POSTER SESSION

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POSTER SESSION – WALKWAY OF DISCOVERY

5th Nutraceutical Summit will provide a unique opportunity for young researchers to share their innovative ideas and research through Interactive Poster Session, 'Walkway of Discovery'. Be it from any segment of Nutraceutical- Functional food and drink, Dietary Supplement, Cosmeceuticals, Sportaceuticals, Oleoceuticals, Food technology or any other segment. The only condition is that the topics should be related to research or growth effort and be commercially feasible.

General Information and Benefits of Participating at Poster Session.

• Opportunity to present a poster of your research work to an audience of over 1000 industry professionals & catch their attention. These distinguished visitors are actively seeking cutting edge innovations, solutions and collaborations. The Poster presenter will also have an opportunity to interact with these delegates and visitors.
  
  
• Opportunity to meet and discuss your ideas and results with top-notch venture capital firms for possible commercialization.
  
  
• The contents of selected posters will be printed in the 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009 Program Document by way of abstracts, which will be distributed to all the delegates of 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009.
  
  
• 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009 Web site will carry the poster abstracts & contact details of the selected presenters.
  
  
• Opportunity for recognition within & outside the scientific community and
  to win prizes.
  
  
• Admittance to Nuffoods - Health and Food Expo.
  
  
• Poster Session authors may register at a special discounted rate of Rs. 3000/-, to attend the 5th Nutraceutical Conference.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING POSTER PAPERS TO
“WALKWAY OF DISCOVERY”:

• Topics should be related to academic research or a potential new product or process, which could potentially provide solutions to, or tackle, unanswered needs in Nutraceuticals.
  
  
• Poster abstracts should outline the problem the R&D effort intends to address and, if applicable, identify potential commercial possibilities.
  
  
• Posters with a predominant ‘Innovation’ component will be given preference.
  
  
• Prospective participants, who have submitted their Poster papers last year which were not accepted, need not submit the same paper again unless substantial additional research has been done.
  
  
• Posters should be of original research. Please desist from sending general articles based on literature survey.
  
  
• Applicants should submit a Poster Abstract Submission Form with in the deadline of 12th October 2009 for consideration.
  
  
• An advisory Committee of eminent professionals will evaluate the posters submitted and advise the organizers about their acceptance/rejection. Organizers have no responsibility to convey to the authors about the rejections or reasons for the same.
  
  
• All information should be submitted in its final, edited print-ready format as this information will be used for printing. 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009 is not responsible for content or editing of submitted information.

ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS:

• Abstract should be composed on a computer using MS Word in
  Times New Roman font.
  
  
• The Title should be 14pt (bold) font. Rest of the matter should be 12pt font.
  
  
• The name of the author presenting the paper should be underlined.
  
  
• The sub sector of biotechnology under which Research the paper fall has to
  be mentioned.
  
  
• The affiliation/names of institutions of the authors should be given just below the names of the authors.
  
  
• The text of the abstract typed should not exceed one page.
  
  
• The abstract should include brief objectives of the work. The results should be presented along with the necessary brief interpretation. The abstract needs to be concluded with an inference on the outcome of the study.
  
  
• A soft copy of the abstract should be sent by email before the last date, that is, 12th October 2009 .
  
  
• Acceptance for presentation is subject to review by the technical committee. Prior acceptance by this committee is a pre-requisite for presentation in the Poster Session.
  
  
• The selected aspirants would be sent confirmatory mail by 13rd October 09.
  
  
• The selected members would have to make their own arrangements for travel & stay for participating in the poster session.
  
  
• The participants must ensure that at least one of the members is available near their presented poster between 09-30 hrs and 17-00 hrs.
  
  
• The aspirants are encouraged to send their abstracts through their respective institutions, though it is not obligatory.
  
  
• Contact details of lead author & Author presenting the poster should
  be provided.

POSTER & DISPLAY SPECIFICATIONS:

• Posters will have to be affixed to a display board with pins.
  
  
• The Poster Presenter will have to prepare the Poster to comfortably fit the allotted space of 3 feet by 3 feet.
  
  
• We suggest that it would be ideal to use space at eye level optimally.
  
  
• Your poster must be able to fit in the allotted space.
  
  
• Please allow for a one-inch border on all four sides for a distinctive appearance and to avoid merging with other posters.
  
  
• Use of tables, graphs, diagrams, photos etc is welcome and will add to the clarity and aesthetic appeal of the poster.
  
  
• Please ensure that all the text matter is not less than 24 font size.
  
  
• Kindly put in the contact details at the bottom right side of the Poster.

ABSTRACT REVIEW:

A technical committee will review abstracts received and select presentations for display at 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009. Applicants will receive official notice of acceptance via e-mail by 13rd October 09. Once the official notice is dispatched the selected presenter has to acknowledge the receipt of the communication and confirm his/her participation.

5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009 reserves the right to review and approve or reject any application to present a poster at the 5th Nutraceutical Summit 2009 Poster Session.

A team of senior professionals will evaluate the displayed posters and recommend some of the best for awards/merit certificates.

NOTE: As all accepted abstracts and presentations would be published and be publicly accessible, we suggest that you take care not to unduly expose confidential information in your own interest.

Apply Now to Participate

Kindly download and fill in the application form & mail it to
Ms. Shoba Mengane on poster@nutraceuticalsummit.in  Or
Fax it to +91-80-4113 1914

On or Before 12th October 2009 .