Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 2008 ANR 2008
Call for Abstracts
Abstracts related to any aspect of neuroblastoma are cordially welcome. Abstracts will be reviewed by the ANR2008 Steering Committee and International Program Committee. A limited number of abstracts will be selected for oral presentations. Abstracts can be submitted to the congress secretariat via the ANR2008 website only; http://www.anr2008.com.
Important Dates
Opening of On-line Abstract Submission October 1, 2007
Abstract Submission Deadline January 5, 2008*   extended to January 12, 2008
ANR2008 will be still request for abstracts only for poster presentation (no scoring)
until January 31, 2008, (JPN Time).
*The deadline is strictly observed. Abstracts submitted after this date, but by March 14, 2008 will be evaluated and possibly included in the Program & Abstract Handbook which will be distributed on-site, but not considered for oral or poster presentation.
Presentation Type
All abstracts should be submitted under the “Oral or Poster” options.

Oral Presentation
Selected abstracts for oral presentation will be presented at the congress according to the topic areas.

Poster Presentation

It allows presenters to discuss their research with other colleagues at the site of display. Selected posters will be presented orally (3 slides, max 5 min.) in a relevant category. The poster will be put up for 2 days, May 22 and 23.
Abstract Topics
- Basic Research of Neuroblastoma
- Translational Research of Neuroblastoma
- Clinical Study of Neuroblastoma
- Nursing
Guidelines
1.  Please refer the following instructions and the sample format. All abstracts must be submitted electronically
(online).
2.  An acknowledgement of receipt of abstract will be automatically sent to the corresponding author by e-mail
upon the on-line submission.
3.  The acceptance of abstracts will be notified by e-mail to the presenting author no later than March 15, 2008.
4.  Upon acceptance of the abstract, authors are expected to register and to present their abstracts at Oral/Poster
Presentations. Abstracts will be published in Program & Abstracts only if at least one of the authors is officially
registered with full payment by the end of March 2008.
Instructions
All abstracts should be made using the template (A4 size in MS Word format) which you can find on the website. The abstract should contain the presentation title, names of authors and the abstract text as shown in the Sample below.
1.  Title
Initial letters of each word should be capitalized in 12pt bold.
2.  Author
Author names should be in 10pt. Full given names should precede the family name. Presenting author must be listed first and should be underlined. The author should commence 1 line below the title.
3.  Author Affiliation
Author affiliations (institution, city and country) should be in 9pt italic. An author from a different institution should be identified by superscript indices at the end of that author’s name.
4.  Abstract Text
The abstract should be less than 300 words. It should be in 10pt. The body of the text should commence 2 lines below the last author affiliation. Type the text single space with no indentations.
1)  Headings: The headings of “Background”, “Methods”, “Results” and “Conclusions” should be in bold.
2)  Others: The use of standard abbreviations is acceptable. Other abbreviations should be placed in parentheses, after the first appearance of the full word for which it stands.
Abstract Sample
The Title of The Abstract in 12pt Bold

Kenji Kadomatsu
1, Michio Kaneko2, Akira Nakagawara3
1Nagoya University, 2Tsukuba University, 2Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan

 
Background: Abstract text should be in English typed in 10pt within 300 words.



Methods:




Results:



Conclusions:
If you should have any inquiries concerning submissions, please contact the Abstract Submission Office:
Abstract Submission Office of ANR2008
c/o ICS Convention Design, Inc.
Sumitomo Corp. Jinbocho Bldg. 3-24, Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8449, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3219-3600
Fax: +81-3-3292-1811
E-mail: anr2008_p@ics-inc.co.jp
 
Abstract Submission Form Abstract Template (MS Word File)
 
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