The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2011

Call for Symposia is now closed

The APSAD 2011 Scientific Program Committee are calling for symposia which address all aspects of licit and illicit drug use/misuse.

Presentation type

Symposium: a series of oral presentations on a particular subject with an interactive element.  Presenters should allocated a proportion of time within the symposium for discussion.
The Scientific Program Committee may reallocate a presentation type on the basis of time, space available and applicability to the conference themes.

Symposia should present original work that has not been published/presented elsewhere.

Symposium submission is a two-step process:

Step 1

Symposium templates: download one the symposia templates, save it to your desktop and complete it.

To download Abstract Template A, click here (Word, 27KB).

To download Abstract Template B, click here (Word, 27KB)

• Use this template to present your symposium in the required format. Those not submitted using this template will be returned for correction.
• The symposium title should be in initial capital/lower case, not in capitals.
• Authors’ names should be supplied in the surname-last format and should be in initial capital/lower case, not all capitals. Institutional affiliations should be indicated with superscript numbers following the author name.
• All affiliations should contain institution, city and country.
• Each abstract should nominate a Chair for the symposium, the aim of the symposium and describe the interactive element of the symposium.
• Each abstract body text should be no more than 250 words and should clearly and concisely summarise the CONTENT of the presentation, identify questions or issues addressed and outline the results or conclusions.
• All information should be presented in a clear and concise manner using headings where possible e.g. Abstract A - Introduction and Aims, Design and Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions and for Abstract B – Issues, Approach, Key Findings, Implications and Conclusion.  The abstract should include any relevant data (results or outcomes should be included and will be viewed more favourably).
• Graphics ie graphs, tables, images, etc should be avoided however if included, they must be cited in the abstract text. The abstracts themselves must be in text, not table format. All figures should be cited in the text of the abstract.
• All submissions must be in English.
• Delete all text in red when you have completed this template.

After completing the symposia template, move onto step 2.

Step 2:

Online symposia submission form: to complete the online symposia submission form, the following information is required:

• Your contact details
• The title of your symposium
• Name, affiliation and short biography (100 words) of all co-presenters and co-authors
• Audio visual requirements
• Completed ethical statement on behalf of authors disclosing: Sources of funding – Connection with tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical or gaming industry – Constraints on publishing
• Completed funding information
• Agree to the speaker terms and conditions
• Your completed symposia template
• Related theme (please specifiy two from the following):

Please note, the invitation to submit a symposium does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation and/or registration costs associated with the conference. Similarly, no presenter fee is paid to successful participants. All presenters must register for the conference and forward the appropriate registration fee at least six weeks prior to the commencement of the conference.

SYMPOSIA MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2011. THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSION TO THE SYMPOSIA SUBMISSION DEADLINE.

SUBMISSIONS WILL ONLY BE RECEIVED VIA THE PROCESS DETAILED ABOVE.

Publication of symposia

Symposia submitted will be published in a supplement of the Drug and Alcohol Review distributed at the conference. The Drug and Alcohol Review is APSAD’s official journal and is Asia-Pacific’s leading multidisciplinary journal addressing issues related to alcohol and drug-related problems. Published bi-monthly as of 2005, the Drug and Alcohol Review presents original research, policy development and information in the drug and alcohol research field. The journal is an international forum for the views, expertise and experience of all those involved in the study of treatment of alcohol, tobacco and drug problems. The journal represents an important source of information to clinicians, drug and alcohol agency staff, researchers, policy makers, and alcohol service administrators. Please consider this when writing your abstract, structure it accordingly (including any relevant data) and proofread abstracts carefully to avoid errors before submission. Proof pages will be sent to authors in mid October, it is the author’s responsibility to review proofs and return any corrections by the due date. Change in data or abstract content is not permitted at proof stage. Revisions to abstracts will not be permitted after Friday 18 March 2011, submission deadline. For further information please contact the Drug and Alcohol Review editorial officer.

Confirmation of submission

Immediately following successful submission, confirmation will be sent via email.

Symposia review notification

Symposia review notification, program scheduling and allocated presentation format will be communicated to the corresponding authors email address by 18 April 2011. Please note, the details provided as the symposia contact should be for the nominated main contact for your symposia. All correspondence relating to the submission will be directed to this person, and they should in turn distribute to the co-presenters.