Deadline for abstract submission for oral presentation is April 15, 2008. Late breaking abstracts received after April 15, 2008 will be scheduled for poster presentation only. Early submission is encouraged.  Late breaking abstract deadline: May 2nd, 2008

• Prepare your abstract according to the directions below using WordPerfect or Microsoft Word.
• Abstract submissions will only be accepted through the online form. Electronic copy of the form is available on the web: https://cfbs.org/register/cfbs/ab_form.php.
• Complete Registration / Abstract Form, make copies for your records before submitting, and then submit on-line. No need to mail in copies, provided full credit card payment information has been entered on the Registration Form.

• Include the Registration Form together with the advanced registration and abstract fees for the presenting author. (Include application for membership if applicable). Abstract submissions are only accepted through the online forms. Only members who have paid their membership fees prior to registering are eligible for the member's discount registration fees.
• Do not post-date your cheque for the pre-registration and abstract fees.

Please mail the Registration form, with pre-registration fee, to:

Canadian Federation of Biological Societies
305-1750 Courtwood Crescent
Ottawa, Ontario K2C 2B5.

• Advance Registrationt Form (membership application form)
• Advance Registration and Abstract Fees (cheque or money order) You need to submit your abstract and register using the online form.
• 1 Self-addressed and stamped envelope for the receipt. You will be notified of the poster number and/ or preserntation method via email, by May 15, 08.

1. An individual may be FIRST AUTHOR up to five abstracts. No limits on the number of times he/she can be co-author on.
2. Each abstract must be accompanied by a Registration Form, with the advance Meeting Registration and Abstract Fees.
3. Your abstract should be informative, and contain the study's scientific objectives (unless given in the title), brief statements of methods (if pertinent), a summary of the results, and the conclusions. It is NOT satisfactory to state: "The results will be discussed." Tables and figures are permitted within the space. Please note that online forms do not allow tables & figures or special symbols. Please submit the abstract on line and send the abstract (title, author & instituion, source of research funds, abstract body) & category as a "Word" attachment to Wantonious@cfbs.org
4. When using abbreviations, spell out the first occurrence in full, followed by the abbreviation in brackets. Do not abbreviate in the title.
5. Any special symbols, such as Greek letters, that are not available on your keyboard/printer must be drawn by hand in BLACK ink. Please note, present browsers' technology does not allow for special symbols insertion for on-line submission. Hence, the Abstract Form has to be submitted by mail, with abstract saved on a disc as a Word or WordPerfect file, along with the rest of the Registration form and payment. In this case mail-in instructions apply. Or Please submit the abstract on line and send the abstract (title, author & instituion, source of research funds, abstract body) as a "Word" attachment to Wantonious@cfbs.org
6. If no author is a member, follow the name(s) of the author(s) by "(SPONSORED BY-...)" and the name of the sponsoring member. Indicate non-members by an asterisk (*).
7. FILL IN ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION ON THE ABSTRACT FORM.

1. Do not make your abstract larger than what will fit into the border lines. Please limit your abstract to 40 lines to fit 5 X 5 inches box, Times Roman, Font size 10.
2. Please note the following limitations on field sizes:
   Abstract title: 100 characters; Authors names & Institutions: 350 characters; Source of Research: 100 characters. Please adhere to these limitations, any more characters will be automatically cut off.
3. Type the title in CAPITAL LETTERS.
4. Use significant words descriptive of the subject content.
5. Author names should be underlined. Use full first names, NO INITIALS. Please note that the online form does not allow you to underline the authors name, the CFBS office will format it when received.
6. Indicate non-members with an asterisk (*).
7. Indicate institution where research was done including city, province and postal code.
8. Use only standard abbreviations.
9. Use a three (3) space (...) indentation for the first line.
10. The entire abstract should be in one paragraph, single-spaced.
11. There should be NO margins at the top or left side.
12. CAPITALIZE the first letter of trade names.
13. Insert a cardboard backing before mailing your abstract form(s).
14. Oral Presentations: abstracts may be scheduled for oral presentation depending on number and category of abstracts received. If oral presentation has been chosen as a method of presentation, but not enough abstracts were received in the chosen category or we could not accommodate you due to program time restriction, the abstract will be scheduled for a Poster Presentation.
15. The CFBS office will advise the presenters via email of their method and date of presentation by the May 15, 08.
16. Each abstract will be assigned a number. You will be advised of your abstract number in that email as well.
17. There will be a charge of $20 for any changes to the abstract requested from the office after the online submission to cover the cost. CFBS office will advise you before processing the charges.