Call for 2015 Branch Meeting Abstracts

Members of the Society and others are invited to submit abstracts to be considered for oral presentation at the HSANZ (NZ) Annual Branch Meeting to be held in The Claudelands Centre, Hamilton on 16-17 March 2015.
 
The closing date for abstract submission is 5pm Friday 20 February 2015. 
 
Abstracts will be assessed and authors of the best submitted abstracts will be invited to present their work in oral form, during the HSANZ NZ Branch Meeting. 
 
Presentations

• Presenters will be allocated 15 minutes: 10 minute presentation, 5 minute discussion time. 
  
• Powerpoint is the preferred medium for presentations. Other presentation facilities will be available by arrangement. 
• Standard audiovisual equipment will be available: Laptop, data projector and microphone.
• All presenters are required to register for the conference, for at least the day of their presentation. 
  

 
Submission Regulations 
Please use the abstract template provided to ensure that the abstract contains the following: 
 
1. Title 

• Written in upper case and bold.
  

 
2. Authors/presenters 

• Written in sentence case 
  
• Initials and then last name of each author
  
• Title, degrees and awards should not be included 
  
• The name of the presenter should be underlined and indicated by an asterisk. 
  

 3. Institution, city, country* of all authors/presenters 

• Written in sentence case and italics 
  
• *Authors from outside of New Zealand are requested to include country. 
  
  

4. Body of Abstract 

• Written in sentence case 
  
• Tables and figures are permitted 
  
• Should include the following headings, in bold: 
  Background: The study’s objectives (unless given in the title) 
  Methods: A brief statement of the methods used, if pertinent 
  Results: A summary of the results 
  Conclusion: Reached and significance – it is not satisfactory to state, “results will be discussed” or “data will be presented” 
• Abbreviations may be used but must be spelled out in full at the first mention followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. 
  

 
Conflicts of interest: Each presenter will be asked to disclose any conflicts of interest. 

Condition of submission: If accepted, the abstract/s will be published in the conference handbook. 
 
Submission Information 
1. All abstracts must be submitted using the abstract template provided. This is a Microsoft Word file. 
2. Please save this template to your PC’s hard drive and use it to prepare your abstract. Your completed abstract form can be submitted by following the instructions provided online. 
3. Please complete one form for each abstract submitted. 
4. Please use Arial font in size 12 point. 
5. The abstract should be written in English and be no longer than 250 words text (excluding title, authors and affiliations, keywords and references). 
6. Text should be single spaced with unjustified margins. 
 
The Submission Process 
Read this page
Download the Abstract Template
Complete the Abstract Template
Send your completed Abstract via the Form Below or directly to sue@spconferences.co.nz
Receipt of Abstracts submitted online will be acknowledged.
If you do not receive confirmation please contact Sue Peck.

Abstract Template
 
For further information contact: 
Project Manager: Sue Peck, SP Conference Management, PO Box 4400, Palmerston North 4442 
E: sue@spconferences.co.nz | T: +64 6 3571466