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Instructions
Late Breaking Deadline: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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All abstracts must be submitted electronically.
Payment
An $85 non-refundable late submission fee is due and will be charged to your credit card immediately.
Please review the guidelines before submitting your abstract! Each abstract should contain a sentence stating the study objective (unless given in the title); a brief statement of methods, if pertinent; a summary of the results obtained; and a statement of the conclusions. It is not satisfactory to say "the results will be discussed." Use a short, specific title with upper and lower case letters. Do not put a period at the end of the abstract title. Capitalize initial letters of trade names. Use standard abbreviations for units of measure. Other abbreviations should be spelled out in full at first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Exceptions: DNA, RNA, etc. Include the source of research support on the bottom line of the abstract. It is important that you review the 2008 topic categories before submitting an abstract. Please follow the guidelines below. All abstracts will be presented in poster sessions on either Sunday, July 20, Monday, July 21 or Tuesday, July 22. You will be informed of your programming information in June. |
Submitting Your Abstract
The submission process will take approximately 15-20 minutes depending on the speed of your Internet connection. Before you start:
• Read the Instructions, Guidelines and Topic Categories!
• Prepare your abstract in a Microsoft Word document (preferred format), Rich Text Format, Plain Text,
or Word Perfect. All text should be in Times New Roman, 9-point font. Uploading a word processing
document is strongly recommended!
• The abstract is limited to 300 words maximum with a minimum of 50 words.
• Do not include the title and author format in your abstract
• Have the names and institutions for all your co-authors.
• Have your credit card account number to pay the $85 non-refundable late submission fee.
• When creating tables, please use your “Word Processor's Table” feature.
DO NOT USE SPACES OR TABS TO FORMAT TABLES OR MULTIPLE COLUMNS. DO NOT use the "cut and paste" option to insert tables.
You will receive a payment and abstract confirmation via e-mail with abstract number immediately. Please use this abstract number and the first author's last name in all future correspondence about your abstract. The same information will be required to make revisions or withdrawals.
Software Required
The following software is required in order to submit your abstract:
*Internet Explorer 6 or higher
*Adobe Acrobat Reader
Revisions
Do not submit the abstract more than once. The abstract submission site allows for revisions. Go to the login page and enter your login information and password you created with your submission. DO NOT submit revisions under “New Submissions” or you will be charged for a new abstract. The deadline for revisions to late breaking abstracts is Wednesday, April 16.
Withdrawals
To withdraw your abstract enter your login information and password you created with your submission. You will see a screen showing all of your existing abstracts. Click on “Withdraw” next to the abstract your wish to withdraw. You will then see a confirmation screen that the abstract has been withdrawn. Print a copy of this screen for your records. Withdrawals must be done online by 5:00 PM EDT, Wednesday, April 16. The abstract submission fee of $70 is non-refundable.
Support
or Questions
Technical questions should be directed to TPS2008@mirasmart.com
or telephone at 866-341-9589 . General questions regarding
submission rules and topic categories should be directed to
protein@faseb.org.
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