We invite submissions of individual papers, posters, and symposia. All abstracts and presentations will be in English. Abstracts must contain original materials that have not been presented previously at regional, national, or international meetings.

All submissions will go through a review process by the Scientific Committee for the Conference.  Notifications of the decisions of the Scientific Committee will be sent to individuals by February 15, 2010.  (In some instances, presenters indicating their preference for an oral presentation will be asked by the Scientific Committee to make a poster presentation to better use the program space and time that is available.) The Scientific Committee is committed to early notification of decisions for the first time at an ITC Conference to those individuals who submit their proposals early. We understand the desirability of early notification and so the Scientific Committee will try to accommodate individuals submitting early proposals to the extent possible.

• Symposium presentation
  A symposium will have a time limit of 85 minutes.  This would allow time for four speakers and a discussant, or five speakers. Discussants are encouraged for each symposium but not required.  The organizer of the symposium is responsible for providing a brief overview of the symposium (approximately 200 words), and submitting the abstracts (approximately 200 words each) of the presenters and their contact information.
  
  
• Oral presentation
  Individual oral presentations will be 15 minutes in length. They will be grouped into sessions with other papers that are related to the subthemes of the conference. Each session consists of 85 minutes, with 4 to 5 papers to be presented inclusive of discussion. Abstracts should be approximately 200 words in length and describe the background, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and implications or significance of the research study.
  
  

• Poster presentation
• Each poster should be no larger than 84.1 cm. x 118.9 cm. (or 33.1 in. x 46.8 in.). The contents should be legible from a one-meter distance. Poster sessions will be presented before and after lunch / tea breaks. Interactive poster sessions will be arranged within an 85-minute slot. Abstracts should be approximately 200 words in length and describe the background, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and implications or significance of the research study.
• See suggestions for preparing your poster [click link]

Once an abstract has been approved by the Scientific Committee, formal participation to the Conference will be confirmed after payment of the registration fees of, at least, one author or co-author by April 30, 2010. Only abstracts with paid registration fees will be published in the scientific program.