1. You will receive notification of your abstract results via email by Monday 29 March 2010.
2. If you have not received notification of your abstract results by the due date, please contact the Conference Managers, arinex, at rsa2010@arinex.com.au
3. Further instructions on presentation requirements will be provided in future correspondence.

1. Blind-reviewed by a panel made up of members of the RSA Abstract Committee. The Committee retains the right to accept the abstract in a different type of presentation (for example, paper as a poster).
2. Acceptance of an abstract will be based on relative merit and the degree to which the abstract meets the aims of the program.
3. The criteria for evaluating abstracts includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   •  relevance to the Conference theme
   •  importance of presentation
   •  relevance of content to audience
4. The person identified as the presenting author will be the designated contact person and receive all Conference correspondence.
5. Authors will be notified of their acceptance by Monday 29 March 2009.
6. All accepted abstracts will be published in the RSA Journal Supplement.
7. The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by the Conference Managers or Committee. Presenting authors must attend the Conference to deliver the presentation (paper/poster); otherwise the paper/poster will be withdrawn.  Presenting authors are required to register and pay to attend the Conference and are to register either for the day or for the full Conference and will be offered a rate equivalent to the early bird rate.

 Disclaimer

The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Conference. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to successful applicants.

By submitting this abstract you confirm that it has not been published or presented at an international meeting. You also grant the Committee permission to publish the abstract in the Conference proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format.

If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit, please contact arinex to discuss. The Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will be final.

Contact

For further information, please contact the Conference Managers:

arinex pty limited
Email: rsa2010@arinex.com.au
Tel: + 61 3 9417 0888
Fax: + 61 3 9417 0899