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Milano Convention Centre | August 27-31, 2012

Poster Presentations

The poster abstract system is closed. The deadline for submissions was February 6, 2012.

General Information

• Poster abstracts must describe original scientific material that has not been previously published or presented at other national or international meetings.
• IASP does not allow encore presentations. However, if an abstract was presented elsewhere only with preliminary results, and complete results are now available, it may be submitted.
• Poster abstracts will be published and made available to all registered delegates in an electronic format.

Abstract Guidelines

• Abstracts will be approved for presentation on the basis of quality and originality.
• Abstracts will be rejected if they do not adhere to the ethical principles for clinical (human) and animal research endorsed by IASP. Please review the guidelines for Pain Treatment Services, Use of Animals in Research, Ethical Guidelines for Pain Research in Humans, and Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Field of Pain at www.iasp-pain.org/guidelines.
• Abstracts must be in standard English with accurate spelling and of a quality suitable for publication.
• Proprietary drug names may not be used when referring to pharmacological substances. Only generic names of drugs are acceptable.
• Tables or illustrations may not be included in abstracts, but may appear on the poster if accepted for presentation.
• The text of the abstract must contain 1,000-3,500 characters including spaces and punctuation. Abstracts must be organized into the following sections:
  • Aim of Investigation
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions
• Acknowledgments/Disclosures: If applicable, abstracts should include and acknowledgement section, listing grant support (including grant number) and disclosure of any financial relationship the author(s) may have with the manufacturer/supplier of any commercial products or services related to the work reported in the abstract. Items to include are:
  • research support
  • consultant to a company
  • speaker bureau participant
  • company employee
  • any other form of financial interest or support

Presenting Author

• If an abstract is selected for presentation, the presenting author must register to attend the Congress. Presenting authors are responsible for all expenses related to attending the Congress, including but not limited to airfare, registration, accommodations, ground transportation and meals. Poster authors may be eligible to apply for financial aid.
• An individual may present more than one poster at the Congress, so long as he or she is a listed author on each poster being presented.

Instructions and Tips for Preparing Poster Presentations

POSTER BOARDS WILL HAVE A USABLE SPACE THAT IS 77.1 INCHES (1.96 METERS) WIDE AND 37.8 INCHES (0.96 METERS) HIGH.

Each poster will display for one (1) full day to allow Congress delegates sufficient time for review. Posters will be available for viewing Tuesday through Friday from 08:30 to 18:00. Each day, there will be a dedicated poster discussion period. IASP requires that authors be present as follows: from 09:45 to 10:45 for even-numbered posters and from 15:15 to 16:15 for odd-numbered posters (15:00 to 16:00 on Thursday).

Poster presenters will be allowed into the Exhibition Hall/Poster Area at 08:00 the day of their assigned poster session to arrange the poster on the poster board. Authors must take down their posters at the end of each day between 17:30 and 18:15. Please note that the exhibition hall closes at 18:00 and you may not enter after that time.

No conflicting sessions are scheduled during the poster discussion period. The presenting author must be present at his or her poster for the assigned discussion period. The poster presenter and/or a co-author should also be present at his or her poster for as much of the entire poster discussion period as possible.

Posters should be self-explanatory so presenters are free to supplement and discuss particular points raised in inquiry. The poster must cover the same material as reported in the abstract. The poster session offers an intimate forum for informal discussions, but this becomes difficult if you are obliged to devote most of your time to merely explaining your poster to a succession of visitors. You may find it useful to have on hand printed copies of your poster, a tablet of sketch paper and suitable drawing materials. (Projection equipment, video monitors and electrical outlets will not be provided in the poster session area.)

Arranging Materials on Poster Board

Materials should be mounted on thin poster paper or lightweight cardboard. (Do not use heavy cardboard, which may be difficult to keep in position on the poster board). You may want to group logically consistent sections or columns of the poster on backgrounds of the same color. Posters will be affixed with Velcro (fastening tape that adheres to the carpet-like fabric of the poster boards) which will be provided on site.

Prepare a label for the top of your poster noting the title, authors, affiliations, and assigned poster number (examples: PW 204 or PF 093). Lettering should be at least 1 inch (2.54 cm) high. Arrange materials in columns rather than rows. It is easier for viewers to scan a poster by moving systematically along it rather than by jumping back and forth. You should place an introduction at the upper left and a conclusion at the lower right, both in large typescript.

Illustrations

Keep in mind that illustrations will be viewed from a distance. You should indicate the sequence of illustrations with numbers or letters at least 1 inch (2.54 cm) high, preferably in bold lettering. Each figure or table should have a heading of one or two lines in large type stating the “take-home” message. Provide detailed information in a legend in smaller type below, describing the content of the figures as well as the conclusions. Keep details of methodology brief and place them at the end of the legend. Charts, drawings and illustrations may be similar to those used in slides, only simpler (without unnecessary details) and more heavily drawn. Please keep everything as clear as possible.

Poster Boards

Poster boards will have a usable space that is 77.1 inches (1.96 meters) wide and 37.8 inches (0.96 meters) high. Please observe these dimensions when planning your poster.

A sample of a past poster can be viewed at: physiology.med.cornell.edu/faculty/hweinstein/oldppt/jiansun_PME.pdf

Topics

Abstracts will be grouped into poster sessions based upon the following scientific/clinical topics: