American Aging Association - 37th Annual Meeting

The Role of Genes, Environment and Chance in Determining Aging

May 30 to June 2, 2008  Millennium Harvest House Boulder, Colorado
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Deadline for Early Bird Registration is April 1!

 
 

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND AWARDS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 15, 2008

Accepted abstracts will be notified via email by the 1st of April.

Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to submit abstracts and consider membership.

AWARDS

Pre- and Post- Doctoral Student Awards (up to $500):

  • Walter Nicolai Award for meritorious basic biologic aging research by a graduate student or medical student, and

  • the Paul F. Glenn Award for meritorious research in the area of biomedical gerontology by a post-doctoral fellow

are presented at the annual meeting.

The prizes are in the amount of $500.00 each for the Nicolai and Glenn awards together with a citation. The first runner-up for each award will be awarded $250.00. The abstract must be original, unpublished research, the results of which will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association.

Travel stipends will be awarded to a limited number of students, minorities and new Junior faculty.  Persons interested in applying for travel stipends are required to submit a CV with an abstract of their current research. All awardees will also present their work in either oral or poster format.

To be considered for a travel stipend, please click here to download the application form.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Participants who wish to make an oral or a poster presentation at this meeting must submit an abstract which will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.  Results of this review will be communicated via email, to each applicant.  Please note that ONLY THE ABSTRACTS OF THE REGISTERED PRESENTERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM (online and in print) - no exceptions will be made. 

LANGUAGE: 

All abstracts should be written in English.
NUMBER OF ABSTRACTS:  There is no limit to the number of abstracts each author may submit.
TITLE: 

Make sure your abstract has a title.
AUTHORS: 

List authors' names and designate speaker/presenter with asterisk (*) (first initial, last name); also, list location where research was conducted.
ABSTRACT BODY: 

 

Type entire abstract in single space, lower case--except for single line spaces between title, author's location and the text of the abstract. Text should be a single paragraph starting with a 5-space indentation and should be limited to 300 words or less. Abbreviations may be used only after first defining them (list term in full when first mentioned, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses). Minimum letter size: 12 point font size. 

FORMAT: 

Your abstract will be published exactly as submitted.
SUBMISSION: 

You may choose to submit your abstract Online* (see form below) or 

By email, in Microsoft Word format to AmerAging@aol.com (please scan your document for viruses prior to sending it) or

By Fax at +1-610-565-9747

* IMPORTANT Note: translation of symbols within online forms may not always be accurate - we recommend you transcribe symbols (e.g., β should be spelled out as "beta").

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM (all fields are required)

Name and contact information for person submitting this form:
Last Name  
First Name     
Middle Initial  
Title  
Telephone  
Email  
Organization  
ABSTRACT TITLE (ALL CAPS):                    
NAME OF AUTHORS (List authors' names - first name, middle initial, last name - preceded by the presenting author):
 
 
PRESENTING AUTHOR IS AN INVITED SPEAKER AT THIS CONFERENCE?
YES       NO
 
LOCATION and ADDRESS where research was conducted:
ABSTRACT BODY 
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and Audio/Visual REQUIREMENTS

KEYWORDS

PREFERENCE:     ORAL PRESENTATION*        POSTER PRESENTATION 

(* - there are 16 slots available for short talks)

Should this abstract be considered for (see above descriptions):   

Nicolai Award       Glenn Award       Neither

FOR STUDENTS ONLY (undergraduate, graduate and first year post-doctoral students):

Do you wish to participate in the Student Program?

No, I do not wish to participate in the Student Program

Yes, I want to be part of the Student Program as: 

Audience             Presenter

If you have selected to be a Presenter at the Student Program, please note that you will be limited to 5 (five) slides and 5 minutes, including Q&A.  If your presentation will be selected, you will be notified by end of April 2007.

Once you click on "Submit," you will be led to a Confirmation Page where you will be able to view your abstract.  Please do not use the "back" button on your browser to return to the form and re-submit. 

Note that all presenters and exhibitors must pay the registration fee for the conference and are responsible for their own lodging and transportation costs.  ONLY THE ABSTRACTS OF THE REGISTERED PRESENTERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM (online and in print) - no exceptions will be made. 

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