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Abstract
Submission
Abstract submission is now closed. If you have any questions please contact ects2010abs@mci-group.com.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Supplement to Bone Volume 47, Supplement 1, June 2010
WHAT
HAPPENS
AFTER
I
SUBMIT
MY
ABSTRACT?
- You
will
receive
an
email
to
confirm
that
your
abstract
has
been
received.
- After
the
abstract
deadline
(18
January
2010)
all
abstracts
will
be
reviewed
"blind"
(without
author
information)
by
a
panel
of
experts.
Mean
scores
will
be
calculated
for
each
abstract
and
based
on
this
they
will
be
allocated
to
oral
or
poster
sessions,
or
they
may
be
rejected.
- You
will
be
informed
about
the
acceptance
or
otherwise
of
your
abstract,
and
the
form
of
presentation,
by
the
end
of
February
2010.
- Accepted
abstracts
will
be
published
on
the
conference
website,
in
the
official
abstract
book
and
on
CD
ROM,
which
will
be
distributed
at
the
Conference.
- Abstracts
will
be
printed
exactly
as
submitted.
Errors
will
not
be
amended
by
the
organisers.
- Instructions
for
oral
presentation
and
poster
preparation
will
be
e-mailed
to
you
prior
to
the
meeting
and
will
be
available
on
the
conference
website.
HOW
IS
MY
ABSTRACT
SCORED?
- Your
abstract
will
be
scored
by
members
of
the
Abstract
Review
Panel
based
on
the
following
criteria:
- The
scientific
merit
of
the
abstract
- Suitable
sample
size
and
proper
statistical
analysis
- Adherence
to
instructions
- Originality
of
work
WHAT
IS
MY
COMMITMENT?
- Submission
of
an
abstract
constitutes
a
commitment
by
the
author(s)
to
present
the
abstract
as
accepted.
- Expenses
associated
with
the
preparation,
submission
and
presentation
of
an
abstract
are
the
responsibility
of
the
presenter(s)/author(s).
- No
shows
will
be
logged
by
the
organisers.
An
author
failing
to
present
accepted
material
at
two
or
more
meetings
will
be
asked
to
register
in
order
for
their
abstract
to
be
considered
for
acceptance
by
the
scientific
committee.
If
no
registration
is
received
their
abstract(s)
will
be
withdrawn
prior
to
publication.
CAN
I
AMEND
MY
ABSTRACT
AFTER
SUBMISSION?
- Yes
–
just
log
onto
the
ECTS
Portal
by
using
your
account
details.
All
your
active
abstract
submissions
will
be
displayed.
You
can
then
select
any
abstract
and
press
the
“edit”
button.
- This
facility
remains
active
until
the
abstract
deadline,
18
January
2010.
After
that
date
it
will
not
be
possible
to
make
further
amendments.
CAN
I
WITHDRAW
MY
ABSTRACT
AFTER
SUBMISSION?
- Abstracts
may
not
be
withdrawn
after
18
January
2010,
unless
an
acceptable
explanation
is
received
by
the
organisers.
An
example
of
an
acceptable
explanation
would
be
the
inability
to
reproduce
the
data
described
in
the
abstract.
- Requests
to
withdraw
abstracts
must
be
sent
to
ects2010abs@mci-group.com
AWARDS
AND
PRIZES
- The
following
awards
are
available:
-
New
Investigator
Awards
-
Travel
Awards
-
Allied
Health
Award
- Awards
will
be
judged
anonymously
by
the
Scientific
Programme
Committee
and
will
be
awarded
on
the
quality
of
abstracts.
Check
the
Awards
&
Prizes
page
for
more
information.
- Previous
New
Investigator
Awardees
are
eligible
for
Travel
and
Allied
Health
Awards
but
not
New
Investigator
Awards.
COPYRIGHT
- Submission
of
an
abstract
implies
that
it
has
been
approved
by
all
listed
authors
and
transfer
of
copyright
to
the
European
Calcified
Tissue
Society
becomes
effective
when
the
abstract
has
been
accepted
for
presentation.
- The
final
programme
will
be
published
on
the
conference
website
by
1
June
2010.
- The
Scientific
Programme
Committee
reserves
the
right
to
make
the
final
decision
concerning
form
of
presentation
but
authors
are
asked
to
indicate
their
preference.
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