SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR 2011 GCMAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
B.J. Fregly1 and Diane Damiano2
1
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
E-mail: fregly@ufl.edu Web: www.mae.ufl.edu/~fregly
2
INTRODUCTION
Abstracts for all scientific program submissions are limited to 2 pages. Text on each page
must be contained in a 160mm X 225 mm (6.3” x 8.8”) area. Times New Roman 12 point
must be used in the text of your submission.
Two electronic copies in PDF must be submitted: one copy for publication and one blinded
copy for review. The first page of the publication copy should include the title of the paper,
the author(s) and affiliations. The presenting author’s name should be underlined. The
blinded copy should be devoid of any reference to the authors or affiliations.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
For Scientific Papers and Posters: The body of the text should be comprised of the
following sections: Introduction, Clinical Significance, Methods, Results, Discussion,
References and Acknowledgements. One or two figures may be used, but the author(s) must
ensure that the text and figures are legible when they are reduced to half size.
For Case Studies: Each case study should highlight the use of gait analysis and its relevance
to clinical treatment decision-making. The authors should emphasize only the specific gait
data that provides information necessary to make treatment decisions that could not have
determined using traditional measurements. One or two figures may be used, but the
author(s) must ensure that the text and figures are legible when they are reduced to half size.
The body of the text should be comprised of the following sections: Patient history, Clinical
Data, Gait Data, Treatment Decisions and Indications, and Summary. Pre treatment data only
will be presented. The Summary section should highlight the role of gait analysis in the
particular case.
Abstracts that meet the standards of acceptability will be included in the presentation
schedule for the conference, as well as on the conference CD. Thus, these communications
will have a lifetime that goes beyond the few days of the conference.
METHODS
Abstracts must be submitted electronically and received by December 10, 2010. Abstracts
should be submitted to: https://www.amrms.com/ssl/gcmas/2011/abstracts.cfm. If you have
problems with the submission process, please contact the program chair.
RESULTS
Graphs and tables may be incorporated within the
document, especially if they enhance the text of the
abstract. Text within such elements should be clearly
readable. We recommend compressing any graphics
file before creating the PDF file. Include a caption
beneath the figures to help identify them in the text.
Colors may be used to enhance the readability of the
figures. If data tables are used to convey research
results, include a title and caption above the table.
Reference citations within the text are to be made
using numbers. A reference section is to be formatted
as illustrated on this page. References should include
the first author only (followed by et. al. if appropriate) year, journal, volume, and page
numbers. Acknowledgements are optional, and should be placed in their own section if
included.
Table 1: Tables and graphs may span both columns if necessary (mean± SD).
Running Speeds:
3 m/s
4 m/s
5 m/s
6 m/s
Stride Length:
2.1 ± 0.3 m
2.5 ± 0.2 m
2.9 ± 0.3 m
3.2 ± 0.2 m
Stride Rate:
0.64 ± 0.12 Hz 0.69 ± 0.11 Hz 0.72 ± 0.13 Hz
0.78 ± 0.12 Hz
SUMMARY/CONCLUSIONS
General questions about the conference program should be addressed to: B.J. Fregly, PhD,
GCMAS 2011 Program Chair, fregly@ufl.edu. Questions about the meeting venue should be
addressed to: Diane Damiano, PhD, PT, GCMAS 2011 Conference Chair,
damianod@cc.nih.gov.
REFERENCES
1. Halvorsen, K. et al. (1999) Journal of Biomechanics, 32(11):1221-1227.
2. Woltring, H. (1990) Biomechanics of Human Movement, pp. 203-237.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments are optional and should be placed in their own section if included.