Joint meeting The 31st.Annual Scientific Meeting of The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (RCST) & International Society of Surgery (ISS/SIC)

The Scientific Committee invites delegates to submit an abstract of original work for consideration of presentation during the Joint Meeting of RCST-ISS/SIC 2006 to be held in July 7-10, 2006.. Abstracts should cover various areas on topics in clinical studies, basic investigations etc. The abstracts should constitute original researches, but content many include portions of prior abstracts.

Abstract submission is preferably by electronic means but will also be accepted if produced on a CDR and send by regular mail. Abstracts sent by fax will not be accepted. Only Abstracts accompanied by paid registration form will be considered.

Please follow the full instructions given below, otherwise your abstract will not be selected for review. Following is the summary of guidelines:

1. All abstracts and presentations are to be in English
2. Not longer than 400 words
3. 1-2 tables or graphs are allowed
4. Avoid abbreviations in both the title and text except those commonly used. The body of the abstract should be structured as follows:

Sentence stating the purpose of the study.
A brief description of methods.
A summary of results.
A statement of conclusions reached.
Use standard abbreviations. Place non-standard abbreviations in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears.
Specify name and location of institution where research was conducted.

5. The title of the abstract should be in brief, but long enough to identify clearly the nature of the study and should not exceed a total length of 3 lines. The title of the abstract should be printed in Capital Letters name(s) of author(s) is preceded by the initials (omit titles) and should not be more than 5 authors.
6. The abstract should not have been published or presented elsewhere before.
7. Participants should prepare their presentations on a CDR using Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, Power Point programs. Abstracts should be typed using Times New Roman Font size 10 pti., single space and fully justified.
8. Abstracts should be received by May31, 2006 together with full registration fee.
9. Abstracts submission can be done via internet, at either http://www.rcst-iss2006.org or http://www.rcst2006.org
10. Abstracts will not be accepted unless they are submitted according to the format and instructions given above.
11. All presentations must be done on CDR and must be given to the AV Staff 24 hours prior to the presentation.

Free papers are allocated 8minute presentation time followed by a 2 minute discussion period.

Authors are requested to submit the abstract of their film electronically and send a copy of their film for review to the Congress Secretariat. The film should be essentially technical movies and not longer than 20 minutes, in VCD format. Live narration by the principal surgeon is a requirement of participation. Avoid time consuming sequences and indicate clearly the view that is being shown, e.g. surgeon's view, overhead view, or view from the patient's head. Should an author wish to report results of series, the film itself should be shortened to 10 minutes. Label the film with the presentation title of the abstract as submitted electronically and number given when the abstract is submitted electronically. The asacongress2005 Secretariat should receive films by May 20, 2005. at the latest.

GSK Award (Only Local paticipants are eligible)

1. Three awards of Bht 20,000 each
2. Be the first author of the paper.
3. Must be unpublished work not previously presented at a major (national or international) scientific meeting.
4. All abstracts must reach the Congress Secretariat for evaluation and judgment by the Scientific committee not later than May 15, 2006.
5. If selected, final draft or full text should be sent to the Congress Secretariat not later than May 31, 2006.
6. Presentation should be done according to the time and place allocated by the the Scientific Committee.
7. Presentation is in Oral form.

Resident Award (Only Local paticipants are eligible)

1. The awards consist of three awards of Bht 5000, Bht 3000 and Bht 2000 each. Institution the resident belongs to will also receive the same amount. However, the committee might skip any of these awards should it consider that the quality does not reach certain standard. The decision of the committee will be considered absolute final.
2. Abstract should be sent to the congress secretariat for evaluation not later than May 31, 2006. The full text paper must accompany the abstract but will not be printed in the Congress handbook.
3. Owner of the presentation should present according to time and place allocated by the Scientific Committee.
4. Each presenter can submit at most 2 papers for this contest. It should be understood that not all the papers submitted will be accepted for presentation. The first author will be notified about the result of committee's decision prior to the Congress date.
5. Only those papers that are submitted with full text paper in the format ready for publication in standard medical journal will be considered for presentation. Failure to do so will automatically exclude the paper from consideration.
6. Presentation should be in oral form in allocated time of 8 minutes followed by 2 minutes discussion period.
7. Presenter should be a residentand the research work should have been prepared during his residency training period and has never been published before this presentation. Each paper submitted must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from his or her training program director.