Before You Start

• Ensure you use one of the following browsers: EDGE, CHROME, MOZILLA FIREFOX (v44 or newer) or SAFARI (v5 or newer)

• Mac Users: if you have trouble submitting your abstract, try submitting from a PC. If you are still having issues, please contact ASN Events.

• Mozilla Users: the security policy in Mozilla often prevents pasting from your clipboard without using the menu commands. You can still cut and paste your abstract into the submission, but you may have to use the menu command rather than ‘control v’ shortcut.

  * Ensure your abstract text is less than 500 words as the system will not accept submissions over this limit. The word count does NOT include your title, authoring, cited references or images.

  * Have your abstract open on your computer to enable you to cut and paste it into the submission system.

  * Do not use the word "Disease", in regard to the process of disc degeneration, in your abstract title or content.

  Structured abstracts are mandatory. The following subtitles should be used:

• INTRODUCTION

• METHODS

• RESULTS

• DISCUSSION

  IMAGES can be added by clicking on the Image symbol in the text editing area. make sure that you add the image on the very bottom of your abstract

• saved and uploaded as PNG or JPG

• not wider than 1000 pixels

• not larger than 500kb

SUBMISSION STEPS

1. Select the presentation type and category.

2. Provide some keywords to assist in the categorisation of your abstract.

3. Enter the title of your abstract. Please enter in sentence case (first letter is capital, the rest in lowercase), with no punctuation. For example, ‘Title of my presentation for the symposium’.

4. Enter the name of all authors and their organisations and indicate the presenting author by ticking the relevant box.

5. Type or paste your abstract/synopsis (Max 500 words - does not include title, authoring, cited references or images).

6. Disclosure form - The presenting authors are requested to state that they are aware of and have disclosed any potential conflicts of interests or support that might cause a bias in this abstract.

7. Preview your abstract, make any changes required, finalise your submission and return to your dashboard.

8. You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been successfully submitted. This may appear in your Junk folder.

   Submission Changes:

   Before the Submission Deadline: log onto your online registration dashboard. Click on “View Submission” then “Preview/edit abstract”.

   After the Submission Deadline: Send your update(s) directly to ASN Events for application and program committee notification.

   Do not submit an additional abstract. Duplicate submissions will be removed from the system as erroneous.

Committee Review & Notification

After the submission deadline the review process will begin and a preliminary program will be ready at the end of January. Information about acceptance to the scientific program will be sent out no later than February 1.

Specific presentation instructions will be included in the notification to those accepted into the program.