Poster and Abstract Information

Important dates for the 2009 NCRI Cancer Conference
Abstract submission opens:	Monday 2 March 2009
Abstract submission deadline:	Friday 15 May 2009
Authors notified whether or not their abstract has been accepted for presentation:	Tuesday 30 June 2009
Late-breaking abstract submission opens:	Monday 6 July 2009
Late-breaking abstract deadline:	Friday 7 August 2009
NCRI Cancer Conference commences:	Sunday 4 October 2009

Guidelines for abstract submission

Please consider the following guidelines when preparing your abstract and poster for display at the NCRI Cancer Conference:

Abstracts must be submitted using the template form that was attached to your registration email for the abstract submission system. Click here to download the template form.
Please download a copy of our abstract submission guidelines (PDF) prior to creating and submitting your abstract.
Where possible, please include the following subheadings: Background; Methods; Results; Conclusion; Acknowledgements (optional); and References (optional). Subheadings should be bold and followed by a line break.
Please use single-spaced Arial font, size 11, and no more than 300 words (excluding title).
Abstracts should not contain tables or diagrams. Any that are included will be removed.
Abstract editing is the responsibility of the author. All abstracts will be published as received.
Abstracts will be allocated to poster sessions prior to the Conference and these cannot be altered. Please ensure that you are able to attend the NCRI Cancer Conference on 4, 5, and 6 October 2009. If you are only able to attend on one of these dates, please notify the Conference Secretariat as soon as possible and before 2 June 2009.
Submission of an abstract does not constitute registration for the Conference. Authors must register separately online. The number of places at the Conference may potentially be filled before registration closes, so authors are advised to register early.
Contact details entered during abstract submission must be those of the presenting author.

The area available for poster display is 2m high by 1m wide (portrait). However, we do not expect posters to be greater than 1.5m high by 1m wide (portrait).
Authors presenting on Sunday 4 October may put up their poster from 12.30pm. Authors presenting on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October may put up their poster from 8.30am on the day of the presentation.

All abstracts are reviewed by the Programme Planning Committee. A ‘blind’ selection process is used, meaning author details are concealed from the Committee.
Abstracts are selected on their scientific merit and should clearly and succinctly describe aims, methods, findings, significance of the research and conclusions.
Evaluation is based upon the quality and novelty of data presented. Abstracts containing insufficient information for review will be rejected.

Enquiries should be made to the NCRI Cancer Conference Secretariat. Please quote your four-digit reference number in the subject heading of the email (you will receive this when you have submitted your abstract).