1. The organizers of OFC Congress invite abstracts within the scope of the meeting. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by experts and be scheduled for oral or poster presentation during the congress if the topic is relevant and the quality of the data justifies its scheduling. Irrelevant or poor-quality abstracts may be rejected.

2. Abstracts can only be submitted online via the congress website. It is advisable to prepare the complete abstract text and any figures/tables before accessing online abstract submission.

3. Abstracts need to written in clear English, taking into account the specifications below (see also sample on the next page):

a.

Maximum word count abstract title: 20 words.

b.

Maximum word count abstract text: 350 words (adjust in case of tables/figures).

c.

Abstract topic should be selected during the online submission process from the list of predefined topics to facilitate abstract review and scheduling.

d.

A minimum of three specific keywords should be added during online submission for indexing of the abstract. Specific keywords. Avoid the use of non-specific keywords, The OFC-2011 reserves the rights to delete, edit, or add keywords to achieve uniformity throughout abstract publications.

e.

Use International Nonproprietary Names (INN) or research codes to identify drugs throughout the abstract. Proprietary names may be used in the abstract text, not the abstract title; put proprietary names between brackets.

4. Abstracts will be published exactly as submitted. No editing of abstract texts will be done. However, non-adherence to the above guidelines may be corrected by the meeting organizers.

5. After submission, abstracts cannot be changed by the authors anymore. Should minor changes be necessary after submission, the submitting author should notify the OFC-2011 Secretariat by email, describing exactly the nature of the change to be made. The OFC-2011 organizers will then implement the change. In case of major changes, the authors should submit a revised abstract as an entirely new abstract and request the OFC-2011 Secretariat to delete the original abstract. The addition of a co-author constitutes a major change.

6. After completion of the abstract review, the submitting author will receive scheduling information via email. Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after receipt of the scheduling information by the submitting author. The presenting author must be registered as an OFC-2011 participant for final scheduling and publication of the abstract.

7. Accepted abstracts will be published in the Congress Proceedings, and in a (supplement to a) medical journal. Abstracts will not be released publicly before September 1, 2011. Click here for the abstract sample