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The Scientific Committee of Brassica2008 invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations related to the following topics: |
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Genetic resources, diversity and domestication |
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Human health related qualities/functional foods |
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Agronomy and diseases, incl. sustainable production and organic farming |
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Comparative & Applied Genomics |
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Post-harvest and quality |
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Trait genetics |
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Brassica Breeding and Genetic improvement, incl. transgenics |
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Abstracts submitted to the Conference will be evaluated and selected for poster or oral presentations. Abstracts will be published in the Conference abstract book. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 March 2008. Abstracts must be submitted to the Brassica2008 secretariat: brassica2008@umb.no |
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GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION |
Authors should format their documents using the following style: |
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The text should be in clear and concise English. Please be consistent in punctuation, abbreviations and spelling (English).
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The text should be laid out for standard A4 (portrait format) paper. Margins should be: top 2.5cm; bottom 2.5cm; left 2.5cm; right 2.5cm. Font size should be 11pt, text font Times New Roman. Text should be justified and single spaced. Please do not leave blank lines between the title and the body of the abstract or between the paragraphs.
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Title of abstract: Please use upper and lower case and capitalize each word, except for words such as "the, as, of, with, a, in, and, from, by, etc." Then type in the author's name(s), institution(s), city, and country. Underline the presenting author's name only. Omit degrees and titles. Add 3-5 key words related to your abstract.
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Use of standard abbreviations is desirable. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full term, the first time it appears.
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The body of the abstract ( one A4 paper size ) should include: background (a statement of the hypothesis or research questions), methods (an explanation of the study design and experimental methods used), results (a concise summary of the major findings of the experiment of study) and conclusion (summary of the overall findings and the importance of the study).
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All submissions should be sent in MS Word format to the following e-mail address: brassica2008@umb.no not later than March 15th, 2008.
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An acceptance note will be sent to authors well before the deadline for early registration.
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Decisions regarding the presentation form of the abstracts (oral/poster) will be made no later than March 2008.
Authors of the accepted abstracts will be asked to prepare a poster if they are notchosen for a short oral presentation. Oral presentations will not usually exceed 15 min. Accepted abstracts will then be published in the conference abstract book.
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POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES |
The authors of the chosen abstracts will be asked to prepare and bring posters with them.
Instructions to prepare a poster: |
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There will be Poster Exhibition sessions during the Conference which will create an opportunity for networking. During the sessions, presenters are expected to stand by their poster/exhibition in order to discuss their research/design project with the viewers. The poster presentations will also be on display continuously for Conference participants to visit from February 4 - 6, 2008.
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Poster authors must consider that they are responsible for printing and bringing the poster to the Conference.
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Poster Set-up: Each poster presenter will mount his/her poster on boards. It is your responsibility to set-up your poster.
Paper size: Paper size should not exceed A0 format ( 841mm x 1189 mm / 33" x 47" ) in portrait (vertical) set-up |
