the title in Sentence case (not ALL CAPITALS) with no final full stop (period). Do not use any abbreviations in the title.  Make the title as brief as possible.

Author statement:
Enter the authors(s) initials and surname, separating each author with a comma, and a full stop (period) after the last author. Leave one space between authors' initials. Do not put full stops (periods) after abbreviations or initials. Omit degrees, titles and institutional appointments.

Please mark the presenting author with an asterisk (*) after the surname, as in the examples below.

Enter the address. Where there are multiple addresses, follow the second example below.

Abstract:
Structure your abstract as follows:

• Background and objectives
• Methods
• Results in sufficient detail to support conclusion
• Conclusion

(It is not necessary to enter these headings in your abstract)

Use standard abbreviations where appropriate. Place special or unusual abbreviations in brackets after the full word the first time it appears. Scientific characters should be written out in plain text (eg alpha, beta, pi). Abstracts will be reproduced exactly as submitted so please check carefully for typing errors.

Check that the abstract text is not longer than 350 words.

The form must be completed using plain text. You can type directly into the form, or cut and paste text from a plain text file. You may be able to cut and paste directly from your wordprocessor, but please heed the warning below. Whichever method you use, avoid special characters and formats (eg alpha, beta, pi, micron, symbols) - spell these out in words. Check for unwanted end-of-line breaks.

Superscripts and subscripts may only be included if they are enclosed in tags using curly brackets as in the examples below.
     For example: type mm² as mm{super}2{/super}
     For example: type H₂O as H{sub}2{/sub}O

Do NOT use hard returns at the end of lines except to start a new paragraph. Text will automatically wrap to the next line as necessary.

WARNING: If you cut and paste directly from your word processor, the result may contain special characters which, although displaying correctly on your screen, are likely to be lost or corrupted when transferred via the internet. For safety, transfer the text (by cut and paste or via Export/SaveAs Text Only) to a simple text editor (eg Notepad). Now copy and paste the text into the form and check again as above.

Other details:
Complete the fields to indicate whether you wish to give an oral or poster presentation and please indicate if you are an invited speaker.

Check the completed form carefully. Then press Submit. Confirmation of the details you have submitted will appear on the screen. Print this out as your own record. If any characters appear to have become corrupted, please fax a copy of the printout marked up with any corrections to Janet Crompton at +44 (0)1453 548919.
Authors will be contacted at the end of March 2007.

Submitting more than one abstract?
If you assemble all the abstract details before you start to complete the form, it is possible to submit each abstract in turn without having to retype your name and address details. Submit the first abstract; when this is acknowledged, use the back button to return to the form, which will normally still display the details you have just submitted. Substitute the details of the next abstract and submit again.

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Updated: 21-nov-06

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