Abstract Submission Procedure

All participants are invited to submit abstracts in either poster or oral format for presentation at the Symposium. Please refer to the following guidelines for submission:

• Submitted materials should not be previously published.
• All Abstracts must be written in English and submitted before 8 May 2011.
• Confirmation of acceptance of abstracts will be communicated to the Presenting Author by 13 May 2011. If no reply is received by the date, please contact the Secretariat.
• The exact schedule of shortlisted presentations at the Symposium will be communicated to the Presenting Author by 14 May 2011.
• Word limit: 300 words (including references)

A maximum of 10 references can be entered per abstract submission. References should be cited in the text by surname of the author and the publication date in parentheses, e.g., Gall (1825) or (Gall & Spurzheim, 1810). References must be listed alphabetically at the end of the abstract. Journal titles should be written out in full, not abbreviated. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Use underlining for journal and book titles only.

An example of a correct citation can be found below:

Jolicoeur, P. (1999). Dual-task interference and visual encoding. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 25, 596-616.

Please include sufficient information in the methods and results sections to allow readers to have a clear understanding of what data were collected and what results were found. Where appropriate, include details on data acquisition and analysis, number of subjects, quantitative results and statistics.

NB: Editing and proofreading are the responsibility of the authors.

Submissions must be submitted in the required format. Any deviation from this format will NOT be accepted.

Submissions can be made either online or as a soft copy in MS Word, emailed to the Symposium Secretariat.

Conference Secretariat
c/o Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine,
The University of Hong Kong
4/F. Professorial Block, Queen Mary Hospital,
102 Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam
Hong Kong

Email: hkuadrn@gmail.com
Attention: Ms Joyce Ha

Submit abstract online or;

Download Abstract form in DOC.

Awards
Prizes each for the oral and poster presentations will be awarded for the outstanding presentations by young researchers.  Authors should indicate on the abstract form if they wish to have their abstracts considered for the Award.  Shortlisted finalists will be requested to make presentations for the adjudicators to review at the Conference.