Abstracts

Abstract submission is now closed. Presenters whose abstracts are selected for oral presentation will be notified by mid-October, 2014. All Presenters whose abstracts are not accepted for oral presentation will be invited for Poster Presentation.

Presentation options

1. Oral Presentation: total allocated time for presentation: 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions). Accepted languages: English, French, or Portuguese. Simultaneous translation will be provided.

2. Poster Presentation: presenters must be present at the specified date/time and ready to discuss main findings of his/her work.

Instructions for abstract presentation

a. Oral presentations: 15 minutes are allocated for the presentation and 5 min for questions (approximately 15 slides). Please include on your slides a brief introduction and background, followed by the methodology, results, and conclusions. Bring your PowerPoint presentation on a USB drive and load them on the day of your presentation in the speaker-ready room.

b. Poster presentations: the poster board is 90 x 110 cm in size, so plan your poster size to fit within this space. Posters should be hung in the morning of the presentation, and should be removed immediately following the presentation. Make sure to be at your poster during the presentation session.