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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE May 31, 2012

Abstract Submission

Call for Abstracts

The Scientific Program Committee of 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting invites all interested participants to submit abstracts for the oral or poster presentations.
Abstracts will be selected and notified by the screening of Scientific Program Committee. All accepted abstracts will be published as a supplemental issue of the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, the AASD official journal.

Although authors are encouraged to submit work that are not published, the Congress will accept abstracts that have been published elsewhere as long as they contain one or two new results that are not included previously. In addition, the Congress will consider abstracts that have been presented in recent months at local or international diabetes meetings.

Each presenter of accepted abstract is required to register and pay the set registration fee at the Congress. Abstract will be withdrawn in case no presentation is delivered during oral or poster session.


Key Dates

Call for abstracts Opens 11:00 a.m., February 28 (Tue.), 2012 (UTC +9)
Deadline for receipt of abstracts Noon, May 31 (Thu.), 2012 (UTC +9)
Notification of acceptance By August 10 (Fri.), 2012 (UTC +9)

To submit an abstract, authors are asked to submit through the submission form by accessing the “Abstract Submission” button below.
Receipt of your submission will be sent to your registered e-mail address after completion of submission. If you do not receive confirmation, it indicates that your submission was incomplete and needs to contact the Abstract Division below.


Abstract Submission Guidelines

Please carefully review the following submission guidelines prior to submitting an abstract online:

  1. All abstracts can only be submitted online via this official congress website.
    (Abstracts sent by facsimile or as e-mail attachments will not be accepted.)
  2. Abstract should be written in English.
  3. If you are submitting an abstract for the first time, please register your personal information and create your account. After the account is created, proceed to submitting abstract. Fill out carefully all the required fields of the electronic abstract submission form.
  4. Authors must select one keyword from the list of keywords that describes best the content of their abstract.
  5. The text should be arranged according to the following headlines: Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion.
  6. Only one table or image is allowed (included in characters count). The file size may not exceed 2MB.
  7. Title should be less than 120 characters including space, and abstract body should be less than 250 words.
  8. Your abstract will be automatically edited according to the 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting submission format, when you submit your abstract online.
    It is the responsibility of the presenting author and the submitter to review submissions their own submitted abstract and to correct them if necessary. Submitters are responsible for any typing error in the abstract.
  9. After an abstract has been submitted, modifications can be made until the abstract submission deadline. Please note that you cannot create another account if you have previously created one.
  10. Changes are not allowed after the Abstract Submission Deadline (Thursday, May 31, 2012 (UTC +9)).
  11. To withdraw an abstract, the author must send an e-mail request along with the abstract reference number to the Abstract Division below by May 31, 2012.
  12. In principle, the first author must be a corresponding author. If the co-author is the point of contact, please provide the person's name, email address and the abstract receipt number to Abstract Division at JCS-9idfwpr-4aasd@convention.co.jp.

Keywords

Keywords

+ 1)Basic science

+ 2) Clinical Science

+ 3) Education and Care

+ 4) Health System and Epidemiology


Travel Grant

The Organizing Committee offers the travel grants as below for outstanding young investigators, healthcare professionals and students based on their peer review of the submitted abstracts.

Travel Grant 100,000 JPY
Eligibility
Applicants must be the first author of the submitted abstract and must present a paper at 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting.
Only one applicant is eligible for each accepted paper.
Applicants must be below 45 years of age at the time of the Congress.
Application Procedure:
Those who are eligible and wish to apply for the Travel Grant are required to apply online at the time of the abstract submission.
The Scientific Program Committee of 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting will select the awardees.
Notification:
Applicants will receive an e-mail notification of results with detailed information by August 10 (Fri.), 2012 (UTC +9). Funds will be provided to the applicant on-site at the Congress venue.

Travel Support

The Organizing Committee offers the travel supports as below for young investigators, healthcare professionals and students based on their peer review of abstracts, essays for motivation of participation, and recommendation of letter from his or her supervisor.

Travel Support 50,000 JPY and hotel accommodation for a maximum of 4 nights
Eligibility
Applicants must be the first author of the submitted abstract and must present a paper at 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting.
Only one applicant is eligible for each accepted paper.
Applicants must be below 45 years of age at the time of the Congress.
Applicants must submit a letter of motivation of maximum 1 page clearly demonstrating the benefit and the learning experience derived from attending the congress.
Applicants must submit a recommendation letter from his or her supervisor.
Applicants must submit Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Application Procedure
Those who are eligible and wish to apply for the Travel Support are required to apply online at the time of the abstract submission.
After completion of abstract submission, required documents (a letter of motivation, a recommendation letter, and CV) must be handed in by e-mail at JCS-9idfwpr-4aasd@convention.co.jp along with the abstract reference number by May 31, 2012.
The Scientific Program Committee of 9th IDF-WPR Congress and 4th AASD Scientific Meeting will select the awardees.
Notification:
Applicants will receive an e-mail notification of results with detailed information by August 10 (Fri.), 2012 (UTC +9). Funds will be provided to the applicant on-site at the Congress venue.

Contact for Abstract Submission Support

9th IDF-WPR Congress & 4th AASD Scientific Meeting Abstract Division
c/o Japan Convention Services, Inc.
Koshin Bldg.2F, 2-2 Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-3500-5935
Fax: +81-(0)3-5283-5952
E-mail: JCS-9idfwpr-4aasd@convention.co.jp

Office our: 10:00 - 17:30 UTC +9, Monday through Friday

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