UK Annual Scientific Meeting

Call for Abstracts

Submission Date: 20th January 2004

ICS UK is particularly interested in abstracts being submitted which emphasise the clinical practice undertaken by all contributors in the promotion of continence and quality of life for patients.

Colleagues are encouraged to submit papers and posters, which demonstrate the quality of work being carried out in the promoting of continence. Free papers and posters present an excellent opportunity to stimulate debate, raise issues or highlight quality work being carried out by teams or individuals. They can be used as a mechanism to reach a wider audience while both motivating colleagues and challenging their thinking. Papers may be either research or practice based.

All submissions will be subject to a blind review.

Oral Papers

Presentations should last for 4 minutes with an additional 3 minutes of question time. Editorial support will be available. All oral paper presenters attending the Presenters must register as full Conference delegates.

Posters

Posters submitted should fit standard size poster boards 100cm wide by 110cm tall. Posters must be displayed during the whole of the Conference period. Presenters may be expected to provide a 4 minute discussion on the poster during poster walks. Presenters must register as full Conference delegates.

Best Poster Prize and Best Free Paper Prize

The Conference will award the following prizes:

ICS Best Oral Presentation £1000.00
ICS Best Poster Award £500.00

These awards are sponsored by Eli Lilly & Company Ltd and Boehringer-Ingelheim.

When submitting your abstract please ensure that you have fulfilled the following criteria:

• Your abstract must be submitted in English.
• The lead presenter must include their full name, institution, address, telephone number and email address with the submitted abstract.
• Your abstract must not exceed 300 words.
• Abstracts must be typed (Arial font size 10).
• Abstracts can be submitted by:
  • Email using address below, including contact information.
  • Sending a copy of your abstract on a 3.5 high density disk, using Word 6 or Rich Text Format (RTF) files. Please ensure the disk is labeled with your name(s), title of the presentation, and the format (PC formats only), must be included.
• The abstract should be structured according to the following format: Title; Abstract; References.
• A maximum of 5 key references should be given, in Harvard style.
• Faxed copies or photocopied abstracts will not be accepted
• All authors must be acknowledged in the application and the lead presenter underlined.

Conditions

The following conditions will apply to all applications:

• The names of presenting authors may be used in ICS UK publicity material.
• Abstract submitted without adequate contact information cannot be used.
• The ICS UK reserves the right to appoint assessment and review panels as required.
• The decision of the panel is final.

Please note that all authors submitting abstracts must also register as full Conference delegates to be eligible to present at the Conference. Abstracts must be posted or E-mailed NOT FAXED to:

ICS UK 2004 National Conference Secretariat,
Index Communications Meeting Services,
Crown House, 28 Winchester Road,
Romsey, SO51 8AA, UK.
E-Mail: icsuk@indexcommunications.com