Poster Presentations
You are invited to submit an abstract to the first Annual TASSA Conference to be held at the George Washington University on February 19, 2005 in Washington, DC. Poster presentations will be held in two categories. These two categories are Scientific and Institutional Presentations.
1) Scientific Presentations: Scientific poster session will serve as a platform for principal investigators, students, and postdoctoral fellows who would like to present their research efforts. There are four sub-categories that encompass the four Technical Groups of TASSA. These four technical groups are;
2) Institutional Presentations: These posters will introduce institutes, research labs, universities, and other large and small facilities to the TASSA members and conference attendees, (Abstract format of these posters are more relaxed but are restricted to roughly one page). Abstract submission deadline is February 11, 2005.
We are hoping that both the poster sessions will provide an informal platform where exchange of knowledge will be stimulated. We are particularly hopeful that attendees from Turkey and the USA can have discussions that may result in fruitful collaborations.
General Rules and Guidelines
Each abstract will be reviewed by the Poster Session Committee for (a) scientific content, (b) the scientific merit of the research, and (c) adherence to standard formatting rules outlined below. Please follow the general rules for the preparation of professional scientific documents for your Abstracts. Once the abstract is accepted, corresponding author will be notified by the technical group members. Authors will also receive further information regarding poster submission rules before the abstract submission deadline.
Poster Specifications - The dimensions of the poster board are 4 feet wide x 4 feed long. Please make sure that your poster size is smaller than the board dimensions. Poster boards will be numbered prior to the poster session. You will find your number located on your abstract in your TASSA program. Push-pins will be provided.
Abstracts should be submitted via email to (poster@tassausa.org) as attached word documents.
Title - The title should clearly identify the contents of the abstract. Capitalize the first letter of each word except prepositions, articles, and species names.
Authors and Affiliations - Each Author name is entered separately. Each name is entered by completing fields for first (given), middle initial(s) and last (family) name. First names should be complete and not just given as an initial. You should provide information on each author's institution/affiliation. Do not give department, division, branch, street address, etc. when completing the institution information. Enter the City and State/Province (if from the United States or Canada) and zip/postal code. Use abbreviations whenever possible. .
Abstract Text - Each abstract should consist of no more than 250 words. Do not include your title and author information as part of the abstract body. The abstract text may be typed in any standard word processing program. Insert sub or superscripts, boldface, italics, or other required symbols as necessary. Tables, if presented, should be as simple as possible since they will be reduced in size in the final product to fit in a column approximately 2.5" (6.4 cm) in width. Graphics (graphs, pictures, etc.) are not recommended as (1) they are very difficult to properly size in the space available and (2) will be printed in black and white.
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