Abstract submission for BCATS 2006 is now closed.
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The abstract deadline was 11:59 pm, Sunday, October 1, 2006.
All Stanford students and post-docs conducting research in biomedical computation (broadly conceived) are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentation at BCATS 2006. Please target your presentation towards a broad audience due to the diverse background of the BCATS attendees.
The deadline for abstract submission is Sunday, October 1st. Abstracts for both scientific talks and posters/software demonstrations should be limited to 2750 characters (including spaces) or less. The URL for a project web page or figures may also be included. Please divide your abstract into the following headings: Purpose, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion, References, and (if any) Webpage. (Abstract submission requires a current SUNet ID and password.)
There are two main types of presentations at BCATS: Scientific Talks and Poster Presentations / Software Demonstrations. For the first time this year, we will also have Spotlight presentations (see below).
Talks will be 10 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questions. We regret that only a small number of students will be able to talk at the conference, so submissions for talks will also be considered for a poster/demo presentation if they are not accepted as a talk.
Poster space will be approximately 4 ft high by 4 ft wide. Flat boards and push pins will be provided to display posters.
For software demonstrations, presenters may request table space in addition to presenting a poster. Software demonstrations will be allowed on a space-available basis only and must be accompanied by a poster describing the work. Software demonstration space will be (by default) approximately half of a 6 foot long table, and power will be provided. Special arrangements must be made for other space requirements.
To provide more students with an opportunity to speak at the BCATS conference, we will be introducing two minute spotlight presentations to BCATS for the first time this year. Among the accepted posters, a limited number of presenters will be selected to give brief advertisements for their posters as part of Scientific Talk Sessions I and II.
Spotlight presentations should be simple and accessible to a general audience. Speakers should not focus on detailed results; instead, speakers should describe the general idea of their work succinctly, so as to generate interest in their posters during the poster sessions.