ABSTRACT GUIDELINES for oral and poster presentation

1. Registration is mandatory before submission of abstract, abstract submitted without registration will not be considered. 
2. Submit an abstract not more than 250 words.
3.  Names and contact details of author(s) name, organization, position, city /country, email,  and mailing address}. Please indicate by UNDERLINING the name of the presenting author. 
4. Title of the poster must be in upper case and avoid using abbreviations in title. 
5. Abstract should be structured in the Introduction, Aim, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusion and References not more then three. 
6. Use the New Times Roman font of 12 size with 1.5 point spacing. 
7. Submit Microsoft Word file. 

1. Registration is mandatory before submission of abstract, abstract submitted without registration will not be considered. 
2. Submit an abstract not more than 250 words.
3.  Names and contact details of author(s) name, organization, position, city /country, email,  and mailing address}. Please indicate by UNDERLINING the name of the presenting author. 
4. Title of the poster must be in upper case and avoid using abbreviations in title. 
5. Abstract should be structured in the Introduction, Aim, Material and Methods, Results, Conclusion and References not more than three. 
6. Use the New Times Roman font of 12 size with 1.5 point spacing. 
7. Submit Microsoft Word file. 

1.   Size of the Poster: 3 feet (breadth) by 4 feet (Length) in Portrait
2. The title of the poster should be in CAPITAL letters. Not everything is in capitals but in upper and lower case. Recommended font size as:

• T  Title: 96 pt
• A Authors: 72 pt
• A Affiliations: 36-48 pt
•  S  Section headings: 36 pt
•  T  Text: 24 pt
•  A  Acknowledgements: 18 pt

                   Arial, Helvetica, Garamond or any Sans Serif are the best fonts for the posters

             3.  Name of the presenting author, designations and affiliations including their contact details and 

                   Email addresses to be mentioned after the title. 

            4.  The poster should be prepared under the following headings- 

                   a) Introduction 

                   b) Objectives 

                   c) Material and Methods 

                   d) Results 

                   e) Conclusion

                   f) References (Not more then Three) 

                   g) Acknowledgement (at the end) 

              5. Font Size can be adjusted but readable well from the 3 ft. distance

              6. Convey your content preferably in the form of visuals i.e. graphs, charts, diagrams, and 

                    photographs. 

               7. When needed use bullet text; avoid long sentences; keep it simple yet effective and to the point. 

               8. Citations not needed in the poster (you can add citations if your work is unique and requires one). 

               9. The text should be readable. Always leave a breathing space around the text. 

                    Try to use a uniform font style. 

               10. The content in the poster should be systematic, sequential, and non-chaotic. 

               11. Allow judicious and careful use of colors (especially primary colors). Put a very light color behind your text blocks. dark background, and have light text blocks on it.

               12. Avoid using busy backgrounds. 

               13. Within the guidelines use your creativity, ideas, and interactivity to make your poster innovative 

                      and interesting. 

1. Time allotted for Oral paper will be 6 minutes followed by 2 minutes for discussion.
2. Speaker should strictly adhere to the time schedule.
3. First slide of the PowerPoint presentation should contain title, name of the authors and the name of the institute. Name of the presenting author should be underlined.
4. Laptop will be provided for presentation
5. The speaker will bring the presentation in pen drive and make sure it is submitted beforehand in the respective hall. The list of presentations in different halls will be displayed by organizing committee on one day prior of presentation.
6. Sequence of Paper would be according to Oral Presentation (OP) number as highlighted in list. Published on or before one day prior to the presentation.