Edinburgh ASM 2011

Poster Exhibition

We will shortly notify members when we are open to accept poster abstracts for the 2011 ASM. Please check back for updates.

All participants will be invited to submit poster abstracts for exhibition at the Meeting. All abstracts will be subject to review; those accepted by the Scientific Programme Committee will be invited to exhibit throughout the Meeting and will be published in the conference literature.

Authors of the five best abstracts will be invited to give a short presentation in the main plenary hall during the Paper Prize Presentation session on Thursday afternoon.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING A POSTER
The Poster Submission Form must be completed and returned to the British Pain Society Secretariat along with the abstract by the given deadline.

Poster abstracts must conform to the guidelines below.

• Conflict of Interest
Authors must declare any financial support received or any conflict of interests on their abstract.

• Ethical Guidelines
Abstracts must conform to the Home Office licence requirements for animal research and to the International Association for the Study of Pain’s ethical guidelines for animal and human research (www.iasp-pain.org/ethics-h.html and www.iasppain.org/ethics-a.html). Abstracts that do not conform will be rejected. Please confirm above, in Q 4.

• Contact for correspondence
Often a poster has several authors, and the presenter may or may not be one of the authors. The Society will correspond with the first author of the poster, and it is the responsibility of the first author to pass on any relevant information regarding the meeting to the intended presenter and/or other authors as necessary.

• Preparation and Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts must include an Introduction/Aim, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusion. Please use Arial 11 point. Set margins to 2.5 cm at each side, top and bottom. Abstracts must be no longer than one side of A4, including diagrams or charts. Do not alter the margins/font size to make a longer abstract fit. Type the title in bold, but not underlined. Beneath the title, type the authors’ names and the full address of the institution.

For advice on how to submit a successful abstract you may wish to read the article 'Abstract submissions for the Annual Scientific Meeting: raising the standard' (Watson, PJ (2005), Abstracts submissions for the annual Scientific Meeting: raising the standard, The British Pain Society Newsletter, Autumn 2005, pg 16-17, can be downloaded from our website: http://www.britishpainsociety.org/bps_nl_autumn_2005.pdf

• Acceptance of Abstracts
Each poster abstract will be assessed on submission and only those accepted will be invited to exhibit at the Meeting. You will receive notification confirming whether your abstract has been accepted or declined shortly after the deadline.

• Presentation of Abstracts
The poster abstracts will be assessed on submission and authors of the five best abstracts will be invited to give a short presentation during the Prize Paper Presentation Session on Thursday. The prizes will be awarded based on the scientific merit of the presentation by a panel of judges appointed by the Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee. A list of presentations for each session will appear on the British Pain Society's website once they have been scheduled.

• Preparation and Display of Posters
On notification of acceptance of your poster, you will be given full details of where your poster is to be displayed. The area for display on the poster boards is 2m high x 1m wide (portrait) and posters must be kept within these boundaries. The poster should identify the title of the paper, the authors and their affiliations across the top. Text should be legible from 3ft and drawings and charts kept simple. Posters are fixed to the boards by Velcro fastening, which will be supplied.