Abstract Submission Process and Guidelines

You can download a copy of the LIME Connection IV Abstract Submission Process and Guidelines here.

Process

Abstracts will go through the following process:

• All abstracts must be completed via the LIME Connection Abstract Submission Form, and submitted electronically via the LIME Network website by 27th May 2011.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the LIME Abstracts Committee, which is comprised of members of the LIME Connection Committee. The Committee may accept the abstract as a different form of presentation (e.g. as a poster rather than paper presentation).
• Acceptance of an abstract will be based on the degree to which the abstract meets the aims of the conference.
• All abstracts will be considered on the basis of the merit of the individual submission and will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. Relevance to conference theme and learning objectives addressed
2. Importance of presentation topic
3. Relevance of content to audience
4. Abstracts submitted by Indigenous presenters or co-presenters will be prioritised
5. Abstracts with a clear evidence base will be prioritised

• Authors will be notified of their abstract results by 31 July 2011.
• All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference program and on the conference website.
• Presenters must be registered for the conference when confirming their acceptance.

Guidelines

• We require confirmation of successful applicants’ acceptance of the presentation offer. Presenters must have registered and payed to attend the conference by 26 August 2011.
• Payment of reduced rate speaker registration is a condition of presenting at the conference: please register on the website to obtain the early bird/ speaker rate available. Please note that presenters are responsible for their own travel to and from the Connection, but LIME Network secretariat staff will be available for assistance and recommendations when booking flights and accommodation.
• The paper must be presented by the specified presenting author(s) except in an emergency situation, such as illness, where an alternative speaker can be nominated.
• The first author (as given on the abstract submission form) will be the main contact for any correspondence.
• The LIME Connection Abstracts Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any paper or poster.
• The LIME Connection Committee will allocate a session time or presentation type for submissions, which may vary from the author’s indication on the submission form.
• The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Connection organisers.

Conflict of Interest

The LIME Connection Abstracts Committee requests that those submitting an abstract disclose any potential conflict of interest regarding their presentation within the Abstract Submission Form. This will allow the Abstracts committee to take potential conflicts of interest into account when assessing the submission.

If deemed necessary, the conflict of interest declaration will be included in the published abstract, to ensure conference delegates are aware of potential objectivity issues of the presentation. A potential conflict of interest may arise from a variety of relationships including employment, consultancy, investments, funding for research, family relationships and so on.

LIME Connection Abstracts Committee:

• Mr Shaun Ewen, University of Melbourne
• Dr Jane Macleod, Griffith University
• Dr David Paul, University of Western Australia
• Ms Suzanne Pitama, University of Otago
• Associate Professor Papaarangi Reid, University of Auckland
• Dr Ray Warner, Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association

Please note: if you have not received notification of your abstract results by 31 July 2011, please contact Caitlin Ryan, LIME Project Officer, via lime-network@unimelb.edu.au or +61 3 8344 0828.