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

arinex
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ABN 28 000 386 676

arinex pty limited (formally Tour Hosts) has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Conference Organiser). arinex is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. It is the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. It is ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Conference and looks forward to working with DAA and all its members to produce the best Conference in its history.

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

General Policies and Requirements for the Submission of Abstracts

  • All abstracts must contain original work that has not previously been reported.
  • All abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines provided. Submissions will be returned to the author without review if not in the correct format and must be resubmitted immediately in the correct format to be reviewed and considered for inclusion in the program*.
    * This includes compliance with the 250 word limit
  • The presenting author only must submit the abstract.
  • The presenting author will be required to register and pay for the conference to ensure their abstract(s) are included in the final program and journal supplement – deadline for author registration is Monday 15 March 2010.
  • Do not resubmit an abstract for any reason other than a notified submission error. If you do not receive a confirmation email with a receipt number confirming that your abstract was successfully uploaded, please contact the Conference Managers.
  • It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that the abstract is submitted correctly. After an author has submitted their abstract they must check their submission, which will be converted to a PDF file, to ensure the document has been uploaded correctly.
  • Abstracts will be reviewed by the appointed conference abstract reviewers.
  • Oral Presentations – It is a requirement of all presenting authors that a biography (maximum of 150 words) is supplied at the time of abstract submission. This is for use by the chairperson in each session.
  • Electronic Poster Presentations – Instructions on the preparation of electronic poster displays will be sent to authors upon notification of the abstract’s acceptance.
  • Audio-visual equipment – Please note that for all oral presentations, only data projection (PowerPoint) will be available for use by speakers.
  • Faxed or mailed hard-copy abstracts or abstracts sent on disk/CD will not be accepted. If you are unable to submit via the website please contact the Conference Managers:

 Disclaimer

The Conference Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events.