ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REVIEW

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CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS

Participants are invited to submit original abstracts for poster presentation.

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday 3 May 2024.

Only online abstract submissions will be considered. Abstracts sent by mail, direct e-mail, or fax cannot be accepted.

A discount of R1000 on the registration fee of the first author will be given to all accepted posters.

Prizes will be awarded as follows : 1st prize – R10,000 ; 2nd prize – R5000 ; 3rd prize – R3000.


Guidelines for Abstract submission

Authors are requested to conform to the following guidelines for submission of poster abstracts:

  • Only abstracts submitted online will be considered for inclusion in the programme.
  • The abstract must be submitted in English.
  • The word limit for abstracts is 550 words.
  • The system allows you to edit and save your abstract but once the abstract has been submitted for review, editing will not be possible.
  • The criteria according to which all abstracts will be reviewed are provided as a way of guiding the development of your submission. These include:
CONTENT:Quality of content
SIGNIFICANCE:
Significance for theory and practice
ORIGINALITY:
Originality and level of innovativeness
RELEVANCE:
Relevance to the conference themes
CLARITY:
Clear goals, coherence and logical progression                                                         

  • All abstracts will be reviewed.
  • Please note that selected poster presentations will be in the form of a mini (3 minute) presentation during dedicated poster sessions.
  • Notification of acceptance or rejection by the Local Scientific Committee will be mailed to the presenting author from Friday 24 May 2024.
  • We strongly encourage submitting authors to register via the online registration system simultaneously with the abstract submission.
  • Failure by the presenting author to register by 31 May 2024 will imply that the poster presentation will not be included in the final program.