Call for abstracts

POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 20 December

For any queries please email: crispr@composition.co.nz


Presentation types

  • Oral presentations will be allocated a 20 minute timeslot.

  • Poster presentation guidelines will be provided at time of acceptance. There will be dedicated poster viewing sessions during the conference.

Early Career Scientists chosen to present at the conference will receive a waiver for their registration fees. A total of 20 slots are available for this benefit.

Submission guidelines

Please allow at least 15 minutes to complete the online profile and submission process. 

You will be required to have: 

  • Contact details of lead (corresponding) contact - All communications and correspondence regarding this abstract submission will be sent to the lead contact.

  • Abstract written in the correct format (see below)

  • All author(s) affiliations (organisation, city, region, country) 

Format for abstracts

All abstract submissions must be: 

  • Microsoft Word document 

  • Arial, 12 point

  • Maximum of 250 words

  • Single spacing without justified margins

Abstract Selection

  • Oral presentations will be selected to ensure a programme with a broad range of cutting edge research. Abstracts that are not selected for oral presentation will automatically be considered for a poster presentation.

Early Career Scientists

Early Career Scientists chosen to present at the conference will receive a waiver for their registration fees. A total of 20 slots are available for this benefit.


Criteria for evaluating abstracts

All abstracts are subject to review by the Organising Committee. In evaluating the abstract the reviewers will be mindful of the following criteria: 

  • Abstracts are in plain language, free of specialist jargon, unless it is clearly appropriate

  • Innovation and originality or application of existing ideas in a ways that provide new insights and progress the field

Conditions of submission

  • Late submissions will not be accepted. 

  • A condition of acceptance is that at least one author presents at the conference. 

  • Presenters must register to attend for at least a day of the conference. They are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and registration expenses. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to authors or presenters.

  • It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure the accuracy of the content, spelling, grammar and formatting of the abstract, as it will be published as it is submitted. 

  • The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and may contact authors or their nominated referees as part of the review process.

  • By submitting an abstract you also grant CRISPR permission to publish the abstract in the Conference proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format, Conference App and on CRISPR website.

Timeframes

POSTER SUBMISSIONS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER

Need help? If you are having trouble submitting your abstract, then please contact us

First time presenters

Have you not submitted an abstract before? Not sure of the process? We strongly encourage those who haven’t submitted an abstract to get involved and give it a go! 

    • Firstly, print and read all the information on this website page. It’s important to note the close of submission date.

    • Next you need to write your abstract, following the format required. It’s often easier to download the example and type over this. A clear and concise title is a good start to your abstract.

    • When writing your abstract, it’s important to remember, that whoever reads it, will know nothing about you, or the topic you are writing on, so use simple easy language to convey what you will present on.

    • Often, it’s best to write your abstract and then ask either colleagues, mentors or family members to read it and provide feedback.

    • Once you are happy with the written abstract, it’s time to go online and submit the abstract. This is a simple online process, which you will be required to upload the abstract. At the conclusion of this process, you should receive a confirmation email.

    • You will be required to provide a short biography during the online submission process, if you don’t have one available, write one, prior to starting the online submission process. If you are accepted the biography is used by the facilitator on the day you are presenting to correctly introduce you.

    • The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and you will be notified by email if your abstract has been accepted or declined.

    • Please do not be dishearten if you are not accepted, less than 50% of abstracts are accepted.

    • If you are accepted, congratulations! Now the next part begins! Preparing for the presentation. For this, practice does make perfect. You will receive tips on presenting, as part of the acceptance letter. Take the time to read these tips and learn how to improve your presenting style and delivery (including the preparation of slides).

    • Register for the conference, as part of the submission, you agree to register and pay for at least one day of the conference.

    • Once you arrive at the conference, go to the Speaker Preparation room with your slides on a USB stick. In the Speaker Preparation room, there will be an audio-visual technician who will load your presentation onto their computer, and run the slides, to ensure there are no hiccups. Once confirmed, they will ensure your presentation is loaded onto the computer. If there are any audio-visual issues on the day, the technician will be available to sort it out.

    • On the day you are presenting, go and find the room that you are presenting in, have a look at the space. Be in the room 15 minutes prior to presenting (this will usually be in a catering break) to meet the facilitator, confirm where you will be seated, how they will introduce you, have a go with the remote mouse etc.

    • Most importantly – enjoy yourself. People will be interested in what you have to say so take a deep breath, smile, keep calm, talk clearly and slowly and enjoy your presenting time.

  • Any queries, please do not hesitate to email: crispr@composition.co.nz