Abstracts 2010
Abstract Submission Guidelines 2010
You are invited to submit abstracts for discussion on current research, dealing with the diabetic foot syndrome. Please prepare your abstract according to the following instructions: Please mark on the submission if you would like your abstract to be presented as a poster if it is accepted.
ONLY ONE ABSTRACT TO BE SUBMITTED PER AUTHOR.
TEAM LEADERS please ask your members to submit their own abstracts so that they are the person who is receiving all communication and correspondence. This has caused delay and confusion in the past.
Separate case report presentation (oral and poster). The case reports submitted should be interesting and / or a complicated case. All case reports will be judged separately and scored separately and the best 3 or 4 will be presented as orals (unless the author wishes a poster ONLY). 20 minutes for each oral case report presentation which will preferably be interactive. All other rules apply as for the other abstracts. Case reports form 10% of all abstracts accepted for DFSG.
IMPORTANT: Please mark your abstract CASE REPORT
PRIZES – the 4 best oral and the 4 best posters will be presented in a separate session. These will be voted for and 1st and 2nd prize for the best oral and 1st and 2nd prize for the best poster will be announced and presented at the Gala Dinner. See separate link PRIZES for more information.
Typing and format
++ Abstracts must be written in English. Abstracts must not be longer than one page. The space you write in should be: 16 cm (height) x 15.5 cm (width) including figures and tables.
Preferred typeface: Trebuchet MS, font size 11, single-spaced. Do not use italic or bold in the text – use only for the title
++ Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail only to: evestamm@aol.com as a Microsoft Word doc.
++ Abstracts will be scored anonymously, so please submit TWO abstracts, one with TITLE ONLY and text – no names or institutions and one with the abstract heading which should include title (in bold type), authors (s) (first author underlined) and institution(s), city and country. The first author will be the contact person for all correspondence relating to the abstract. (look at previous year´s abstracts on the web for examples)
++ Only the presenting author is entitled to a reduced fee for registration and accommodation. Consequently, only the first author is entitled to a reduced fee for accommodation and registration if he/she is also the presenting author.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This year presenting authors will be asked to register immediately after their abstract has been accepted so that they can attend for a reduced, non refundable fee of €100,-- . otherwise they will be treated as non-members after the deadline.
Members: early registration fee €250, which will increase to €350,-- after the 2nd deadline. Presenting members who register after the second deadline will be treated as non -presenting members.
++ Only the first author can present. Please make sure the first author is the presenting author. Only the name of the first author will appear in the timetable part of the programme.
++ Figures and tables may be included in the abstract, provided that they are included in the Microsoft Word abstract file and the entire document does not exceed the measurements mentioned above.
++ Work that has been presented previously at any DFSG meeting or other scientific meeting will not be accepted unless there is a substantial increase in data.
E-Mailing of abstracts
Abstracts must be received by 15. March 2010.
Notification of abstract acceptance status will be given by 04. May 2010 at the latest.
The following information should accompany the abstract on a separate page:
Presenting author:
Surname:
First name(s):
Institution:
Email address:
N E W - Please put a cross beside the age group you belong to:
Under 35 years of age
Over 35 years of age
N E W – grant available to first time presenters, applies to nurses, podiatrists, research fellows, doctors in training or students aged 35 or under on 1. September 2010. 2 weeks after acceptance of abstract a letter must be sent to evestamm@aol.com explaining the reason for applying for a grant, together with a confirmation email from the consultant or supervisor at university. Only limited grants are available and the Chairman reserves the right to refuse without giving any grounds.
