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9 th Asia Pacific Spine Society Congress<br />

9 th APOA Paediatric Section Congress<br />

5 th APOA Infection Section Scientific Meeting<br />

congress information<br />

Registration<br />

• Online registration can be done at www.apoa2013.org<br />

• Registration with accompanying payment are to be sent to the Congress Secretariat. Please use the Registration Form given<br />

in this announcement.<br />

Trade Exhibition<br />

A Trade Exhibition will be held at the Congress venue itself. Interested companies are requested to contact the Secretariat.<br />

Certificate of Participation<br />

A certificate of participation will be issued to all delegates.<br />

Liability<br />

The Organising Committee will not be liable for personal accidents, loss or damage to private properties of the delegates during<br />

the Convention. Participants should make their arrangments with respect to personal insurance.<br />

Submission of Abstracts<br />

The Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for consideration as oral or poster presentations.<br />

Disclaimer: Whilst every attempt will be made to ensure that all aspects of the Conference as mentioned in this publication<br />

will take place as scheduled, the Organising Committee reserves the right to make changes should the need arise.<br />

abstract Submission guidelines<br />

APOA members, residents, and other orthopaedic professionals are invited to submit abstracts for the APOA 2013 Meeting. This<br />

is your opportunity to share your knowledge and present your research—via a podium presentation, poster, scientific exhibit, or<br />

electronic media program.<br />

We require ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION of your abstract via our online submission system.<br />

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS<br />

• No limit is imposed on the number of abstracts submitted by individuals.<br />

• Abstracts are to be submitted in English only.<br />

• Abstracts must be accompanied by payment of registration fees. If the abstract is subsequently not accept for presentation,<br />

and the author wishes to cancel his participation, the registration fee will be refunded to the author. Registration fees are<br />

fully refundable before the cut off date of 30 th June 2013.<br />

• Scheduling details and guidelines for the final preparation of accepted presentations will be included with the notification<br />

of acceptance.<br />

• The final selection will be the responsibility of the Scientific Committee.<br />

All online submissions must include:<br />

• Financial Disclosure is required for EACH author.<br />

• You must have the last name and email address for every co-author on the abstract.<br />

• If all disclosures are not submitted, the abstract will not be considered for review.<br />

CONTENT : An English language abstract must be in the terminology familiar to specialists. The text should be succinct<br />

and substantive. The abstract must include: (a) Purpose / Aim: (b) Methods: (c) Results: (d) Conclusion: (e)<br />

Significance:<br />

References : omit any reference to authorship and/or institution within the body of the abstract.<br />

Length : No longer than 400 words.<br />

Format : Abstracts should be submitted using the Abstract Template provided. The template is a Microsoft Word<br />

document. Please make sure to save your file as *.doc format, we will be unable to accept the *.docx format.<br />

Please make sure the file does not exceed 1mb in filesize. More details in instructions below.<br />

QUESTIONS : For your convenience, the conference secretariat will be glad to assist you with any questions that might arise<br />

regarding your online submission. Email: secretariat@apoa2013.org<br />

Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 th June 2013<br />

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