* Plant Organ Development (Shoot, Root, Leaf)
* Making Plant Flower
* Modelling and Systems Biology of Plant development
* Plant Male Gametophyte Development
* Plant Female Gametophyte Development
* Plant Zygotic Embryogenesis
* Plant Somatic Embryogenesis and Regeneration
* Hormones and Plant Development
* Signaling in Plant Development
* Plant Cell Fate, Totipotency, Lineage and Polarity
* Epigenetics and Plant Development
Abstracts submitted to the Conference will be evaluated and selected for poster or oral presentations. The Conference programme is designed in such a way as to encourage young researchers to give oral presentations. Abstracts will be published in the Conference abstract book.
• The total size of the abstract should not exceed 250 words. Abstracts which extend this limit will be sent back to the applicant to be shortened.
• The text should be in clear and concise English. Please be consistent in punctuation, abbreviations and spelling (English).
• The text should be laid out for standard A4 (in portrait) paper. Margins should be top 2.5cm; bottom 2.5cm; left 2.5cm; right 2.5cm. Font size should be 12pt, text font Times New Roman. Text should be justified and single spaced.
• Title of abstract: Please use upper and lower case and capitalize each word, except for words such as "the, as, of, with, a, in, and, from, by, etc." Then type in author’s name(s), and underline the presenting author’s name only. Omit degrees, titles, and full address. Add 3-5 key words related to your abstract.
• Use of standard abbreviations is desirable. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full term the first time it appears.
• The body of the abstract should include:
background - a statement of the hypothesis or research questions
methods - an explanation of the study design and experimental methods used
results - a concise summary of the major findings of the experiment of study
conclusion - summary of the overall findings and the importance of the study
• All submissions should be sent in MS Word format to the following e-mail address: mapd@vipca.at no later than December 28th, 2009.
• The acceptance note will be sent to authors well before the deadline for early registration. The presentation form (oral/poster) of submitted abstracts will be decided no later than January 22nd, 2010.
• The authors of the accepted abstracts will be asked to prepare a poster if not chosen for a short oral presentation. Oral presentations usually do not exceed 15 min. Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference abstract book.
Instructions to prepare a poster:
• There will be Poster Exhibition sessions during the Conference which will create an opportunity for networking. During the sessions, presenters are expected to stand by their poster/exhibition in order to discuss their research/design project with the viewers. The poster presentations will continuously be on display for viewing during the Conference from February 23 - 26, 2010.
• Poster authors must consider that they are responsible for printing and bringing the poster to the Conference.
• Poster Set-up: Each poster presenter will tack his/her poster on a dedicated board. It is your responsibility to set-up your poster.
• Paper size: Paper size should not exceed A0 format ( 841mm x 1189 mm / 33" x 47" ) in portrait (vertical) set-up
• Authors are encouraged to
a) include a photo of themselves on the poster so that they can be identified easily
b) print several copies of their posters in A4 format and hang these up in an envelope on their designated poster board. This will make communication and future collaborations easier and more visible.