Submitted abstracts for oral presentations and posters should be formatted as follows:

Size: One page (8.5 x 11 inch paper size) with one inch margins left, right, top, and bottom.

Title: 14 point Times Roman typeface, single column, bold, centered, upper and lower case using initial capitals for each word in the title other than articles and prepositions.

Authors: Author names, credentials, institutions, and locations should be below the title, in 12 point Times Roman typeface, single-column, bold, centered, upper and lower case using appropriate capitals. Institutions should also be in italics.

Abstract Body: single-spaced in 10 point Times Roman typeface, justified, two-column format with 0.5 inch between columns.

The abstract should be structured, i.e. Objective, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and References.

Figures may also be included in the abstract body.

A sample abstract that can be used as a template is available here.