IAOP'98 in Cape Town - call for abstracts

[Jos Hille]

Dear colleagues

INVITATION FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & INFORMATION
ABOUT THE IAOP PRIZES

The International Association of Oral Pathologists is now inviting
submissions for oral and poster presentations for its biennial
congress which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from August
23-27, 1998.

Papers that will advance the concepts and practice of oral pathology
and medicine are welcome. These may represent clinical and basic
science studies or experimental work dealing with the diagnosis,
patho-physiology, pathogenesis, and management of diseases of the
head and neck region.

Abstracts will be selected by a panel of reviewers on the basis of
their content and general interest to registrants. Following
recommendations of the reviewers, the Program Committee, whose
decision will be final, will make the selection. Abstracts may be
selected for either oral or poster presentation. Accepted abstracts
will be published in the July 1998 issue of the Journal of Oral
Pathology and Medicine.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

1. No form is required. Type the abstract as double-spaced text
(font at 12 points) using a standard font such as Times Roman,
Helvetica, Arial or Courier. Please supply the abstract as an
original printout as well as a document file on a computer diskette
(3.5"). Use standard word processing software such as MS Word  or
Word Perfect in DOS or Windows for the PC, or as comparable word
processor files in MACINTOSH format.

2. The abstract is limited to 200 words including title, author/s
names (please indicate the author presenting the paper by underlining
that name), and affiliations.  The text of the abstract should
include objective(s), methods, results and conclusions. Authors
should be aware that the abstract will be edited if it exceeds 200
words, but this will be achieved without altering the meaning of the
report. The material presented should not have been previously
published or presented.

The submitted abstract will either be:
(i) accepted for oral presentation with publication of abstract
(ii) accepted for oral presentation without publication of abstract
(iii) accepted for poster presentation with publication of abstract
(iv) accepted for poster presentation without publication of abstract
(v) rejected

3. Please mail  your submission (original printout and document file
on a 3.5" computer disk)  to Dr W F P Van Heerden at the
address indicated below by Saturday, February 28, 1998.

Dr W F P Van Heerden
Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Pretoria
P O Box 1266, Pretoria, 0001
South Africa
Tel: (+27) 12 319 2320   Fax: (+27) 12 321 2225
e-mail:   wvheerd at medic.up.ac.za

4. Notification of acceptance or rejection, will be early in April 1998.
5. Abstracts may be submitted electronically by completing the  form at:

Http://www.up.ac.za/academic/dental/oral/iaop.htm


IAOP PRIZES

The President and Council of the IAOP are offering two prizes at the
IX International Congress in Cape Town.  There will be a prize for
the best Oral Presentation and for the best Poster Presentation.

AIM: To encourage excellence in research in the field of oral pathology
and medicine.

ELIGIBILITY : Applicants must be less than 35 years old at the time
of the meeting and it is preferable but not essential that they be
members of the Association.

ASSESSMENT: This will be based on:

1. The abstract submitted for an oral or poster presentation
2. A written synopsis of the work to be presented
3. The oral presentation at the congress or:  The poster presentation at the congress
4. Candidates may also be judged on their response to questions about their work

JUDGES: The President of the IAOP and a panel nominated by him. In
the absence of a suitable entry the prize will not be awarded. The
judges decision will be final.

THE PRIZE: Will consist of US $1000 for each prize.

The written synopsis should be no more than 4 pages of A4 size paper
and should have the same format as the oral or poster presentation
to be given at the Meeting. It must therefore be written in English
and should include those illustrations and graphics which are
essential to the presentation. References should be kept to a
minimum.  One copy of the synopsis and a copy of the abstract should
be sent to the Secretary/Treasurer by March 27, 1998 (Please note
that the abstract should also be sent to the Scientific Committee of
the 9th IAOP Congress by February 28, 1998 as given in the
instructions for the meeting).

Address for the synopsis:
Professor Paul M Speight
Department of Oral Pathology
Eastman Dental Institute
University of London
256, Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom

with kind regards and best wishes for the festive season!
Sincerely yours


Jos Hille
IAOP'98 convenor
Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
and WHO Collaboration Centre
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X08
Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
7785 South Africa

Mobile: +27-82-5560703
Office: +27-21-327291
Fax: +27-21-323250
e-mail: jos at dentistry.uwc.ac.za
or    : iaop98 at iafrica.com