2010 Abstract Submission Guidelines
Call for Abstracts
Important Dates
Types of Submission
Format Guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Submit an Abstract
Call for Abstracts
Updated June 14th, 2010
Submissions of original work are now being accepted for presentation at the 9th annual International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) conference to be held in Park City, Utah, December 1-2, 2010. This year’s conference will focus on enhancing the synergy between research, informatics, and practice in public health. Topics that address the conference theme and/or international surveillance and collaboration are especially encouraged.
The ISDS Conference is the premier annual scientific gathering for researchers and practitioners in public health, epidemiology, health policy, biostatistics and mathematical modeling, informatics, computer science, and related fields focused on biosurveillance and emerging challenges to public health practice. The conference will feature internationally renowned speakers from health departments, leading universities, government agencies, and top industrial organizations.
For abstract themes and submission guidelines, please see Types of Submissions below.
Online Abstract Submission
Questions regarding the call for abstracts may be sent to the Scientific Program Chair, Atar Baer.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and to seeing you in Park City in December at the annual conference.
Best regards,
The International Society for Disease Surveillance
Important Dates
Web site open for submissions: June 21, 2010
Submission deadline: September 3, 2010 (midnight Eastern U.S.)
Authors notified of acceptance: October 15th, 2010
Pre-conference workshop: November 30, 2010
Conference: December 1-2, 2010
Types of Submissions
Abstract submissions must conform to the instructions and will be reviewed by at least three reviewers. You may indicate a preference for either an oral or poster presentation when you submit an abstract. All presenters are required to register for the conference and sign the necessary disclosure forms. Accepted abstracts will be made available online through the ISDS website.
The four themes for abstract submissions are:
- Public health surveillance
- Analytics/research methodologies
- Informatics (applications/practice and architecture/integration/interoperability)
- Applications of methodologies to new domains
Oral Presentations
Authors of accepted oral presentations will present their work at the symposium. Oral presentations should ideally describe work that has not previously been published or presented.
Posters
Posters are the preferred format for presenting preliminary research and results of small scale studies; describing experimental projects/programs or works in progress; and reporting biosurveillance system descriptions. Poster sessions are designed to offer direct access to the authors in a way not possible through oral presentations.
Accepted posters will be displayed for the duration of the conference. In addition, at least one author must be present at the poster reception. Electrical power will not be supplied to individual posters at the time of the presentation.
Format Guidelines
Submitted abstracts for oral presentations and posters should be formatted as follows:
Size: One page (8.5 x 11 inch paper size) with one inch margins left, right, top, and bottom.
Title: 14 point Times Roman typeface, single column, bold, centered, upper and lower case using initial capitals for each word in the title other than articles and prepositions.
Authors: Author names, credentials, institutions, and locations should be below the title, in 12 point Times Roman typeface, single-column, bold, centered, upper and lower case using appropriate capitals. Institutions should also be in italics.
Abstract Body: single-spaced in 10 point Times Roman typeface, justified, two-column format with 0.5 inch between columns.
The abstract should be structured, i.e. Objective, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and References.
Figures may also be included in the abstract body.
A sample abstract that can be used as a template is available here.
Instructions for Authors
Authors planning on submitting an abstract will need to include the following upon submission:
- Primary author contact information
- Co-author name(s) and email addresses
- *Disclosure form: one per author listed on the abstract
- *Release form: One per abstract, to be completed by the primary author
*Please note that abstracts submitted without release and disclosure forms will not be reviewed until all materials are completed and returned. If the forms were not originally attached with an abstract, please email them to Conference Suport or fax them to 617-636-0429.
After an author has filled out the submission form, a confirmation email will be sent out with the co-authors included in the CC line. Please take this opportunity to review your information and make sure it is correct. Should you find an error in your abstract or have made revisions since the time of submission, you may simply upload a new document to replace your old one.
For other questions, please contact Conference Support.