Guidelines for the prepartion of abstracts

NZSAP July 1996: Guidelines for the preparation of abstracts Abstracts are the basis on which the Management Committee accepts or rejects your offer of a paper(s) for presentation at the Conference. You will increase your chance of acceptance by complying with those guidelines. An electronic version (Microsoft Word 6.0 for PC) of the abstract form sheet can be obtained via e-mail from mcewanj@agresearch.cri.nz.

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The abstract set in the box on the submission form should contain clear objectives, appropriate data (with statistical parameters such as standard error of means of probability estimates) and conclusions as appropriate. Do not include title, authors etc. Unnecessary jargon and abbreviations, and information not relevant to the objectives and conclusions are to be avoided. Abstracts selected for presentation will be printed as submitted, but reduced in size in the abstract booklet which is distributed to all Members.

Instructions

The title, names of all authors and the address of the senior author only must be given.
Give the name of the author to contact regarding your submission and his/her phone number.
Set the abstract (excluding title and authors) using a typeface of 12 point Times Roman within the bounds of the box (16 cm wide by 12 cm deep). A maximum of 350 words is allowed. Do not include tables, equations or references.
Select your preferred type of presentation. Oral and mini-posters will be given equal status when published in the Conference Proceedings.
Obtain the necessary signature of authority.
Post a printed copy of your abstract to the Executive Secretary, Wanda Watson, Ruakura Agricultural Centre, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton by 13th September 1996. Late abstracts will not be considered. Do not fax. Where possible please also e-mail the abstract to vanhoutm@lincoln.ac.nz or alternatively include a 1.44 Mb 3.5 inch IBM PC computer disc containing the abstract in either Microsoft Word or WordPerfect format along with the printed version.

Members who submit abstracts will be advised in October of acceptance or rejection.

NOTE FOR AUTHORS

Your abstract is assessed for inclusion in the conference by the management committee. A number of members of that committee may not be familiar with your field of expertise and can therefore only judge the merits of your paper on the content of the abstract. The abstract should be self contained, readable and easily understood by people not intimately involved in the field. You should emphasise not just the science of your work but also the value of it to the science and/or farming communities you are serving. Rejected abstracts always result in (often unjustified) flak for the management committee. You can give your abstract a better chance of selection if you write it thoughtfully rather than just "rush it out".

REMEMBER!!!
1997 Conference
Lincoln University,
February 11th 12th 13th & 14th