We would like to
invite you to submit your best research for
presentation at the 1999 Pediatric Academic
Societies’ (PAS) Annual Meeting, which
will be held in San Francisco, Saturday, May
1 – Tuesday, May 4. The heart of
the PAS Annual Meeting is the work submitted
by the memberships of the three sponsoring
societies (APS, SPR and APA). The Annual
Meeting offers a unique opportunity for you
and your colleagues to present interesting,
new and innovative research and engage in
collegial interchanges. Highlights of the
state of the art, topic symposia, hot topics,
mini courses and educational seminars for
1999 are located on page 6.
We strongly encourage
you to submit your abstracts electronically.
Last year, 1,989 abstracts were submitted and
88% were submitted electronically. The
electronic submission of abstracts helps us
contain costs and facilitates the
dissemination and publication of the
abstracts. Please take a few moments to
review the submission formats available this
year. Several improvements have been made
which we hope will make the submission
process as simple as possible for you. As
always, we welcome your suggestions.
On-Line Submission
is the easiest and most preferred method
for abstract submissions. Features
include:
- The web site is
available 24 hours a day until 11:59
p.m. CST on December 15th
from any location that has access to
the Internet
- Multiple authors can
easily review and/or work on the
abstract from different sites (but
not at the same time, please)
- Abstract payment
available on-line New
- Supports graphic
images New
- Tables and images can
be placed in the body of your
abstract New
- Supports tables (with
special characters/symbols)
- Supports Greek
characters and special symbols
- Notification of
receipt and acceptance status is
provided via e-mail (if address
provided)
- Ability for user to
log in and check abstract receipt and
acceptance status
The second option for
electronic submission is the Download/Upload
Submission Program. Features include:
- Requires user to
have an e-mail system that allows
attachments
- Supports tables
(without special characters/symbols)
- Supports Greek
characters and special symbols
- Supports graphic image
attachments New
- Notification of
receipt and acceptance status is
provided via e-mail (if address
provided)
Abstract Submitter Disks
are available in a very limited supply this
year in both Windows and Mac. Of the 2000
disks shipped last year, only 10% were
actually used to submit abstracts. The
program is identical to the download/upload
program. Producing mass disks is expensive.
This format should only be used if you are
unable to submit using one of the methods
noted above (on-line or download/upload). Do
not order these "as a back up". There
are minimal system requirements.
Submitting on Paper
Forms is highly discouraged! This format
should only be used by individuals who do not
have access to the Internet to access the
on-line or download/upload programs or do not
have the minimal computer hardware
requirements for the abstract submitter disk.
These abstracts must be rekeyed into the
electronic formats by staff before the review
process and publication of our journal.
Special formats you wish to use for paper
abstracts, if not available in electronic
formats, are not retained.
A few things to keep
in mind when submitting electronically:
- You still have to
send a hard copy (the final
version which is printed from the
submission program). There are two
reasons: 1) we must have your payment
(if you did not use the on-line
submission which allows on-line
payment); and 2) it
protects you. It allows us to
verify that your abstract has been
received and that no data has been
corrupted or lost when the file is
transferred. This is crucial to the
quality control and verification
process.
- Tables and graphic
images can now be placed within
the body of your text. Wrap around
text is not possible.
- Technical Support:
We encourage you to take a few
moments to read all of the submission
instructions before you call
for help. We are here to help you
through any technical support needs
you or your assistant may have when
you begin the process of preparing
and submitting an abstract. However,
please expect delays if you wait
until the last minute to begin.
Despite our best attempts to handle
the load of those last minute panics,
we cannot handle all 2000 at once. Take
a few moments to read the
"helpful hints" for
abstract creation and submission,
which can be found on page 20.
