ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Presentations are encouraged to be in English to reach the widest audience at the Forum. Submissions for panels in a single language (either Spanish, French or Portuguese) will be accepted for review, but simultaneous translation is not guaranteed and they may not be translated into English for the Forum abstract book.
  
  
• Please type your abstract in a word processor and save it in your documents. Abstracts will be formatted into PDF for publication.
  
  
• Please use “Arial” font, single spaced text and limit the body of the abstract to 300 words. Initials, abbreviations and other characters that are not common should be avoided.
  
  
• The title should be as brief as possible but long enough to indicate clearly the nature of the study (15 words maximum). Capitalize the first letter of each word of the title, no period at the end.
  
  
• Please do not identify features such as the names of the authors and their affiliations in the title or the body of the abstract. The names of the authors and their affiliations will be submitted at the beginning of the process.
  
  
• The abstract should be composed of 4 sections:
  
  
  • The objective which should state the purpose briefly and clearly.
  • The materials and methods which should clearly describe the selection of observations or experimental subjects,
  • The results which should be presented in a logical sequence using text only,
  • The conclusions of the work, which should emphasize new and important aspects of the study and conclusions drawn from these. General statements such as “the significance of these findings will be discussed” will be regarded unfavorably.
    
    
• NOTE: Acceptance or rejection of an abstract is based on the average grade awarded by the reviewers.