The Scientific Program Committee is pleased to invite abstract submissions for the
Conference/Congress/Meeting.
Authors are requested to review the below instructions and details in the abstract
submission portal before preparing and submitting an abstract.
Should you have any questions regarding the abstract submission process please do not
hesitate to contact the Conference/Congress/Meeting Office at event@wsm.com.au.
Please note the below dates and times are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).
Abstract submission opens: | day date month year |
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Abstract submission closes: | 5pm day date month year |
Notifications sent to authors: | day date month year |
Author acceptance of offer due: | 5pm day date month year |
Early bird and speaker registration deadline: | 5pm day date month year |
Abstracts can be submitted for one of the below presentation types:
An oral presentation delivered by one presenting author. Oral Presentations will be notified of their length of presentation time in the acceptance letters. Abstracts not selected for Oral Presentations may be eligible for a Poster Presentation.
Combined submission of a minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 individual presentations submitted by one author on behalf of the group and under the one common theme. The standard time allocated per symposium is 60-90 minutes. Please indicate your preferred duration in your abstract submission.
Panels are debate sessions of a group of leaders in a field discussing a broad issue of general interest from various perspectives. The focus of panel sessions is the discussion and interaction between the panellists. Submissions are sought for fully formed debates – meaning all presenters required for your panel are included. The standard time allocated per panel presentation is 60 minutes.
A TBC minute presentation delivered by one presenting author as part of a rapid fire oral presentation session. The session will consist of a series of short and sharp presentations with a maximum of TBC slides per speaker.
A Poster Presentation constitutes a visual display of research projects. The
poster display will be an integral part of the program with dedicated times for
delegates to interact with poster authors and ask questions. Full details of the
format and display of Posters will be detailed within acceptance notifications
sent to nominated presenting authors. The top poster presentations may be
considered for 3 minute rapid fire presentations.
The final decision on acceptances and on publication and presentation formats
are at the discretion of the Committee. The Committee reserves the right to
allocate your submission to another presentation type if applicable.
Abstracts for the Conference/Congress/Meeting may be submitted under the following themes:
The following awards will be available to presenters at the Conference/Congress/Meeting:
The judge’s decision is final and prize winners will be announced in the closing session of the Conference/Congress/Meeting. Further information regarding the prizes and eligibility will be available on this website in due course.
Abstract submitters will be able to nominate themselves for consideration for one of the below travel awards:
Successful applicants will be notified by the Conference/Congress/Meeting Office by 5pm day date month year. Further information regarding the awards and criteria will be available on this website in due course.
Please click on the button below to download and save the abstract submission template. Guidelines for how abstracts should be formatted are included on the template.
Submit Your AbstractOnce submitted, abstracts can be amended via the portal up until the submission deadline of 5pm on day date month year.
Abstract review results will be communicated to the corresponding authors on day
date month year.
Please note the details provided as the author contact should be for the
nominated main contact for your abstract. All correspondence relating to the
submission will be directed to this person and they should in turn distribute to
all co-presenters.
Acceptance of this offer must be notified to the Conference/Congress/Meeting
Office by no later than 5pm on day date month year.
The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel,
accommodation or registration costs associated with the
Conference/Congress/Meeting. Similarly, no presenter fee is paid to successful
participants.
Presentations must be delivered in person and the ability and willingness to
present at the Conference/Congress/Meeting will be a condition of acceptance
into the program.
It is a requirement that the nominated presenter of all successful abstract
submissions is registered to attend the Conference/Congress/Meeting.
All presenters must register for the Conference/Congress/Meeting before 5pm on
day date month year in order for their presentation to be included in the
Conference/Congress/Meeting program.
Before finalising the abstract submission, you will be asked to consider and agree to the terms and conditions detailed in the submission portal.
For any enquiries regarding abstract submission please contact the Conference/Congress/Meeting Office:
119 Buckhurst Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia
T: +61 3 9645 6311
E: event@wsm.com.au