{"id":38,"date":"2020-08-26T04:10:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T04:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.ages.com.au\/asm2027\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:40:57","slug":"free-comms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ages.com.au\/asm2027\/free-comms\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Comms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><strong>AGES XXXVII <\/strong>ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2027<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Free Communications<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>AGES invites abstracts for oral, video, and digital free communications at the AGES ASM 2027. The Free Communications sessions will be held during the meeting, on Thursday, 4 Friday, 5 and Saturday 6 March 2027.<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yrd.currinda.com\/register\/event\/1426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Now!<\/a><a href=\"mailto:ages@yrd.com.au\" target=\"_self\">Contact us<\/a>\n\t<h2><strong>Free Communications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<p>AGES invites abstracts for oral and digital free communications at the AGES Annual Scientific Meeting 2027. The Free Communications sessions will be held during the meeting, on Thursday 4, Friday, 5 and Saturday, 6 March 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE MONDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">Free Communications Instructions<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><p>FREE COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The abstract submission deadline is <strong>11.59pm AEST on Monday, 7 December 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All abstracts must be submitted online using the registration link. Faxed, posted, and abstracts submitted via any other email address will NOT be considered<\/li>\n<li>Abstracts must be in English language only<\/li>\n<li>Maximum 400 words\/3050 characters with NO pictures, graphs, tables or images<\/li>\n<li>References are excluded from the word limit but must be restricted to THREE ONLY<\/li>\n<li>The decisions of the selection committee are final<\/li>\n<li>All oral\/video presentations will be 7 minutes in duration with no exceptions<\/li>\n<li>Successful applicants for the Free Communications program will be notified by\u00a0<strong>COB Friday, 29 January 2027.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to pay for registration to AGES Annual Scientific Meeting\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Friday, 5 February 2027.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All presentations at the Conference will be via the Conference laptops. No personal laptops will be used for presentations. All presentations will need to be uploaded at the Speaker&#8217;s Prep area. Details will be forwarded to you with acceptance of your abstract<\/li>\n<li>Any conflict of interest\/sponsorship must be declared at the commencement of any presentation<\/li>\n<li>Failure to follow the instructions for submission of abstracts may result in rejection of your document<\/li>\n<li>A presenting author can only present a maximum of 2 presentations.<\/li>\n<li>By submitting an abstract you agree that the Copyright of the abstract(s) is assigned to AGES only for the purpose of publication in the Conference Abstract Book and (if applicable) media releases\/reports<\/li>\n<li>NO changes to any abstracts will be accepted after <strong>11:59pm AEST on Monday, 7 December 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Any questions should be directed to the secretariat at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ages@yrd.com.au\">ages@yrd.com.au<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">VIdeo Free Communications Instructions<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><p><strong>PLEASE NOTE: This information is in addition to the Free Communications instructions above, and is only applicable to video presentation submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abstracts for video presentations must be submitted in conjunction with the video file that will be presented. Please submit your abstract and video file in the following order<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submit your abstract. Once submitted you will receive a confirmation with a Dropbox link and abstract ID number for uploading your video file.<\/li>\n<li>Upload your video file. Please ensure your video file name is in the following format;\u00a0Last Name_First Name_Abstract ID Number\u00a0and upload via the supplied Dropbox link.<\/li>\n<li>Video files must not be longer than 7 minutes in duration. Video files longer than 7 minutes will not be reviewed and will be withdrawn.<\/li>\n<li>Abstracts submitted without a corresponding video file will not be reviewed and will be withdrawn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you proceed through the submission process you must click save, before moving on to the next step. Up until the close of abstract submission, you can log into your profile to continue your submission where you left it or make any changes.<\/li>\n<li>Please ensure all submissions are entered in the correct portal (i.e. Oral vs Video) as there is different marking criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any concerns please contact the secretariat office on +61 7 3368 2422 or email <a href=\"mailto:ages@yrd.com.au\">ages@yrd.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yrd.currinda.com\/event\/1426\/submit\/360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oral &#038; DCS Free Communications Submission<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yrd.currinda.com\/event\/1426\/submit\/361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Free Communications Submissions<\/a>\n\t<h2><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t<p>For more information on the awards offered to successful Free Communication applicants, as well as other awards and scholarships, please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ages.com.au\/resources\/awards-and-fellowships\/\">Awards page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AGES XXXVII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2027 Free Communications AGES invites abstracts for oral, video, and digital free communications at the AGES ASM 2027. 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