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What happens next

1. You will receive notification of your abstract results via email.
2. If you have not received notification of your abstract results by 16 December 2009, please contact the Symposium Organisers, arinex, at FMD2010@arinex.com.au
3. Further instructions on presentation requirements will be provided in future correspondence.

The Selection Process

All abstracts will go through the following process:

1. Blind-reviewed by a panel made up of members of the Scientific Committee. The Committee retains the right to accept the abstract in a different type of presentation (for example, oral presentation as a poster).
2. Acceptance of an abstract will be based on relative merit and the degree to which the abstract meets the aims of the program.
3. IMPORTANT - All authors are required to conclude their abstract with a few sentences in response to one of the following questions:
   •  How can your topic be applied to the management of FMD?
   •  What is the impact of your topic on the management of FMD?
4. The criteria for evaluating abstracts includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   •  relevance to the Symposium theme
   •  importance of presentation
   •  relevance of content to audience
5. The person identified as the lead presenter will be the designated contact person and receive all Symposium correspondence.
6. Authors will be notified of their acceptance by 16 December 2009.
7. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Symposium proceedings.
8. The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Symposium Organisers or Committee. Presenting authors are required to register and pay to attend the Symposium and Workshop.

Disclaimer

The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Symposium. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to successful applicants.

By submitting this abstract you confirm that it has not been published or presented at an international meeting. You also grant the Committee permission to publish the abstract and paper in the Symposium proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format.

If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit, please contact arinex to discuss. The Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will be final.

Contact

For further information, please contact the Symposium Organisers

arinex
Email: FMD2010@arinex.com.au
Tel: + 61 3 9417 0888
Fax: + 61 3 9417 0899