The conference welcomes submissions for poster and symposium sessions. In order to be accepted, abstracts must be submitted electronically by NOVEMBER 2, 2009.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

• All abstracts must be submitted as an e-mail attachment as a Word document to Teresa Palumbo at palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu. An email will be sent to the designated contact person indicating that the submission was received. Fax submissions will not be accepted.

• A maximum of one submission per first author will be accepted in addition to a maximum of two additional submissions on which the author is not first author. • As the Gatlinburg Conference is a research meeting, program descriptions, clinical case reports, or literature reviews will not be accepted for presentation. • Original empirical evidence must be reported in the abstract for which data have already been collected. A good abstract format includes: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Key References. • Abstract is limited to one, 8½ x 11 in. page, single-spaced with one-inch margins. PLEASE USE ARIAL FONT, 11 pt. • Provide as much information about your research as possible in the abstract. • At the top of each abstract please state the following:           -title of symposium, if paper is part of symposium           -title of paper           -authors           -institutional affiliations           -mailing and e-mail addresses • LCD projectors and PC laptops will be provided. Please bring your presentation and a back-up formatted for a PC. You are welcome to bring your own laptop. Mac users must bring their own laptops. Please bring your own speakers if you need sound playback. POSTERS: Poster boards will be FOUR feet by EIGHT feet. SYMPOSIA: In addition to the individual abstracts within a symposium, each symposium must submit a cover page giving the symposium title; all authors, affiliations, and paper titles within the symposium; and the names and affiliations of the chair and discussant. Please include all abstracts within one document. Symposia submissions are encouraged to include presenters from more than one institution.