ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Each registrant may submit one abstract of his or her work for presentation during the workshop. It is expected that the abstract will include original data not previously published in a peer-review journal or the proceedings of a national meeting. Only those abstracts that have been reviewed and selected by the Scientific Program Committee may be presented. Abstract submissions will only be accepted electronically through the abstract submission service; paper abstracts will not be accepted. The abstract submission deadline is 31 August 2008.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts selected for presentation during the conference will be printed electronically from submitted material. Every effort will be made to reproduce the content of the abstracts as submitted. Please be sure to carefully check your abstract for content errors, spelling, names, etc. before submitting. HUGO does not proofread for or correct spelling, typographical, grammatical, or scientific errors, nor can changes be made once the abstract is submitted.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

[Note to Invited Speakers: The submission guidelines below do not apply to invited abstracts. Please disregard these guidelines.]

Authors who submit an abstract of a paper confirm that they have not previously published these data, that they have not previously presented them at a large national annual scientific meeting, and that they are not planning to present or publish them prior to the dates of this HUGO workshop. The Scientific Program Committee will evaluate the scientific quality of the submitted abstract on the basis of the following criteria: novelty of the research, significance of the findings, and clarity. Authors should be particularly cognizant of the importance of setting forth the objectives and hypotheses of the study in a clear, succinct manner and of summarizing the new, unpublished results. If the abstract is poorly written such that the Scientific Program Committee cannot determine its novelty and importance, the paper will not be accepted for presentation at the conference. Authors submitting abstracts for presentation at this workshop should consider the following:

1. Abstracts must describe in a succinct manner the purposes and results of the research so that the quality, originality, and comprehensiveness of the work can be evaluated by the Scientific Program Committee. Each abstract should contain:
   (a) an introductory sentence indicating the purposes of the study;
   (b) a brief description of pertinent experimental procedures;
   (c) a summary of the new, unpublished data; and
   (d) a statement of the conclusions. Authors must accept sole responsibility for the statements in their abstracts.
2. Titles should be indicative of the content of the abstract. All words necessary to identify the subject matter should be included in the title to facilitate electronic retrieval (if applicable). Avoid nonstandard abbreviations in abstract titles.
3. Abbreviations may be used in the body of an abstract if they are defined at their first mention in the text.
4. The combined length of the abstract title, list of authors, and body should not exceed 525 words. The online submitter will not accept abstracts that exceed this word limit.
5. The accuracy of the submitted abstract is the responsibility of the authors. Every effort will be made to publish the abstract exactly as submitted. Authors should prepare and proofread their abstracts carefully prior to submission. Errors made on your submitted abstract are likely to appear in print.
6. Authors are strongly encouraged to print a hard copy of their abstract for their records before submitting.
7. All PRESENTERS must register to attend this HUGO workshop.
8. If an abstract is accepted and the PRESENTER does not register, the abstract may be withdrawn.
9. Abstract submitters will receive an initial notification of receipt in the form of a confirmation screen. Notifications of abstract receipt will be sent to the ABSTRACT SUBMITTER only. Once an abstract has been submitted, it may be withdrawn only by written request from the ABSTRACT PRESENTER. The request may be sent by at +65 6478 9057 and must be received at least 30 days prior to the start of the conference.

If you have any questions or experience any problems, please contact Ms Diana Hon at honyf@gis.astar. edu.sg.

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