The Abstract Program Committee invites you to submit an abstract of your scientific research to be considered for presentation during the meeting. The deadline for submission is Friday, September 8, 2006. Notice of acceptance will be sent to authors by Thursday, October 12, 2006.
 
Submission Deadline
Friday, September 8, 2006

Symposium Awards
Two of the accepted abstracts will receive a $500 award each. The Abstract Program Committee will select the recipients based on outstanding scientific research. 
 
Types of Abstract Presentation
Oral Podium Presentation:  Eight submitted abstracts will be honored for a featured oral presentation.  Oral presentations will be November 13 and 14, 2006.

Poster Presentation: Poster presentations give authors the opportunity to acquaint attendees and experts in the field with the fundamentals of their research topic.  Presenting authors are to be at their poster boards during the two manned poster sessions, November 13 and 14, 2006.  Poster display size is 4 feet by 6 feet (1.2 meters by 1.8 meters).  
 
Guidelines for Formatting
Abstracts should be single-spaced and contain a maximum of 300 words. They must be a WordPerfect or Word document, using 12-point Times New Roman or similar font.  Whenever possible, try to use the Symbol font for your Greek and Scientific symbols (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) to ensure correct syntax.

Abstracts should include the following information:
 
Title: All capital letters. Title should be followed by one line space.

Names and affiliation of authors: Please see example below. Name of presenter underlined, and author's affiliation. Please include the following: Affiliation name, city and state.  For states, please use two-letter abbreviations, in capital letters. The list of authors and affiliations should be followed by one return. 

Example of preferred author/affiliation format:
John Doe¹, Mary Smith², Peter Jones³.
¹National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD, ²Channing Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and ³University of California, San Francisco.

For international affiliations, please use institution, city and country, e.g.
University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark 

Abstract text: The abstract should have four clearly identifiable components: Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Each component should be followed by one line space. 

You may use special Greek or mathematical characters in your abstract as well as charts and images. Text, charts, and images must fit within a 5-inch by 5-inch block. Please do not justify your text.
 
Source of funding: List primary and secondary sources. Source of funding should be followed by one return.  Please do not leave this blank.

Financial disclosure: Authors of scientific oral or poster presentations who have entered into a financial relationship with sponsoring companies or organizations about whose product or services they are reporting must include a disclosure statement at the end of their abstracts, e.g.,Research supported by ACME Pharmaceuticals. It is recognized that much scientific research is supported by organizations that have a commercial interest in the results of the research. The disclosure policy is not intended to discourage such support or restrict the dissemination of the research, but rather to permit members of the audience to form their own judgments about the research with the full disclosure of the facts. Financial information should be followed by one line space.

If you do not have any financial disclosure, please indicate as not applicable. 

Contact information: Please include the following: name, position, department, affiliation, mailing address, email, telephone, and fax numbers.

Click here for sample formatted abstract.

How to Submit
Please submit your abstract as an email attachment to Nicole@strategicresults.com by September 8, 2006. In the subject line put Abstract for FG Meeting. A confirmation reply will be sent to you.

If you have any problems with email submission, please contact Nicole at 410-377-0110.

Registration Fee
It is best to register early. There is no registration fee if your abstract is selected. Meeting and abstract space can potentially fill prior to posted deadlines.

Your registration fee includes:

· Admission to plenary sessions and poster displays

· Exhibit hall

· Program Guide and abstracts

· Morning and afternoon coffee breaks

· Refreshments at poster reception