2008 AED International Conference on Eating Disorders
 May 15-17, 2008
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, Washington USA
Registration opens February 2008.
Call for Abstracts
Presentation submission site now open!
The AED presentation submission site is now open for paper, poster and workshop submissions.
Submission Deadline: Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time
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Mac Computers
AOL Users: AOL is not a suitable browser for this program. Please do not attempt to use AOL.
Abstract Submission Instructions
STEP 1: Submit Abstract Online
Submit a New Abstract
Visit: http://www.aedweb.org/abstracts/
- Begin the process by entering your e-mail address in the box that reads SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT – NEW SUBMISSIONS ONLY.
- Each time you submit a new abstract, enter your e-mail address in the box that reads SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT – NEW SUBMISSIONS ONLY.
- If you are submitting multiple proposals and have trouble accessing a new record to submit your abstract, try to delete the cookies, cache, and history on your internet browser.
- The email will come from abstracts@aedweb.org. Be sure to check with your server administrator to make sure that messages from this address will not be blocked.
Abstract Changes
Visit: http://www.aedweb.org/abstracts/
- If you have entered an abstract that was left incomplete or in draft form, use the box labeled ABSTRACT CHANGES and click LOGIN HERE to make your edits.
Forgot Your Abstract Code?
Visit: http://www.aedweb.org/abstracts/
- You need your abstract code in order to edit an abstract in the system. If you forget your abstract code, use the box labeled FORGOTTEN ABSTRACT CODE(S)? to enter your e-mail and retrieve your abstract code(s).
Information Required
Presenters, Additional Presenters and Co-Authors
- Full contact information is required for each presenter and additional presenters, along with each of their CVs. A resume is acceptable if a CV is not available.
- CVs are not required for co-authors. Therefore, it is acceptable to upload a “dummy” file (i.e. an empty file) for co-authors.
- A maximum of 12 co-authors are allowed.
Presentation Types
Determine your abstract presentation type from the options below:
Paper: Paper sessions are allotted 15 minutes (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A). All papers will be considered for a poster presentation if the committee is unable to identify room in the program for oral presentation.
- Poster: Poster sessions allow presenters to display their work visually on a poster board.
- Workshop: Workshops are longer sessions that should be didactic and offer practical experience to help participants increase their understanding and skill in a particular area.
Presentation Level
Each presentation must designate the knowledge/skill level required of the participant as either Introductory, Intermediate or Advanced.
- Introductory: Presentations that all participants (including undergraduate students) with any appropriate background will be able to fully comprehend and/or appreciate. Presentations will discuss concepts that are considered basic skills/knowledge for those working in the field.
- Intermediate: Presentations that participants may more fully comprehend/appreciate if they have at least some work experience in the topic to be discussed.
- Advanced: Presentations that present concepts which require a high-level of previous educational background, or work experience in the particular area/topic to be discussed, as well as being most geared for specialists and those in advanced stages of their career.
Title and Text
Presentation titles are limited to 250 characters, and abstract text is limited to 2,000 characters. Both of these limits include spaces as characters.
Important! Because of hidden “source” code created by word processing programs, you might receive an error message indicating your abstract exceeds the 2,000 character limit. If you are certain that your abstract character count (including spaces) is less than 2,000 characters, use the SOURCE button in the toolbar of the abstract text box to delete unnecessary formatting codes. For example, typically paragraph breaks are unnecessary and will display as a “p” within a <>. If you need some text in your abstract to display in bold or italics, that will require formatting codes.
Alternatively, save your abstract in Notepad and then copy and paste into the abstract text box, which will eliminate any formatting code.
Learning Objectives
All submissions must include three learning objectives that will address this statement: At the completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Examples:
1. Accurately diagnosis patients with eating disorders, within the constraints of the currently available classification systems, and will be able to approach the assessment of new patients with confidence.
2. Explain the evidence base for a range of interventions, and will be able to make informed decisions about treatment plans based on this knowledge.
3. Describe the range of factors that need to be taken into account to be able to optimise treatment outcomes, thereby contributing to better matching of treatments to patients.
Category
Each submission must designate one of the following categories:
BED and Obesity
Biology
Body Image Disturbance
Children and Adolescents
Comorbidity
Diagnosis, Classification and Measurement
Eating Disorders in Special Population
Epidemiology, Course and Outcome of Eating Disorders
Gender, Ethnicity and Culture
Medical Complications
Other
Personality and Cognition
Risk Factor Research and Prevention
Treatment of Eating Disorder
Administrative Contact
This is the only person who will receive notification and correspondence from AED headquarters. Therefore, he or she is responsible for notifying all other presenters regarding the outcome of the submission and forwarding other presentation-related announcements. The administrative contact can be any of the presenters or any other individual you designate. If a presenter is also the administrative contact, he/she must be entered as a presenter, in addition to the administrative contact fields.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Special Interest Group (SIG) Questions
SIG: Indicate if your proposal is a SIG-sponsored presentation submitted with the approval of the SIG chair. Posters are not eligible for SIG sponsorship.
IRB: There will be a few questions in the abstract submission process regarding whether or not your presentation is in compliance with IRB regulations.
- If your presentation reports on human or animal research, was the research approved by a committee to protect the welfare or animal subjects?
- If (no) or (does not apply) to question 1, explain what steps you took to assure the rights and concerns of participants or explain why IRB is not needed.
- If your presentation reports on a particular person, did you obtain permission from the person to present the material or did you alter identifying information and details sufficiently to protect confidentiality?
- If (no) or (does not apply), what other steps have you taken to ensure compliance with ethical standards? (or explain why this does not apply)
Presentation Agreement
Submission of an abstract indicates you have read and agreed to the terms outlined in the Presentation Agreement. Share the Presentation Agreement with colleagues of your presentation. The Presentation Agreement can be downloaded from the submission site or from the AED 2007 International Conference Web page at http://www.aedweb.org/conference/index.cfm.
STEP 2: Speaker Disclosure Form for Workshop and Paper Proposals Only
All workshop and paper proposal presenters must complete a continuing medical education (CME) disclosure form via an online survey system. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=194042518866 to complete the speaker disclosure form survey. Poster presenters are not required to complete this survey.
Abstract Changes after October 15 (11:59 p.m.) Submission Deadline
A $50 USD fee will be charged for each abstract change requested after the October 15 submission deadline. Ensure that your abstract is entered correctly before the submission site closes on October 16.
Submission Policies
- Notification: Notification will be made in late January. AED Headquarters cannot respond to inquiries regarding the outcome before this date.
- Submission Implies Availability: Submission of an abstract implies your availability to present on any day of the conference. AED cannot accommodate preferences for specific presentation days.
Questions?
Contact AED headquarters at:
AED Headquarters
Annie Cox
111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015 USA
Phone: 847-498-4274 x229
Fax: 847/480-9282
E-mail: info@aedweb.org
Updated:
February 19, 2008
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