Symposium Submissions

Symposium Submissions are now closed

Lead Individuals, Chairpersons and Groups are invited to submit their symposium suggestion for the conference programme.  Alternatively you can contact Russell Pendleton directly outlining your proposal.

The symposia will consist of 90 minute sessions, either split into four talks of 20 minutes and 10 minutes discussion at the end of all talks, or three talks of 25 minutes and 5 minutes discussion at the end of each talk.  Timings must be adhered to strictly at the conference to allow people later in the day to speak on schedule.

Slides should be prepared in Powerpoint - there is no limit on slide numbers, however a good guide is one minute per slide.  Please bear this in mind.  Where speakers provide approval, sessions will also be audiotaped for post-conference Online Learning purposes.

Full submission guidelines are available in the following document:

 - Oral Submission Guidelines for IRBD 2013

 - Rules of Submission for IRBD 2013

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Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged.  The submitting speaker/session organizer is responsible for forwarding on any acceptances, etc to the rest of the speakers.  Approval or rejection of the session will be made within two weeks of the closing date for submissions of 18 January 2013.  If you have any queries regarding the submissions process or a previous submission please contact

Please complete all of the fields below and upload a short supporting Biography when making your submission.  This will be included in the Conference Programme and Abstract Book.

Please ensure that all author names and relevant institutions/organizations are also included.

Please complete the form below to submit your abstract