The abstracts should include the title and authors and must be 250 words maximum in length (excluding title and authors). Please indicate whether you would prefer an oral or poster presentation; we will try to accommodate your choice.
Oral and Poster Presentations will be 10 minutes, with five minutes of questions and answers. Posters should be no larger than 36” high x 48” wide. Please do not have posters printed until after you have been notified that your abstract has been selected for poster presentation.
Judges will be using a simple scoring method based on the following criteria:
- Presentation of Hypothesis
- Appropriateness of Methods
- Validity of Results Related to Stated Hypothesis
- Appropriateness and Importance of Conclusions
- Format and Organization
- Responses to Questions
- Innovation: Ideas/Methods/Conclusions
- Staying on time
Please submit your abstract by Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.