AICR Research Conference Poster Abstract Submission Guidelines

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

All posters must be related to cancer, with a focus on food, nutrition, physical activity or weight management. Please prepare your poster abstract using the template and instructions below.

Abstracts must be submitted by email to .

Abstracts must include:

  • Title
  • Presenter
  • Investigators
  • Academic affiliation of all investigators
  • Keywords
  • Presenter’s full contact information

Abstract Title

Arial 14 font bold, left aligned; the title should be in sentence case with no period at the end.

Example:

Vitamin D and cancer

Author Names

Arial 10 font. Surname, first initial. Presenting author to be bold, affiliations numbered in superscript. If there are more than six authors, please provide the names of the first six authors (co-authors and first author) followed by et al.

Example:

Smith, B1, Harrison, N2, Matthews, P2, Smith, A1, Harrison, A2, Matthews, W 2, et al.

Affiliations

Arial 10 font, University/Institute, City, State, Country (if outside the United States)

Example:

1University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Abstract Text

  • Arial 10 font
  • Abstracts must be saved as a Word document
  • Maximum word limit is 300 words
  • Abstracts should be structured under the following headings: Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Keywords
  • Please use single line spacing, text unjustified
  • Symbols and other special characters may be included
  • Tables and figures should not be included in the abstract
  • References are not requiredbut if they are used, they will count towards the total word count for the abstract

Word Count

Please provide the word count of the main body of your abstract.

Conflict of Interest

Please disclose any conflict of interest at the foot of the abstract. If there is not conflict please state: None Disclosed.

Funding

AICR encourages full disclosure of all relevant sources of funding in relation to poster abstracts submitted to this conference. If you wish to disclose any funding, please do so briefly at the foot of the abstract.

Example: Research relating to this abstract was funded by...

Poster Abstract Template

Abstract Title

Presenter

Author Names

Affiliations

Abstract Text

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Keywords

Word Count

Conflict of Interest

Funding

Presenter’s Full Contact Information

Abstract Example

Vitamin D and cancer

Smith, B1, Harrison, N2, Matthews, P2, Smith, A1, Harrison, A2, Matthews, W 2, et al.

1 University of Colorado, Boulder,CO

2 Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

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Methods: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Results: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Conclusion: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Keywords:

Word Count (max 300):

Conflict of Interest:

None Disclosed

Funding

No Funding