Untitled - Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
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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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