ANZBMS Abstracts, Awards and Travel Grants

Abstract & Award Deadline: Friday 2nd August 2024

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Abstract & Award Deadline: Friday 2nd August 2024 〰️

Abstract submissions are welcome for the following presentation types:

  • Oral Presentation 

  • Poster Presentation 

  • Plenary Poster  

Categories available for submission:

  • Basic Science 

  • Clinical 

Submitting an Abstract  

Please note that each Abstract will be reviewed by the Program Organising Committee to ensure that it meets the requirements for scientific merit and original data. 

Important Note: It is a condition of having your Abstract accepted and included in the Conference Program that you are a registered and paid delegate. 

The registration system encourages you to register at the same time as submitting your abstract, but it is not essential – you are able to submit an abstract without completing the registration process at this time. 

During the submission process, you will be asked to confirm you have read and understood the requirements of ANZBMS.  

Please carefully read over further information below regarding abstract submission. 
 

FORMATTING YOUR ABSTRACT

Abstracts should be formatted as follows:

  • Paper Title 

  • Full Author List

  • List of Author affiliations and country 

  • The abstract, without subheadings, should be in the following form: Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusion. 

  • Overall word count, excluding titles and affiliations must not exceed 300 words. 

  • Descriptive text including tables can be added in as a supporting document alongside your abstract however these can only be added in as an Image.

  • Cite references in numeric order in parentheses according to first mention in the text.

  • Please note, any conflicts of interest need to be declared during the submission process. An abstract is not to be used as advertising any specific product or service. 

AWARDS

See the 2024 ANZBMS awards below:

  • ANZBMS Highest Rated Student Abstract Award 

    You must be a current higher degree student (eg. PhD or Masters) or clinician trainee.  

  • Roger Melick Young Investigator Award 

    You must be a current higher degree student (eg. PhD or Masters) or clinician trainee.  

  • Christopher and Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award 

    You must be a current higher degree student (eg. PhD or Masters) or clinician trainee.  

  • Amgen-ANZBMS Outstanding Abstract Award 

    Awarded to the highest ranking abstract submission to ANZBMS. 

  • ANZBMS Clinical Case Award (for the Metabolic Bone Disease Clinical Cases session) 

    Please see the ANZBMS website for full terms and conditions for all awards:

    www.anzbms.org.au/grants-and-awards.asp 

TRAVEL GRANTS

The applicant must be a financial member of ANZBMS for the past 12 months (or provide documentary evidence of the commencement date of employment or candidature if this has occurred within the past 12 months). 

  • Applicants that receive alternative travel support to attend this meeting from their specific Society will not be eligible. 

  • The applicant must have made a substantial contribution to the work and be the first and presenting author of the paper to be delivered at the ANZBMS 2023 Scientific Meeting. 

  • The applicant must be a research student or no more than 3 years (full-time equivalent) out of their highest degree as the cut-off (i.e. Masters, PhD, College Fellowship). 

  • Career disruption criteria: Pregnancy, major illness or carer responsibilities including parental leave and care for immediate family (e.g. spouse, children or elderly parent). 

  • The applicant's supervisor must be a financial member of ANZBMS. 

  • The applicant must indicate they are applying for a travel grant during the abstract submission process. 

For more information on travel grants, see the ANZBMS website: www.anzbms.org.au/grants-and-awards-anzbms-travel-grant.asp 

+WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I START MY SUBMISSION?

  • Please note that some requests for talks may need to be moved to poster presentations.

  • Note that your abstract will not be included in the program if you do not register and pay for your registration.

The submission process is online from the same profile you create for registration. It will work with any contemporary browser and the system will let you know if there is a problem with your browser version.

Are you using one of the following browsers? INTERNET EXPLORER (ver 5.5 or newer) NETSCAPE (ver 7.4 or newer) or MOZILLA (ver 1.3 or newer)

If not the screen will tell you if it detects you are using the wrong software and you would be better to change to a computer with one of the above browsers installed.

Is your abstract open and running on your own computer? – You need to be able to cut and paste it onto the web. (Note that keypad short cuts do not work with Mozilla, you need to use the Menu, Edit, Paste command to paste in text to your submission).

The benefits of this system are many but include: i. Allowing you to preview your abstract and make modifications to your satisfaction. ii. Ensuring you know your lodgement is completed as you will receive an immediate email confirmation iii. Ensuring accurate indexing of all authors in the abstract book iv. Ensuring consistent presentation of all abstracts in the proceedings (overarching formatting is imposed).

Note that your abstract will not be included in the program if you do not register and pay for your registration.

+ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Abstracts cannot contain more than 300 words in the main body of the abstract. The word limit does not include data within the heading and authorship details.

  • Abstracts can be submitted for either oral or poster presentation.
  • You can include one graphic, table or figure within the main body of your abstract. (This must be uploaded as a JPEG image. TIFF files will not display)
  • Please note, it is possible that some requests for an oral presentation may receive a poster (or plenary poster) presentation.
  • You can nominate for your abstract's content to not be published online during the submission process.

The submission process is online from the same profile you create for registration. It will work with any contemporary browser and the system will let you know if there is a problem with your browser version. When ready, you should open your document so you can cut and paste into the online system. Please do not work from .pdf files. The steps are straight forward and the abstract builds online as you paste in so you can check it is as you wish.

+ WHAT ARE THE STEPS INVOLVED IN UPLOADING MY ABSTRACT?

  • The first step in uploading your abstract is to record your personal details on your own 'dashboard'. If you have already completed it for your registration or another ASN event, you will not have to repeat this, just login to your 'dashboard' as a returning delegate. As you complete your registration you will receive a confirmation email. Your will be able to upload your abstract via your personal "dashboard". You can use your email and password to access your abstract at any time. If you do not remember your email or password, please contact ASN Events.
  • The presenting author must be the person submitting the abstract and they must do this from their own 'dashboard'
  • You will receive a confirmation email with after your Abstract Submission has been successfully submitted. You can view or edit your abstract by returning to your dashboard. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please contact ASN Events.
  • Abstracts can be submitted for either oral or poster presentation. Please note that some requests for talks may need to be moved to poster presentations.
  • Note that your abstract will not be included in the program if you do not register and pay for your registration.

+ AM I ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO MY SUBMISSION AFTER IT HAS BEEN FINALISED?

Yes you can edit your submission (including Title, Content, Authors or Presenting author) after you have submitted it, you can do this up until the Submission deadline. To do so, please log into your online registration dashboard. Click on Abstracts tab and then on the “View submission" to edit the abstract. You will be able to select the areas to edit via the horizontal menus.

+ WHEN WILL I FIND OUT MY RESULT?

Notification of programming decisions will come from the secretariat shortly after the expiry of deadlines and the working program will be posted to the website. It will also appear on your own ‘dashboard’. The notification will include specific presentation instructions.