• The presenting author should be a member of the National Association of Interlocking Surgeons with "No Pending Dues".
  
  
• Must have registered for the NAILSCON 2008 at the time of Submission of Abstract (before 31st July 2008 ).

Abstract submission          Download Abstract Submission Form          Submit online

Abstracts submitted in the proper format along with necessary supporting documents only, will be accepted for evaluation. 31st July, 2008 shall be the last date for receipt of the Abstracts by the Secretariat and not for mailing by member.

Members have to clearly state whether their paper can be considered for poster presentation, in case it is not accepted for platform presentation. 

The delegates should send their scientific material clearly marked for (1) Free Paper - Oral Presentation (2) Golden Nail Award Paper (3) Poster

All abstracts forms should be sent by email to nailscon2008@gmail.com and separately in five (5) copies to the conference secretariat. Please send Abstract by e-mail in MS WORD FORMAT only. It is advised to send the abstract online from the link mentioned above.

Instructions for Platform presentation

• Only one Paper will be accepted from Registered delegate only.
  
  

• The time allotted to Free papers – 6 minutes + 2 minutes discussion.
  
  

• Golden Nail Best Paper Award - Only 6 papers will be accepted for this award presentations. Time allotted to this session is 8 minutes + 2 minutes discussion. (The inovative, informative, published, result oriented paper will be preferred.)
  
  

• Free Papers - Please make sure the paper is informative and result oriented. In the abstract, clearly state the "Take Home Message". Aims, Observation, Result and Conclusion are also mandatory. Abstract should be specific and not vague. Statements like "Result Will be discussed" are not accepted in a National Conference. Abstracts sent in any format other than the one prescribed (Aim, Materials, Methods, Result and Conclusion) and abstract sent by fax will be not accepted.
  
  

• The scientific committee reserves the rights to accept or reject, modify any or all papers. It also reserves the right to cancel the accepted paper at last minute.
  
  

• If not found fit for oral presentation, the paper may be accepted for poster presentation
  
  

• All the correspondence regarding free papers will be strictly done by e-mail, hence all the presenters must give their active e-mail ids and mobile number.
  
  

• The presentation will be in PowerPoint format (ppt) only. (Manual slides will not be accepted). Facility for video presentation in AVI/ MPEG/ MPEG-2 / WMV will be provided.
  
  

• No personal Laptop will be allowed for presentation.
  
  

• Self equipped preview room will be provided for loading the presentation on Laptops of the conference.  

• Upon acceptance, the presenter should send his/her power point presentation of the paper on or before August 31, 2008 to the Secretariat.
  
  

• The allotted time, day and date for the presentation shall not change under any circumstances.

  
  

Instructions for Poster presentation

The Presenter must be present during the allotted time for presentation. Posters shall be on display only on the days specified . Judging will also be done at that time . Members submitting poster should clearly title on the form and inform the Conference Secretariat by 31st July, 2008.

An area of 3ft x 4 ft. portrait layout shall be provided for each poster. Poster should be prepared in English and should be headed with title , name of author(s), institution and place. Aims and objective of the study, the result achieved and conclusion(s) should be included in the poster.

Charts, Drawings and Illustrations must have self-explanatory titles. In order to be legible from a distance of 2 meters, the letters should be at least 10mm tall and lines should have a striking contrast.

Poster should be made of lightweight material so that they can be mounted easily on poster board. it is advisable for author(s) to bring their own material of choice to fix the poster.

Best Poster may be allowed to present if time permits.