CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Instructions for Authors and Abstract Preparation

FORMAT AND SIZE

The proportions of the abstract must not exceed 17 cm wide x 16 cm deep, including the title, authors, and institutional addresses and abstract text. To achieve this using A4 paper (NOT Letter or Custom), set all margins to 2 cm. The font to be used throughout is 12 point Times New Roman, space between line 1. Subtitles are not allowed; abstracts should have 250 to 300 words maximum.

TITLE

The Title must have 20 words maximum should be typed in bold, upper case and should be left aligned, not justified. Include a carriage return at the end of the title but do not include a blank line after the title. Do not include a dot at the end of the title.

AUTHOR'S NAMES

The Author's Names should be typed in lower case and should be left aligned, not justified. The full names of the authors must be added followed by title (Dr., PhD, etc). The format for author's names is initials (no dot) surname (comma) with an underline under the presenting author's name. Include a carriage return after the last author but do not add a blank line after the names. Do not include a dot after the last name.

INSTITUTIONS

The Institutions should be typed in lower case and should be left aligned, not justified. Use superscript numbers to link authors to institutions if there is more than one institution. Include only the institution, city, state, and country. Do not include the street address or postcode. Addresses should be separated by a semicolon. A single blank line should follow the institutions. Do not include a dot after the last institution.

ABSTRACT TEXT

The abstract text should be fully justified. The text should be typed as a single paragraph with no paragraph indentations. Use the headings Aims:, Methods:, Results:, and Conclusions: typed in bold (including the colon), where applicable. Do not include a carriage return after the headings. Keywords: Provide up to Five key words at the bottom of the abstract. If the text will not fit within the specified size, edit it to fit; do not use a font size less than 12 point. Supported by: Add grant(s) number(s) and agencies at the end of the abstract

CONTACT DETAILS SUBMITTING AUTHOR

In the space below the abstract (please leave 4 lines after the 16 cm) type the following information. Name of the submitting author, postal address, telephone, fax and email address. Please indicate if the abstract is submitted for "Oral", "Poster" or "either Oral or Poster" presentation. Please note that final assignment of oral or poster presentation will be at the judgment of the organizers.

REGISTRATION OF PRESENTING AUTHOR

The presenting author must be registered for the conference and or for an abstract to be considered. Abstracts received prior to registration will not be considered to publication until registration has been received.

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REGISTRATION OF INVITED SPEAKERS CHAIRPERSONS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES

The invited speakers chairpersons and members of committees do not need to be registered; they are automatically registered to the Congress.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts should be submitted as Microsoft Word for Windows documents with a ".doc" extension. The abstract should be saved with the filename "TCC - author surname". The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 07, 2008.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OF INVITED SPEAKERS

The invited speakers must to send their keynote or conference abstracts according to the same Abstracts Submission instructions above no later than July 31, 2008

THEMATIC AREAS

  1. Clinical management
    1. Treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis effectiveness across continents
    2. Diagnosis
    3. Follow up of patients
    4. Ocular toxoplasmosis
    5. Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients, etc.
  2. Public health and control of infection
    1. Including screening programs
  3. Immunology
    1. Vaccines
    2. Host response, etc.
  4. Basic biology
    1. Parasite cell biology
    2. Signaling pathways
    3. Interaction with host cell
    4. Drugs target
  5. Genetics
    1. Genetic variation and its role in disease outcome
    2. Genes and proteins responsible for genetic variation
    3. Genome organization
    4. Parasite differentiation and pathogenesis
    5. Toxoplasma genetic and biological resources, etc
  6. Environment, animal and food
    1. Environmental and animal contamination
    2. Food safety
    3. Oocyst resistence, etc.
  7. Others.

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