Northeast Regional Discussion Group (NERDG) Annual Meeting
May 1, 2014
http://www.aaps.org/Northeast_Regional/
Submission Guidelines for Short Topic Presentation (STP), Analytical
Track Presentation (ATP), Regular Poster Presentation (RPP),
and Academic Research Award (ARA)
Abstract Deadline Friday, March 28, 2014
Presentation Rules and Regulations for the 2014 Annual Conference
There are no additional fees to participate in the NERDG STP, ATP, RPP or ARA. However, all
participants must also pay the conference registration fee and submit a separate registration
form for the conference to be eligible to present. Conference registration will be available on the
new NERDG website http://www.aaps-nerdg.org/ .
All abstracts should adhere to the following criterion:
One page, 350-word limit
Margins top and bottom - 1”, left -1.25”, right -1”
Font – Arial, not smaller than size 11
Title in bold
Authors and affiliations - presenting author underlined
Email addresses of the presenting author as well the corresponding author
Divided into four sections: Purpose(s), Methods, Results, and Conclusions
Eligibility as well as instructions for abstract submission are defined below
Abstract Review Committee
A subset of the NERDG planning committee will review all abstracts submitted for the RPP, STP and ARA
and choose the abstracts for presentation at the meeting. Presenters will be notified by email.
Regular Poster Presentation (RPP)
The Regular Poster Presentations will cover all topics related to Pharmaceutical Research, Development and
Technology. A completed abstract should be submitted to nerdg.rpp@gmail.com prior to March 28, 2014. If
accepted, the presenters will be notified of the Abstract Review Committee’s decision no later than April 4, 2014.
Poster boards are approximately 4 feet high x 6 feet long. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, please set
up your poster no later than 8:45 am on the meeting day, Thursday, May 1, 2014 in Salon E, and remove before
5:00 pm. Your poster board will be marked with an assigned number. Push pins will be available near the boards.
If there are any questions concerning the NERDG-RPP session, please email nerdg.rpp@gmail.com.
Short Topic or Analytical Track Presentations (STP or ATP)
The Northeast Regional Discussion Group (NERDG) Short Topic Presentation (STP) and new Analytical Track
Presentation formats are designed to give academic and industrial scientists in the field the opportunity to present
and discuss their research in a smaller, more interactive setting. The STP and ATP sessions are open to all
NERDG participants. The topics for presentations are open to any area of pharmaceutical research, development
and technology. Due to limited space and time, it may not be possible to select all abstracts for presentation at the
conference. The presentation time is 15-20 min depending on the number of participants. The lead author (first
author) is defined as the individual who has performed the majority of the research and is expected to be the one
presenting the material. The lead author should be present during the presentation session. However, if s/he
cannot be present the day of NERDG 2014 Annual Conference, a substitute presenter should be designated. The
lead author should inform the STP Committee as soon as possible through nerdg.stp@gmail.com.
Due to limitations on the number of STP presenters that the NERDG Conference can accommodate, all
STP applications may not be chosen for presentation. In such cases, the same STP abstract may be
presented as a poster if the submitter and RPP section mutually agree.
STP participants should submit abstracts to nerdg.stp@gmail.com by March 28, 2014.
ATP participants should submit abstracts to nerdg.atp@gmail.com by March 28, 2014.
If accepted, the presenters will be notified of the Abstract Review Committees decision no later than April 4,
2014. Participants with accepted abstracts should submit their PowerPoint Slides to the STP Session Chair by
April 25th, 2014 through nerdg.stp@gmail.com.
Academic Research Award (ARA)
The Academic Research Award (ARA) is limited only to students who are currently pursuing Master’s,
Doctorate and PharmD degrees. Each student participant will give a 15-20 min slide presentation to the
judging committee as well as general audience. One $1000 and two $500 awards will be given this year. The
students will be judged on the research content as well as the presentation skills including the ability to
communicate to a wide audience.
As reflected in the session title, an alternate speaker cannot be substituted for the ARA presenting author
listed in the abstract submission. A presenting author who cannot present on the meeting date should inform the
ARA Committee as soon as possible through nerdg.ara@gmail.com to withdraw his/her abstract.
Due to limitations on the number of ARA presenters that the NERDG Conference can accommodate, all ARA
applications may not be chosen for presentation. In such cases, the same ARA abstract may be presented as a
poster if the submitter and RPP section mutually agree.
ARA participants must submit abstracts to nerdg.ara@gmail.com by March 28, 2014. If accepted, the
presenters will be notified of the Abstract Review Committees decision no later than April 4, 2014. If accepted,
the ARA participants should submit their presentation PowerPoint slides to the ARA Session Chair by April 25th,
2014 through nerdg.ara@gmail.com.
If there are any questions concerning the NERDG-STP or NERDG-ARA session, please email
nerdg.stp@gmail.com or nerdg.ara@gmail.com. If you don’t hear a reply after five business days, please
contact john.morrison@bms.com.