Poster and Abstract Information

We welcome the submission of abstracts containing late-breaking data for presentation at the 2008 NCRI Cancer Conference. The deadline for submission of late-breaking abstracts is Monday, 4 August, 2008.

Late-breaking abstract submission is now open.

Click here to submit your late-breaking abstract for presentation at the 2008 NCRI Cancer Conference.

Important dates

Abstract submission opens – 3 March 2008.
Deadline for general abstract submissions – 19 May 2008.
Authors notified whether or not their abstract has been accepted for presentation – 30 June 2008.
Deadline for general abstract amendments and withdrawals – 7 July 2008.
Late-breaking abstract submission opens – 7 July 2008.
Late-breaking abstract submission deadline – 4 August 2008.

Abstract and Poster Enquiries

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).

Important information

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 use single-spaced Arial font, size 11, and no more than 250 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 5, 6, and 7 October 2008. If you are only able to attend on one of these dates, please notify the Conference Secretariat before 2 June 2008.
Submission of an abstract does not constitute registration for the Conference. All authors must register separately online. Online registration opens on Monday 2 June 2008 and closes on 1 September 2008. 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. Each presenting author may submit a maximum of three abstracts.
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).

Selection of abstracts

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.