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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
The aim of the conference is to gather scientists and policy makers working in the area of animal health surveillance to exchange new ideas and better understand the challenges and opportunities that each group faces, and to develop solutions for future surveillance approaches under considerations of efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality that fulfill the needs of both policy and science. We hereby invite submissions of papers for oral and poster presentations. Oral presentations will be 15 minutes plus discussion. Details on poster formats will be provided directly to the authors after acceptance of their submission.
THEMES
Submissions are invited in the following themes
1. Value and evaluation of surveillance systems
2. Design of surveillance for different situations
3. Data collection, transmission and management
4. Implementation of surveillance
5. Dissemination of surveillance information
6. Training in animal health surveillance
More information on the themes as can be found at
www.animalhealthsurveillance.org
ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM
Conference registration and submissions are managed through the online web site
http://www.conference-service.com/ICAHS/welcome.cgi
A link is also available on the ICAHS web site (www.animalhealthsurveillance.org).
SUBMISSION FORMAT
Authors are requested to use the template for paper submissions available for download from www.animalhealthsurveillance.org. The same template is used for poster and oral paper submissions. Submissions not using this template will not be considered. Also available for download is an example paper illustrating the required formatting. The maximum length of papers is 3 pages using the template and font size as provided in the example. Completed documents should then be uploaded using the following link
http://www.conference-service.com/ICAHS/welcome.cgi
Further instructions can also be found at the end of this document.
OPTIONS FOR PUBLICATION
All accepted submissions will be published in an English language special issue of Épidémiologie et Santé Animale. This will form the conference proceedings and be available in participants' registration packs on the first day of the meeting. Authors of a limited number of leading submissions selected by the scientific committee will be invited to publish their paper in Preventive Veterinary Medicine. For these selected papers, and for poster presentations, the proceedings in Épidémiologie et Santé Animale will contain only the 250 word summary. The full three-page submission will be included for all other oral presentations.
!!!IMPORTANT 01!!!
Papers are invited to address the themes from both science and policy perspectives. As the link between science and policy is a key objective of the conference, please make sure you highlight the policy relevance of your paper in the summary, introduction and/or discussion.
TIME LINES
1 December 2010 Deadline for submission of papers
1 February 2011 Notification of acceptance
15 March 2011 Registration deadline for presenters
Scientific Committee
• Katharina Stärk, Royal Veterinary College, London (Chair)
• Angus Cameron, AusVet Animal Health Services
• Barbara Dufour, Veterinary School, Alfort, France (AEEMA)
• Matthias Greiner, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
• Lori Gustafson, USDA/APHIS/CEAH, USA
• Linda Hoinville, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK
• Lea Knopf, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Paris
• François Roger, CIRAD, France
Additional reviewers will support the Scientific Committee in the review of papers.
PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
In general
• Please do not change the default settings of the mandatory template
• Microsoft Word format (Microsoft Word version 2000 or higher), Times New Roman 10 pt. on A4 paper (21 cm X 29.7 cm).
• Margins: top 2.5 cm, bottom 2.3 cm, left 1.6 cm, right 1.6 cm
• The body of the text is in two columns, space between columns 1.0 cm. The right margin of the text will be justified.
• All texts are in single spaced, including subheadings, tables and figures
• Do not include page numbers or line numbers.
• Do not create or apply new Word styles
• The entire paper must not exceed three pages.
Title must be completed within 2 lines. (Bold in Times New Roman 14 pt.)
Authors
• Use 10 pt. Times New Roman, initial(s) followed by last name of all authors.
• The name of the presenting author should be in bold and underlined. The corresponding author is emphasized by an asterisk
Affiliations
• Affiliations should be referenced by superscript after the author’s name. Institution, city, country and the email of the corresponding author should be provided.
Keywords
• Not more than 5 key words
Subheadings
• The paper should generally contain the following subheadings: Summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion or Results and Discussion, References and Acknowledgement. For policy papers or if references and/or acknowledgement are not applied, subheadings can be changed.
• Subheadings should be in bold. Do not use capital letters.
• Each subheading should be placed on a single line without any body text using a double space between the previous text and the subheading and no blank line between the heading and the following text
Body text
• The text should be divided into two columns and written immediately beneath the subheading.
• The summary should be understandable on its own.
• The text should state clearly the elements, discussions and conclusions of the study.
• Leave single space between paragraphs. Do not use indentations.
• Use standard abbreviations. Place a special or unusual abbreviation in parentheses after the complete word the first time it is used.
• Use a dot in front of decimals (example: 0.23). Use a comma in numbers greater than 999 (example: 2,358).
• If sub-subheadings are used, they should be written in italics and followed be a colon and text in the same line (example: Blood samples: On day 7, blood samples were taken from…). Leave a blank line above sub-subheadings.
• References should be numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text. Cite references in the text by placing the number in parentheses, for example: (1)
Summary: Key information on objectives, design and major findings, policy relevance and related conclusions.
Introduction: The problem(s) under investigation or proposed hypothesis. It is important to indicate the policy relevance of the paper.
Materials & Methods: Experimental methods used (including microorganisms and/or samples) or study design.
Results: In the summary form, there should be sufficient quantitative data and statistical tests. Summary such as "to be completed" or statements as such are not acceptable.
Discussion: Summary of findings that are supported by the results (statement such as "The results will be presented and discussed" will not be accepted).
References
• In the list of references, references should be written and numbered in the order they are mentioned in the text.
• Do not leave blank lines between the references.
• The titles of the references should be omitted.
• In case of more than two authors, use only the last name of the first author, followed by et al.
• The year of the publication should follow the authors' last names.
• Use abbreviation of journal names.
Tables and Figures
• Tables and figures must not be wider than a text column and should be suitable for printing in black and white.
• Coloured photos may be used but should be suitable for printing in black and white.
• Table and Figure headings should be written above the table/figure.
• Write "Table 1" and "Figure 1" in bold. The rest of each table/figure heading should be in regular typing.
• Limit the number of lines in tables. Avoid vertical lines if possible.
!!!IMPORTANT 02!!!
1. Your paper is not more than 3 pages.
2. The authors of each paper are responsible for its content and format. The organizer will not edit the papers for the proceedings. Therefore, please follow the paper submission instruction carefully.
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