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PANEL
GUIDELINES
Submission deadline is Monday 31st March 2008.
Guidelines
for symposia:
1. A symposium is a detailed exposition on a particular
theme by 3-4 speakers, each contributing on a different
aspect of the topic.
2. The topic of the symposium
should be of direct interest to the members of the ICGP,
i.e. it should be on a geriatric neuropsychiatry topic. It
does not need to be related to psychoneuropharmacology,
however.
3. Preference will be given to
topical symposia in areas in which there have been recent
advances.
4. A symposium is generally of
two hours duration and comprises 3-4 speakers. Some symposia
will be 1.5 hours in duration will only have three speakers.
5. A chair and co-chair should
be identified for each symposium. These individuals can also
be speakers.
6. The submission should include
an overall Abstract summarising the content of the symposium
in up to 200 words, and listing the presenters, their
affiliations and titles of their presentations. If selected,
each presenter will be required to submit a structured
Abstract. In the submission, please state if there is any
potential of perceived conflict of interest.
7. Each
speaker must sign an ‘intent to present’ form to indicate
his/her willingness to present.
8. Limited funds are available
to support travel, and the symposia eligible for such
support will be selected by the scientific committee. Other
symposia will be invited without financial support to the
speakers.
9. All presentations will be in
English.
Guidelines for Abstracts:
1. An Abstract comprises the
following:
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Names of
authors, with the name of the presenter underlined.
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Affiliations
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Content
of the abstract, structured under the following
headings:
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
2. Do not
exceed the word limit of 250 words.
3. Indicate whether it is for
proposed oral or poster presentation, or either.
4. Make a brief statement of any
potential conflict of interest .
5. The scientific committee will
make the final decision about the acceptance of the Abstract
for the meeting.
Panel Submission form
Statement of Intent form
(MS Word Document)
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