Submission Deadline: 8 July 2022 5pm (Midnight AEST)
Notification of accepted abstracts: 23rd/24th August

Please format your abstracts using these guidelines HERE

Please ensure if your abstract has been accepted, that it is formatted correctly according to the above BJJ guidelines and returned to Nikki Wright by 5pm NZT Friday 9th of September: events@nzoa.org.nz

*For those with podium presentations, please ensure you come to load your presentations on Sunday the 30th of October between 9am and 5pm in Speaker Prep room 2 at Te Pae. An AV tech will be there with a laptop to help you.

General Guidelines:

• Papers and Posters accepted at a previous NZOA, or AOA meeting are not eligible for submission. 
• Please indicate your preference for Abstract presentation – Paper or Poster. The programme committee will take this into consideration but cannot guarantee your preference.
• The Programme Committee will determine the most effective presentation method, either paper or poster.
• It is the responsibility of the submitting author to communicate all presentation information to the presenting author.
• There is no numerical limit on the number of abstracts an author may submit.
• Podium presentation time will be 5 minutes, with 3 minutes questions (a total 8 minutes per paper).

Submission requirements:

• Abstract character count cannot exceed 300 words.
• Abstracts must contain Title, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion and Conclusions.
  
• Your abstract title must be short and specific, explaining the nature of the study/procedure. Use Title Case only (abbreviations, bolding, underlining and italics not to be used).
  
• Define any abbreviations the first time they are used.

CLICK HERE for Abstract Submission Form

*Please read the above guidelines and requirements before entering your submission. Any abstract submissions which do not adhere to the above requirements may be sent back or rejected by the abstracts committee.

Once completed, you should see a confirmation message in Survey Monkey.
For any queries, please contact NZOA Conference & Events Manager, Nikki: nikki@nzoa.org.nz

CPD points for NZOA Members: NZOA Members can claim 10 points per day of attendance.

CPD points for AOA Members: Mon - 6, Tues, 8, Weds - 4, Thurs 6 or 24 full 4 days.