Abstracts should present information in thematic areas listed. All abstracts selected for oral or poster presentation will be published in the annual conference program and the online abstract book. In addition, abstracts will be published in advance of the annual congress on the online program.

Main theme: Emerging Genetic Biocontrol Technologies: Progress made in the Science, Research, Testing, and Environmental Release of Experimental Genetically Modified Biocontrol Products

Sub-themes:

When preparing an abstract for submission, please carefully follow the instructions below:

Abstract submissions should present information that falls within the thematic areas listed. All abstracts selected for oral or poster presentation will be published in the online Abstract Book.

For all submissions, please indicate the type of presentation requested. Oral presentations are given a 10-minute slot within a Scientific Session. During the scientific sessions, presenters will be required to be available to answer questions after participants have listened to the recorded talks.

Poster presentations are given in an assigned poster session.

Style: All abstracts must be in English. The maximum word count is 300 words. This limit does not include the title. Your abstract should be structured in the format outlined below.

Abstract format

Suited for scientific research conducted in all disciplines. The abstract submitted should contain concise statements of:

• Background: indicate the purpose and objective of the research, the hypothesis that was tested or a description of the problem being analyzed or evaluated.
• Methods: describe the study period/setting/ location, study design, study population, data collection and methods of analysis used.
• Results: present as clearly and in as much detail as possible the findings/outcome of the study. Please summarize any specific results.
• Conclusions: explain the significance of your findings/outcomes of the study and its implications.

Enter your title, authors and/or text using all upper-case letters. Do not acknowledge funding sources or include references. If your abstract involves work in progress, please indicate when the final results will be available.

Authorship

The first author entered on the Author Information screen at the submission website should be the person who intends to present the abstract. When entering names, the author’s given name belongs in the First Name field, and the family name belongs in the Last Name field.

Copyright Policy

Abstracts should not include libelous or defamatory content. Material presented in abstracts should not violate any copyright laws. If figures/graphics/images have been taken from sources not copyrighted by the author, it is the author’s sole responsibility to secure the rights from the copyright holder in writing to reproduce those figures/graphics/images for both worldwide print and web publication. All reproduction costs charged by the copyright holder must be borne by the author.

Plagiarism

The conference organizers regard plagiarism as serious professional misconduct. All abstracts must be in English. The text maximum is 300 words. This limit does not include the title. Enter your abstract using the sub-titles indicated; enter your title, authors and/or text using all upper case letters. Do not acknowledge funding sources or include references. If your abstract involves work in progress, please indicate when the final results will be available.

Abstracts that do not conform to this format will be rejected automatically and will not be considered for presentation at the conference.