Abstract submissions are now open! Submissions close 11:59PM AEST Friday 16 January 2026
Submission Steps
Abstracts submitted for the Rising Star Award, do not need to be submitted again here. If you are unsuccessful with your Rising Star Application, your abstract will automatically be considered for inclusion within the general program.
You can submit multiple abstracts, one after the other, through this submission portal
Whilst you can come back to your submission(s) at any time prior to the submission deadline, please ensure you proceed through the entire process to complete your submission. If you fail to do this, your abstract will not be reviewed
You can log back into the system and edit your abstract submission at any time until Friday January 16, 2026
An automatic acknowledgement email will be sent once your abstract submission is complete. Please note that the submitting author (if different to the presenting author) will be the one linked to the abstract and will receive all relevant information via email. It is the submitting author’s exclusive responsibility to ensure that all relevant emails are passed onto the presenting author and any other relevant parties.
FAQ
BEFORE YOU START
Ensure you use one of the following browsers: INTERNET EXPLORER (v11 or newer) MOZILLA FIREFOX (v44 or newer) SAFARI (v5 or newer)
Mac Users: if you have trouble submitting your abstract, try submitting from a PC. If you are still have issues, please contact the secretariat.
Mozilla Users: the security policy in Mozilla often prevents pasting from your clipboard without using the menu commands. You can still cut and paste your abstract into the submission, but you may have to use the menu command rather than ‘control v’ shortcut.
Have your abstract open on your own computer to enable you to cut and paste it into the submission system.
SUBMISSION STEPS
Click on the link above to access the submission portal
If you don’t yet have a login for Currinda, click ‘begin here’ to set up your profile and login details.
Once logged in, select ‘submit an abstract’ and click on the abstract type you want to submit.
Read through the terms & conditions, and select the relevant category for your submission.
Enter the title of your abstract. Please type the title in sentence case (that is lowercase with only the first letter or the first word in capitals) and without any punctuation. A correctly formatted example follows: Title of my presentation for the conference
Enter the name of all authors and their organisations (affiliations) and indicate the presenting author (maximum one) by ticking the relevant box.
Type or cut and paste the text of your abstract/synopsis into the relevant field.
Preview your abstract, make any changes required, finalise your submission and return to your dashboard.
You will receive an email confirmation that your abstract has been successfully submitted. Please check your email junk file in case it has been captured there.
COMMITTEE REVIEW & NOTIFICATIONS
The Committee will review all submissions before selecting the presentations which will be included in the conference program.
All abstracts are peer-reviewed and ranked based on scientific merit.
Once the reviewing has been completed the conference organisers will notify abstract presenters of their acceptance. Specific presentation instructions will be included in the notification.
HOW TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR SUBMITTED ABSTRACT
Should you wish to make any changes to your abstract after you have submitted it, please log onto your online registration dashboard. Click on the “View Submission” then “Preview/edit abstract”.
Please note you will only be able to make changes to your abstract until the submission deadline, after which any changes should be sent to Chloe Armstrong