Dietitians Association of Australia

Conference Media

Media interested in reporting on research from the conference, interviewing keynote speakers or attending conference sessions should contact: Maree Garside, DAA Public Relations Dietitian, on 0408 482 581 or mgarside@daa.asn.au

Conference Managers

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Address for Communications

Dietitians Association of Australia Conference Managers
arinex pty limited
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: +61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443
Email: dietitians@arinex.com.au
Website: www.daa.asn.au

Abstract Guidelines

Abstract Content Guidelines

  • Abstracts must be submitted using the Microsoft Word DAA 2010 abstract template.
  • Abstracts should take the form of a paragraph of 250 words. The author contact details and funding source is included in the 250 word limit. Abstracts exceeding the word limit will be returned for re-submission.
  • Without using headings, the abstract should state the problem being addressed, the purpose of the paper, basic procedures/methods, main findings and principle conclusions. If necessary, references should be minimally cited in the body of the abstract. Any funding support for research should be stated at the end.

Abstract Format Guidelines

The purpose of the abstract is to define the precise subject of the presentation to an audience.

Title
The abstract title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. It should be in sentence case, bold, and left and right justified.

Authors
Abstract titles should be followed by authors’ first names and surnames (with the presenting author in bold) with superscript numbers for institution. Corresponding to these numbers, names of institutions should follow, including city, state, postcode and country (in this order). Do not include degrees or professional titles (e.g. Dr, Prof. etc.)

Example below:
Barry Smith1, Margaret Pattermore1,2, Leanne Ward2
1 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
2 University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4067 Australia

Text

  • Abstract text must be in Times New Roman, 12 point font size, single-spaced and left and right justified.
  • Leave a line between sections but do not indent.
  • Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract, when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and follow with the abbreviation in parenthesis. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.
  • Capitalise the first letter of trade names.
  • Abstracts should take the form of a 250 word paragraph. Do not include tables, figures or photos.

Contact Author

  • At the conclusion of the abstract text, a contact author and email address must be listed.

                 
Example below:
Contact author: Barry Smith – bsmith@usyd.nsw.edu.au

Compliance to the specifications is imperative – any abstract that does not comply with these specifications will not be accepted for review and will be returned to you by the Conference Managers for resubmission.