2015 SIMB Annual Meeting and Exhibition

August 2 - August 6, 2015

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown

Philadelphia, PA


General Instructions

No names or affiliations should be included in the abstract title or text. Nor should the abstract title appear in the text. Names will be automatically hidden during the abstract review process and will be automatically inserted and properly formatted upon publication.

Presenting authors will be automatically informed of the unique ID numbers and passwords assigned to their abstracts. Abstracts may be viewed and modified at any time between submission and the deadline, using the assigned ID# and password.

For help in submitting an abstract online, email Tech Support.

NOTE: When entering your abstract title, use initial capital letters only for the first word in the title and any genus or proper name appearing in the title. Use lower case for all other words in the title.


POSTER PRESENTERS ONLY

Poster spaces are limited. Please do not submit an abstract unless you are committed to attending the meeting and presenting. 
To be assured of a poster space after receiving an acceptance, each poster must have the presenting author registered and paid by the advanced registration deadline date of 11:59 pm eastern daylight savings time on June 1, 2015 or your poster will be removed from the program and you will not have a spot in the poster hall.

Substitutions for the presenting author must be identified by contacting SIMB directly. In the case of a substitution, the new presenter must also be registered and paid by June 1, 2015.

All posters displayed must have at least one author available to discuss the poster. This author may present only two posters within a single poster session, and present no more than a total of three posters in both poster sessions. This includes any substitutions.

IMPORTANT: You will be notified by email of acceptance of your poster abstract. All accepted Poster Presenters must be registered and paid in full by June 1, 2015. If you have not registered and paid by the date specified, your poster will be withdrawn from the program and space will not be reserved for you in the poster hall.
Please do not bring a poster to the meeting if you have not been accepted or if you have not registered and paid by the required registration date.

CONTRIBUTED ABSTRACTS ONLY

You will be notified by the session convener of acceptance into one of the oral sessions. As spots are limited, if you are not accepted into an oral session you will be invited to present in the poster session.


Restrictions

Maximum Abstract Length is 250 Words

Poster size is 4' x 4'


Begin a submission to the following:

CONTRIBUTED ORAL PAPERS
Abstract Submission Deadline 11:59pm: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
(250 word maximum)


INVITED ORAL PAPERS
Abstract Submission Deadline 11:59pm: Monday, May 11, 2015
(250 word maximum)


POSTERS
Abstract Submission Deadline 11:59pm: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
(250 word maximum)


STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS
Abstract Submission Deadline 11:59pm: Wednesday, April 15, 2015


Technical Support

For help in submitting an abstract online, email Tech Support.