Your abstract may be presented orally or as a poster (more information can be found below). Please indicate your preference in the registration portal. As space for oral presentations is limited, the ABNA Conference Committee may need to override your preference
You will be notified of the outcome of your submission via email by September
You must submit your abstract through this portal
Word limit: 300 (excluding title, authors and references)
Figures and tables are not permitted
If you have changes to your abstract, please log into the abstract site as a returning user
You will be able to edit your submitted abstracts until midnight the Sunday before submissions close
Do not create a new submission. No changes can be made to abstract content after the submission deadline
Prizes will be awarded for:
Best Poster
Best Rapid Fire Presentation
Abstract Submission categories
Dark Side of the Moon: Biobanking After Hours
Rainbow Connection: Supporting Diversity and Promoting Culturally Safe Biobanking
Bat Out of Hell: Pathogens, Pests and Bugs
Sweet Child of Mine: Fertility and Paediatrics
Thriller: Living Biobanks
Rumours: Exciting Frontiers
Tapestry: Overcoming the Past
Looking Forward, Looking Back - ABNA invites submissions providing updates or new data relating from abstracts presented at previous ABNA events.
Other
Poster Presentation Guidelines
Posters must be A0 portrait size or less
A copy of your posters should also be uploaded to this portal as a PDF in the following format: SURNAME_Firstname_poster2023.pdf
Posters should be handed in at the registration desk upon arrival (ABNA Committee members will organise posters on the display)
Please stand at your poster during the designated poster presentation times (see program)
You will need to take your poster down yourself by the end of the conference, no earlier than 2pm, Friday 20 October
Rapid Fire Oral Presentations
Rapid Fire Presentations will be 10 min in length
Please ensure your presentation is emailed to cassandra.griffin@newcastle.edu.au (PowerPoint only) by midnight Monday 16 October
Please save your presentations in the following format: SURNAME_Firstname_rapidfire2023.ppt