SUO Winter Meeting - Abstract Submissions
(Deadline to submit: September 1, 2008 12:00 Noon (CST))
Submission Information:
  1. IMPORTANT NEW CHANGES TO THE SUBMISSION PROCESS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
  2. If you do not already have a submission account and are not a member of SUO, or if you simply desire to use a new submission account, click the link above to "Register a new Account".
  3. Once signed in, from the main account page, you will need to either click the name of an already existing abstract presenting author you have submitted an abstract for, or click the link to submit an abstract from a new presenter not listed in order to proceed with submitting an abstract.
  4. You will need to indicate the following information available during the submission process:
    1. The title of the Abstract with a maximum length of 200 Characters, which includes spaces.
    2. The topic to be chosen from a list of topics.
    3. You will need to enter the body text of your abstract directly into the provided text box. A maximum character count of 2500 characters, which includes spaces, is allowed.
    4. If you are uploading an optional figure/illustration image that would be appended to the end of your abstract text, the maximum character count is 2250, which includes spaces.
      • The maximum dimensions of your figure/illustration image is a width of 525 pixels and a height of 160 pixels.
      • Images that are found to have larger dimensions than allowed will automatically be resized to comply with those specifications.
      • Allowed image formats to upload are as follows: jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp; however, images are converted to jpeg during the submission process for consistent use with the webpages and embedding into the abstract document.
    5. Be cautious of using special symbols or characters when entering your data.
    6. The name, address, phone and email of the Presenting author.
    7. The Educational Background and Current Position of the Presenting Author.
  5. You will need to complete a CME/COI Speaker disclosure form for the Presenting Author which will be presented to you upon making your submission and can be accessed at any time after the submission by clicking the CME/COI Submission Information link from the menu above.
  6. The final abstract document should include the abstract title in all caps and bold-faced, the names of the authors and their affiliation, city, and state, followed by the body of the abstract.
  7. The text of the abstract must contain an introduction and objectives, methods, results obtained, and conclusions.
  8. You must indicate any financial funding in the text of the abstract.
  9. When preparing your abstract prior to making your submission please follow these guidelines:
    • Follow the character count guidelines from above.
    • Set all margins at 1.5 inches.
    • Single line spacing should be used and
    • Font should be set at 10 Pt. Arial
    • If the entirety of your prepared abstract fits onto a single page, you are ready to make your submission online.
  10. Please also note the following: Abbreviations may only be used after the words are written out in full at first mention. It is the author's responsibility to submit the abstract in perfect order with no errors in spelling or grammar. Abstracts will not be retyped or corrected. Abstracts not received in the proper format will not be considered by the Program Committee.