Abstracts should be anonymous,
clearly titled and no more than 500 words in length. They should also fit on one page, with an optional second
page for references or figures if required. Abstracts longer than 500 words will be rejected without being
evaluated. Please note the word count at the bottom of the abstract. Note that words counts need not include
the abstract title or the list of references. A suggested format and style for abstracts is available below.
Please use the first author's last name as the file name (eg. Smith.pdf). No author information should appear
anywhere in the contents of the PDF file itself.
Suggested style points
Single spacing preferred.
Title centered at top of page, in bold.
Sample
abstract template
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