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ISBER 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
Westin Bayshore Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
May 15-18, 2012

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Registration Deadline:
May 1st, 2012

Hotel Reservations Deadline:
April 13, 2012

 

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Abstracts

THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS PASSED! 

Notifications were sent to authors in early February.

ISBER welcomes the submission of abstracts in fields related to the use of environmental and biological repositories. Special consideration will be given to those abstracts that focus on challenges in the area of biorepositories and solutions to those problems. Abstracts should contain significant or novel scientific information. Product advertisements are not appropriate for presentation. ISBER reserves the right to exclude abstracts that promote commercial interests inappropriately or are viewed as unethical in content. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated anonymously by a review panel, and accepted based on scientific merit and contribution to their area of science. Accepted abstracts will be published on the ISBER web site and in their entirety in the April 2012 issue of Biopreservation and Biobanking (BIO), the official journal of ISBER. Withdrawn abstracts may not be published in BIO.

 

Topic Categories Include:

 

Repositories

Environmental Repositories

Human Specimen Repositories

Plant/Seed Repositories

Repository Operations

Biospecimen Science

Cryogenics and Cell Preservation

"Green" Repository Solutions

Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Repositories

Quality Assurance and Control

Repository Automation Technologies

Repository Informatics

Other Topics

Disaster Recovery

Innovative Technologies Session (Note: Abstracts submitted to this category will only be considered for an oral presentation. Abstracts are not eligible for a Poster, and will not be published. Please make sure you read the session description before submitting your abstract to this category.)

National & International Biobanking Networks

Other Hot Topics

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IMPORTANT & NEW INFORMATION FOR THE ISBER 2012 ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBITS!!

Innovative Technologies Session
The Innovative Technologies Session was first introduced at the 2011 Annual Meeting. This session was a great success and attendees have requested enthusiastically that we include this session in the 2012 program. It has been designed to provide a unique opportunity for companies to highlight the science and validation behind new products and technologies that have the potential to impact biorepository operations and specimen management/workflow. Only abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies Session" topic category will be eligible for this session. A limited number of abstracts will be invited to give a short oral presentation. Abstracts submitted for this session will NOT be eligible for a poster. Abstracts submitted for this session will NOT be published in BIO.

ISBER Poster Awards (Asterand-ISBER Biospecimen Science & ISBER Biobanking)
Please read below for important information regarding the ISBER Poster Awards. In order to be eligible to receive an award you must submit an electronic poster to the Poster Award Committee no later than March 30th. Award applicants must submit an electronic version of their poster prior to the meeting. The posters will be reviewed and judged by individuals selected by the Poster Award Committee. The winners will be announced at the Awards Presentation & Business Meeting. In order to be eligible for the Poster Awards, you must follow the guidelines listed below:

• Abstract must be successfully submitted by December 15, 2011.
• You must indicate, before the abstract deadline, that you would like to be considered for the poster awards, by checking the appropriate box on the abstract submission site.
• If accepted, a PDF or PowerPoint version of your poster must be received by the ISBER office (isbermeetings@asip.org) no later than Friday, March 30th. Posters no larger than 3MB in size can be emailed. Posters larger than 3MB in size must be put on a CD and mailed to the ISBER Office (address below) to be received by March 30th. Please send an email to the ISBER Office to let the Office staff know that the poster CD was mailed. The ISBER Office will send an acknowledgement email when a poster is emailed or arrives on CD to the submitter. Please provide the email address where this acknowledgement should be sent.
  
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• Award applicants must attend the ISBER Awards Presentation and Business Meeting on Thursday, May 17th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, or forfeit eligibility for the award.
• Abstracts must be programmed as a poster. Abstracts programmed as an oral presentation are NOT eligible for the Poster Awards. Authors will be notified by February 6th, 2012 as to whether their abstract was selected for an oral/poster presentation.

