Call for Abstracts
The Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for consideration for presentation at the PENSA 2009.
The Abstract Submission Form must be completed and returned to the Secretariat, along with the Registration Form and necessary registration fees by 15th April 2009.
Free Communications could be in the form of Oral or Poster Presentations.
General guidelines for submission of abstracts:
- Abstracts are to be submitted in English only.
- Abstracts must be accompanied by payment of registration fees. If the abstract is subsequently not accepted for presentation, and the author wishes to cancel his participation, the registration fee will be refunded to the author.
- Scheduling details and guidelines for the final preparation of accepted presentations will be included with the notification of acceptance.
- The final selection will be the responsibility of the Scientific Committee.
Where Appropriate, the Abstracts should contain the following:
- A statement of the objectives of the study.
- A description of the methods used.
- A summary of the results obtained.
- A statement of the conclusions reached.
Instruction for preparation of abstracts:
- The abstract should not exceed 250 words.
- Title must be in CAPITAL letters on the first line. Do not indent.
- Author(s) name(s) and institution(s). Do not include degrees or professional titles. A maximum of four (4) authors can be listed.
- Underline the name of the presenting author.
- Leave one line between the title/ author/ institution and the body of the abstract.
- Texts must be typed single-spaced, with only the left margin justified. Graphs, tables and illustrations cannot be included in the abstract.
Abstract can be submitted via the following methods:
- Online Submission (opens a new window) - this is the preferred method for submission
If you are unable to submit online, please use the following alternative method:
Downloadable Abstract Submission Form (PDF, 84KB)
Email, as a Microsoft Word (version 2007) document to scientific@pensa2009.org along with a scanned image of the Abstract Submission Form.
Airmail, please send a CD containing the abstract together with the Abstract Submission Form.
The closing date is 15th April 2009.
