All the accepted and revised abstracts will appear in the conference book of abstracts. In addition, a selected number of abstracts from registered delegates will be considered for publication in the International Journal of Sport Psychology, after peer review.

Summary of Submission Process

Abstract Information:

First, if you submit an abstract it is assumed that you agree to actually present at the conference if your abstract is accepted. Therefore, you must do your registration before the July 31, 2008.

Second, you will be asked to choose a topic area wich will redirected you to a submission form that should be filled. Please note the required fields marked with "*".

Third, enter the Title of the abstract, and choose your presentation preference from:

• Oral Presentation - All presentations will have Power Point available. You will get more details later if you have this style of presentation accepted. Verbal presentations are allotted 15 minutes (including questions).
• Poster Presentation - Posters are printed presentations that are placed on a 1 X 2 meters tack board. Presenters will post their presentation early in the day and will need to be present at their poster to interact with attendees during the time defined in the programme to do so.
• Symposia - Symposia consist of 3 presentations that cohere into a common theme.

Continue, by entering the author information. Provide the name, affiliation, phone number, and email address for the corresponding author. If that is the case, add the names of co-authors (In the case of the symposia, the same full information from all the presenting authors should be provided).
Finally you should enter the abstract content (maximum of 3000 characters).
After completing this, click the "Submit" button to submit your abstract.
Once you click submit,you will go to a confirmation screen. In addition, within 24 hours you will receive a separate email notifying you of successful receipt of your submitted abstract.

Preparing to submit an abstract

In addition to determining to which section you wish to submit your abstract, please have the following information prepared:
Your abstract (limited to 3000 characters*), saved as a computer file on your computer's hard drive. The review process is blind. Because author names are submitted separately in the process, please make sure to remove all author and title information from your abstract.
Full name, affiliation, city, state, zip code, phone number, and email address for the abstract's presenting author.

*Using Microsoft Word's "Characters Count" feature in the Tools menu, the maximum allowable length of your abstract should be 3000 characters (with spaces). There's also a characters counter embedded in the submission form. You can copy from your original and past on the form or type directly.

Instructions for Submitting Symposium Abstracts

Instructions for submitting the abstracts for a Symposium are the same as for other abstracts with the following exception:

The coordinator of the symposium should submit all abstracts including (1) Title and abstract for the overall symposium; (2) Title and abstract for each paper. After you submit title, authors, and abstract for all papers, you will go to the confirmation screen.

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