ASM
2013 Intermountain Branch Meeting
Presentation
and Abstract Information
Poster dimensions are 3’ h X 4’ w (maximum size).
Please bring pushpins for setup.
Oral presentations should be in Power
Point and will be limited to 12 min with 3 min for questions.
Abstracts should include the
following guidelines with no more than 1850 characters
Abstract Rules:
Intermountain Branch - ASM Abstract Rules.
Abstracts that do not state the following should be rejected (but the
Branch will not):
·
No
Hypothesis - The abstract does not clearly indicate the reason for conducting
the research and the questions being tested by the experiments performed.
·
Inadequate
Experimental Methods - The investigators failed to describe procedures used or
neglected to include important or essential controls.
·
Insufficient
Data Presented - The investigators failed to show the outcome(s) of their
research. Insufficient data are
presented to support the author’s conclusions(s).
·
No
Summary Form of Essential Results - The investigators failed to concisely
summarize the result(s) of their research.
·
No
Conclusion - The investigators failed to describe the conclusions of their
research with regard to the hypothesis being tested.
·
Duplicate
Abstract - The abstract contents substantively overlap with contents of another
submitted abstract by the same author or co-author.
·
Promotional
in Nature - The abstract was written to promote a specific product or procedure
on behalf of a specific company or organization. However, an invited company may describe its
procedures or services in a neutral, non-competitive context.
·
Poorly
Written - Improper use of the English language renders the abstract
incomprehensible.
Key Submission Elements
Title - The title should clearly identify the contents of
the abstract. Capitalize the first letter of each word except prepositions,
articles, and species names. Italicize scientific names of organisms (e.g., Candida albicans).
Authors and Affiliations - Each author is listed separately. Each name should include first (given),
middle initial(s) and last (family) name. You should provide information on
each author’s institution/affiliation.
Do not give department, division, branch, street address, etc. when
completing the institution information. Enter the City and State/Province (if
from the United States or Canada) and
zip/postal code. If an author is from a
country other than the United
States, be sure to provide this information.
Use abbreviations whenever possible.
Designate the presenting author.
Please note that it is a General Meeting policy to list authors using
all initials and last name. A sample
author/affiliation listing for publication would be:
G. E. F.
Brown, Jr.1, P. J. Smith2, and R. B. Jones1,2, 1CDC, Atlanta, GA and 2Bournemouth
Univ., Poole, UNITED KINGDOM
Abstract Text - The text of each abstract should consist of no more
than 1850 characters (excluding spaces). Do not include your title and author
information as part of the abstract body. The abstract text may be typed in any
standard word processing program. Insert
sub or superscripts, boldface, italics, or other required symbols as necessary.
Tables, if presented, should be as simple as possible since they will be
reduced in size in the final product to fit in a column approximately 2.5"
(6.3 cm) in width. Graphics (graphs, pictures, etc.) are not recommended as (1)
they are very difficult to properly size in the space available and (2) will be
printed in black and white. Files should
be saved as a standard word-processed file.
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