Introduction
The RSA Scientific Committee invites abstract submissions for:
- Oral presentations (oral presentation: 15 minutes duration plus 3 minutes of questions)
- Poster presentations
to be presented at the 39th Annual Renal Society of Australasia Conference in June 2011
Key dates
| Call for Abstracts | 3 September 2010 – 9 February 2011 |
| Author Notification | 30 March 2011 |
| Registration Open | 3 December 2010 |
| Author registration deadline | 22 April 2011 |
| Early Bird Close | 22 April 2011 |
| Pre-Conference workshops | 8 June 2011 |
| Conference | 9 – 11 June 2011 |
Themes and Sub-themes
Haemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis
Transplantation
| Chronic kidney disease
Education
Quality Initiative/Research
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Details of Call for Abstracts
Oral Presentation
Time allocated per presentation will be 15 minutes with 3 minutes question and answer time.
Poster Presentations
A formal graphic presentation of a topic. Sessions times will be organised for presenters to be at their posters to discuss their work and receive feedback. Posters should be no larger than A0 size (84.1cm × 118.9cm) (2.759ft x 3.900ft).
General guidelines for submissions
- All submissions are to be lodged electronically through the RSA 2011 Conference website insert website using the abstract template, which can be downloaded from the above link. A valid email address is required.
- There will be no hard copy submissions. If you cannot submit electronically, please contact the Conference Managers by email rsa2011@arinex.com.au or by calling 03 9417 0888 for alternatives.
- There is no fee for submitting an abstract.
- Multiple abstract submissions are welcome.
- All abstracts will be blind-reviewed by the RSA Scientific Committee. All reference to author names and organisations is to be excluded from abstracts, including abstract titles.
- Abstracts are to be submitted no later than Monday 9 February 2011.
- All presenting authors must register and pay for the Conference by 22 April 2011; otherwise the presentation may be removed from the program. Payment of registration is a condition of presenting at the conference. Your registration will serve as confirmation of your acceptance of the presentation offer.
- Sub-themes are used as guidance for programming and will not necessarily determine where abstracts are placed in the program. Authors have the option to indicate as many (or as few) sub-themes as apply to their abstract.
- Presenting authors must attend the Conference to deliver the presentation (paper/poster); otherwise the paper/poster will be withdrawn. Presenting authors are required to register and pay to attend the Conference. Presenters are to register either for the day or for the full Conference and will be offered a rate equivalent to the early bird rate.
- Presenters are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and incidentals in respect to attending the Conference.
- Only in exceptional circumstances, will there be more than one presenter approved for each presentation. The abstract must be presented by the specified presenting author. Proxies will not be permitted except in an emergency such as illness.
- The submitting author (as given on the abstract submission form) will be the main contact for any correspondence about the presentation.
- The presenter’s name only will be included in the program; co-authors’ names will be published in the RSA Journal Supplement. Names and affiliations provided will be copied directly into the supplement.
- Should co-authors require a confirmation letter regarding their paper being presented, they can request a letter from the Conference Managers.
- No more than five co-authors are to be included per abstract.
- By submission of an abstract, the author(s) transfers copyright ownership to the Conference Managers for publication in the program and RSA Journal Supplement.
- No full papers are required.
- All oral and poster presentations must be in English.
- The RSA Scientific Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any abstract.
- The RSA Scientific Committee reserves the right to allocate a session time or presentation type.
What happens once you have submitted an abstract?
- You will receive notification of your abstract results via email by 30 March 2011.
- If you have not received notification of your abstract results by the due date, please contact the Conference Managers, arinex, at rsa2011@arinex.com.au
- Further instructions on presentation requirements will be provided in future correspondence.
The selection process
All abstracts will go through the following process:
- Blind-reviewed by a panel made up of members of the RSA Scientific Committee. The Committee retains the right to accept the abstract in a different type of presentation (for example, paper as a poster).
- Acceptance of an abstract will be based on relative merit and the degree to which the abstract meets the aims of the program.
- The criteria for evaluating abstracts includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• relevance to the Conference theme
• importance of presentation
• relevance of content to audience - The person identified as the presenting author will be the designated contact person and receive all Conference correspondence.
- Authors will be notified of their acceptance by 30 March 2011.
- All accepted abstracts will be published in the RSA Journal Supplement.
- The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Conference Managers or Committee. Presenting authors must attend the Conference to deliver the presentation (paper/poster); otherwise the paper/poster will be withdrawn. Presenting authors are required to register and pay to attend the Conference and are to register either for the day or for the full Conference and will be offered a rate equivalent to the early bird rate.
Disclaimer
The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Conference. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to successful applicants.
By submitting this abstract you confirm that it has not been published or presented at an international meeting. You also grant the Committee permission to publish the abstract in the Conference proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format.
If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit, please contact arinex to discuss. The Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will be final.
Contact
arinex pty limited
Email: rsa2011@arinex.com.au
Tel: + 61 3 9417 0888
Fax: + 61 3 9417 0899