International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
www.10ga.iapb.org
10th General Assembly
of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Abstract Submission Guidelines
The 10GA Programme Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for
presentation at the IAPB’s 10th General Assembly, 27-30 October 2016 in Durban,
South Africa.
All abstracts must be submitted in English at www.10ga.iapb.org/blindnessprevention-abstracts/. A hard copy of the submitted abstract is NOT required for
submission. Important note: previously published or presented abstracts will not be
accepted. Please read the guidelines below before submitting an abstract.
Deadline, Review and Acceptance
Online submission of abstracts is open 12 October 2015 – 25 March 2016.
Submissions will be reviewed by the 10GA Programme Committee. Primary authors
will be notified of acceptance or if an abstract has been declined by May 2016.
Withdrawal / Changes
Once submitted online, abstracts cannot be changed. A submission can, however,
be withdrawn.
Presentation Types
Abstracts will be accepted for consideration by the Programme Committee in the
following categories: (Please note that abstracts may be submitted with author
indicating preference for Free Paper or Poster presentation, but the committee will
determine the presentation method.)
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Free Papers – Oral presentations of approximately 5 minutes in length,
followed by approximately 3 minutes of discussion led by session chairs.
Posters – Poster boards display of the latest research in the abstract topics.
General Submission Guidelines
Submit your abstract at www.10ga.iapb.org/blindness-prevention-abstracts/.
Enter the following:
1. EMAIL
Enter your current email ID and verify by re-entering it. It is essential to
provide a reliable email ID – all the future correspondence pertaining to your
abstract will be on email alone.
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2. PRESENTING AUTHOR
Enter name of the presenting author in the first row of the Authors Listing.
3. CO-AUTHORS
To add co-author(s), use the provided boxes. Each co-author’s name MUST
be entered in an individual co-author field. List co-author(s) in the order that
you want them listed in the Programme Book.
4. AFFILIATION
Mention your affiliation with any Hospital/Institute/University/Organization
5. FINANCIAL INTEREST DISCLOSURE
Disclose financial interest/commercial relationships by checking the
appropriate checkbox.
6. ABSTRACT TOPIC
Select one Abstract topic as appropriate from the dropdown menu. Abstracts
can be submitted in any one of the following topics:
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Age Macular Degeneration
Cataract
Corporate Social Responsibility
Diabetic Retinopathy
Epidemiology and Global Burden of Disease
Eye Care Delivery
Glaucoma
Universal Eye Health: a Global Action Plan 2014-2019
Health Financing
Health Management Information Systems
Human resources for Eye Health
Innovation and Technology
Onchocerciasis
Community Based Rehabilitation
Sustainable Development Goals
Trachoma
Uncorrected Refractive Errors and Myopia
Paediatric Eye Health
Low Vision
Poverty and Eye Health
7. PRESENTATION PREFERENCE
Select one presentation preference from the dropdown menu: Free Paper or
Poster.
8. ABSTRACT TITLE
Enter the Title of your abstract in the box as you want it to appear in Meeting
publications. The following guidelines apply:
a. Use CAPITAL LETTERS for the initial alphabets (title case) only.
b. DO NOT include author names in title field. Each author's name MUST
be entered in the Author step in lower case.
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c. Limit abstract title to 200 characters including spaces.
9. BODY OF THE ABSTRACT
Abstracts should be organised as follows:
a. Purpose
b. Methods
c. Results
d. Conclusions
State the purpose of the study, describe the method, summarize the results
presenting sufficient details to support the conclusions, and give the
conclusions reached (it is not acceptable to state "The results will be
discussed").
Divide each text into no more than 3-4 paragraphs. Use numerals for numbers
and only very well-known abbreviations e.g. WHO, VA, anti-VEGF. If you
must use other abbreviations, please explain them the first time they appear.
Do not use symbols. Do not identify yourself or your institution in the text.
You may copy and paste from a text file into the appropriate box.
Do not include any figures, tables, charts, references or illustrations.
Maximum character limit for the body of the abstract is 2000 counts. The
count includes characters and spaces.
Please check your abstract carefully for typographical errors, misspellings,
poor hyphenation, etc. They will be glaringly apparent in the published
abstract.
10. SUBMIT
Finally, after re-checking your completed submission, please submit the form.
Author Agreements
By submitting an abstract, the author confirms and agrees to the following:
 All authors approve submitting this work for presentation.
 The authors have done the work reported in the abstract and take full
responsibility for the contents.
 The 10GA Programme Committee reserves the right to determine the format
of presentation (free paper or poster).
 The authors agree to confine their presentation to the topic in the abstract.
 The presenting author should attend the Assembly to present the abstract if
selected for the programme.
 The presenting author should immediately notify the 10GA Programme
Committee if he/she is unable to make a presentation or if the presenting
author must be changed.
 If an individual replaces the presenting author, that individual may not be the
presenting author of another submitted abstract.
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The author is responsible for using correct grammar and spelling, but the
Programme Committee reserves the right to edit abstracts for grammar and
spelling.
Publication
Abstracts will be published electronically in a searchable database on the 10GA
website for reviewing purposes. No printed Abstract book will be produced.
Review
Abstracts will be reviewed for their structure, content, perceived value to 10GA
delegates and degree of innovation. All decisions are final.
Registration and Travel Costs
All presenters will be required to register for the Assembly no later than 27 May
2016.
According to the policy of the IAPB and the 10GA, all participants in the scientific
programme will be responsible for their own registration fees, hotel and travel
expenses. Since all of participants, including all those in leadership positions, are
covering their own expenses, we regret that we cannot waive registration fees or
cover expenses for any participant in the scientific programme, including Convenors,
Chairs, Speakers or Participants.
Questions?
For questions related to abstract submission, please email:
communications@iapb.org
Thank you!
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