Call for abstracts

The RCN Research Society is pleased to once again announce that the submission of abstracts will take place on-line. Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 17th September 2007.

Please use the following link to go to the online submission form

http://www2.wiau.man.ac.uk/caws/Conferences/45/

There are 4 modes of presentation. Authors must identify the types of presentation they wish to give. NB Authors may be offered a mode of presentation which differs from their preferred choice. The Scientific Committee’s decision is final and the RCN regrets it is not able to enter into negotiation with authors once the conference programme has been finalized.

  • Poster presentation
  • Concurrent session
  • Symposium
  • Workshop

Poster presentation

Poster presentations are visual displays of material to be presented and constitute an interactive medium. Please note that this year, posters will be themed and will be allocated a day to have their poster up.

Concurrent session

Concurrent session papers are presented orally. Each presenter is allocated a maximum of 20 minutes for presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion.

Symposium

A symposium is a presentation of between three and five papers with a shared focus. The duration of a symposium is normally 60 or 90 minutes. Authors wishing to submit papers as a symposium must nominate a symposium leader to complete a SINGLE abstract.
The abstract must include an outline of the symposium proposed, itemise the individual papers and their authors, explicitly demonstrate how the papers will link together, and identify who will chair the symposium.

Each paper detailed within the symposium abstract must include an outline of the symposium proposed; itemise the individual papers and their authors; explicity demonstrate how the papers will link together; identify who will chair the symposium. (Please note the chair need not necessarily be the symposium leader or a presenter). Each paper detailed in the symposium abstract must meet criterion 1-14 of the 'criteria for abstract selection'.

For a symposium, the word limit is 300 for each of the individual papers to be included in the symposium (excluding references, authors details and principal authors' CV). The symposium leader must enclose a curriculum vitae (1000 words maximum) which demonstrates their competence to lead the symposium.

Symposia abstracts are therefore not reviewed blind.

Workshop

Workshops are interactive sessions of 60 or 90 minutes duration where the leader works with delegates to develop their knowledge and understanding within a specific field. A workshop is presented by an expert within the field and may be pitched at a novice, intermediate or advanced level. Anyone wishing to lead a workshop must submit an abstract (1000 words maximum), make explicit the workshop’s focus, and the nature of participation. They must indicate the level at which the workshop will be pitched and include a curriculum vitae (1000 words maximum) which demonstrates their competence to deliver their proposed workshop.

If you used this system last year, you can use the same login details, and amend your personal details as necessary. If you have forgotten your password, the system will remind you via an email. However, you can always log in as a new user.

Deadline for submission of abstracts is 17th September 2007.

Registration for the conference is a requirement for ALL presenters and a pre-requisite to an abstract being re-produced within the conference programme.