PRESENTATION FORMAT

Authors should indicate their preference for presentation (poster vs. oral presentation). The Program Committee will attempt to honor the authors' preference but the final format decision will be based on the overall constraints of the scientific program.

No Preference - The authors do not have a preference for oral presentation or poster presentation and agree to present their data in the format chosen by the Program Committee. Please note: Abstracts selected for an oral presentation are NOT eligible for a Poster Award.
Poster Presentation - Posters will be displayed for one or two days as determined by the Program Committee. Abstracts selected for a poster presentation are eligible for the Poster Awards.
Oral Presentation - Authors selected to present in a Contributed Papers Session will be allotted 15 minutes to present the study data. Abstracts selected for a Contributed Paper Session will NOT present a poster and are NOT eligible for the poster awards.
Innovative Technologies Session - This session has been designed to provide a unique opportunity for companies to highlight the science and validation behind new products and technologies that have the potential to impact biorepository operations and specimen management/workflow. Only abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies Session" topic category will be eligible for this session. A limited number of abstracts will be invited to give a short oral presentation. Abstracts submitted for this session will NOT be eligible for a poster. Abstracts submitted for this session will NOT be published in BIO.

ISBER RULES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

1. With the exception of abstracts submitted to the "Innovative Technologies" category, product advertisements are not appropriate for presentation. The ISBER Program Committee reviews the abstract content and ISBER reserves the right to exclude abstracts that promote commercial interests inappropriately or are viewed as unethical in content. If you are interested in promoting a new product, please consider hosting a corporate workshop at the Annual Meeting. More information is available online at: http://www.isber.org/mtgs/2012/Exhibit.cfm.
2. Complete abstracts must be submitted online no later than 11:59PM Eastern Time on Thursday, December 15, 2011. No changes can be made to abstract content or authors after the submission deadline.
3. All abstracts must be submitted online. Faxed, emailed or mailed abstracts are not acceptable.
4. Each author may submit a maximum of two abstracts as first author and may be included as coauthor on up to five additional abstracts.
5. Once an abstract is accepted, additional authors cannot be added.
6. The Presenting Author should be the primary contact (or Corresponding Author).
7. Notification of acceptance or rejection and all future correspondence will be emailed to the presenter from the ISBER office by February 6th, 2012.
8. ISBER reserves the right to withdraw a presentation at any time.
9. Accepted abstracts that report information that has not been previously published will be published in the Official Journal of ISBER Biopreservation and Biobanking (BIO).
10. All accepted abstracts that have been previously published will be published in the program book.
11. The Presenting Author is expected to register and attend the ISBER Meeting and present the abstract at the assigned time period to discuss the study and to answer questions. If the Presenting Author is unable to attend the ISBER Annual Meeting to present the abstract, every effort should be made to arrange for one of the other authors to present the poster. ISBER staff (isbermeetings@asip.org) must be notified of any change in presenters.

ABSTRACT FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Language: The abstract must be written in English.
2. Topic Selection: To ensure that your abstract is reviewed for the appropriate session, click a choice from the "Categories List."
3. Presentation Format: At the meeting your paper may be presented orally or as a poster. Please indicate your preference. Space for oral presentations is limited and therefore the Program Committee may need to override your preference.
4. Title: Title must be initial caps throughout. Example: Human Repositories and Specimen Collection in China
5. Abstract: Abstracts must be 250 words or less and the following fields are required: background/information, methods, results, and conclusions. Figures and tables are NOT permitted in the abstract.
6. Confirmation: When you finish submitting your abstract, you will receive a confirmation screen verifying your submission and assigning a tracking number to your abstract. SAVE YOUR TRACKING NUMBER! It will serve as your identification number for corrections, scheduling, and notification.
7. Corrections: If you have changes to your abstract please log in as a returning user with your email address and password. You will be able to edit your submitted abstracts (until December 15, 2011) by clicking on the ID number of the abstract you wish to edit. DO NOT CREATE A NEW SUBMISSION.