Abstract Submissions will open 30 May

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Your abstract may be presented orally or as a poster (more information can be found below). Please indicate your preference in the registration portal. As space for rapid-fire oral presentations is limited, the ABNA Conference Committee may need to override your preference

You will be notified of the outcome of your submission via email by September

You must submit your abstract through this portal

Word limit: 300 (excluding title, authors and references)

Figures and tables are not permitted

If you have changes to your abstract, please log into the abstract site as a returning user

You will be able to edit your submitted abstracts until midnight the Sunday before submissions close

Do not create a new submission. No changes can be made to abstract content after the submission deadline

 Prizes will be awarded for:

Best Poster

Best Rapid-Fire Presentation 

Abstract Submission Categories

Indigenous Engagement

 Citizen Science

Qualitative Biobanking Research

Innovation in Biobanking

Clinical Biobanking

Consent

Legacy Biobanks

Living Biobanks

Other

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Posters must be A0 portrait size or less

A copy of your posters should also be uploaded to this portal as a PDF in the following format: SURNAME_Firstname_poster2024.pdf

Posters should be handed in at the registration desk upon arrival (ABNA Committee members will organise posters on the display)

Please stand at your poster during the designated poster presentation times (see program)

You will need to take your poster down yourself by the end of the conference, no earlier than 2pm, Friday 18 October

Rapid Fire Oral Presentations

Rapid Fire Presentations will be 10 min in length

Please ensure your presentation is emailed to xxx (PowerPoint only) by midnight Monday 16 October

Please save your presentations in the following format: SURNAME_Firstname_rapidfire2024.ppt