Abstract Submission Guidelines

The organizing committee cordially invites abstracts on relevant topics for oral presentations and posters for its upcoming ORTHOCON 2025, 30th Annual conference of Nepal OrthopedicAssociation to be held during February 27, 28 and March 1, 2025 in Birgunj.

All the abstracts must be submitted via “online submission system”. All the abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific program committee and selected for the participation. All the required fields must be completely filled with relevant information. Any incorrect information will be dropped from the abstract evaluation. Abstract must be sent in English language.

Abstract must not exceed 350 words and must be structured into Introduction, Material and methods, Results and Conclusion.

Confirmation of receipt of abstract will be sent via email. Once the abstract is accepted by the committee, the presenter must register within the given time, otherwise the abstract will be dropped off from the process.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 31ST December 2024

Guidelines for PowerPoint presentations

• Oral presentation is in English language only.

• PowerPoint must be prepared with slide ratio of 16:9

• Slides must be uploaded in conference computers at least 2 hours prior to presentation.

• No personal laptops will be allowed for presentation.

• Instructional course lectures (ICLs) are given -15 mins (12 minutes presentation+ 3 mins discussion)

• Free papers are given -10 minutes (8 min presentation+2 mins discussion).

Registration Guidelines

• Conference Registration is Mandatory to Attend Workshop

• Registration Badge is Mandatory to Attend Workshop/CME/Scientific Halls/Lunch/Dinner/ Exhibition Area/Entertainment Programs

• Organizing committee shall not be liable in any form in case of changes in date / venue due to unforeseen reasons

• Bank transfer receipt should be uploaded in registration form if paid directly to bank else E-pay can be done clicking registrations link

• Forms submitted without payment receipt will not be marked as registered

• E-certificates will be sent to respective email after conference attendance so provide a valid email while confirming registrations. 

 

Research Paper

1. Title of paper

2. Name of all authors including affiliated institute

3. Corresponding author (Must be presenting author with Cell number and email address)

4. Abstract has to be descriptive (does not require sections like Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion)

5. Abstract should not exceed 350 words excluding Key words, title and authorship

6. Key words should be 3-4 in numbers arranged in alphabetical order

 

Case report

1. Title of Report

2. Name of all authors including affiliated institute of all

3. Corresponding author (Must be presenting author with Cell number and email address)

4. Abstract has to be descriptive (does not require sections like Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion)

5. Abstract should not exceed 250 words excluding Key words, title and authorship

6. Key words should be 3-4 in numbers arranged in alphabetical order

 

Yonezawa Resident Award

1. Title of Paper

2. Name of Author

3. Corresponding Author

4. Abstract has to be descriptive (does not require sections like Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion)

5. Abstract should not exceed 350 words excluding Key words, title and authorship

6. Key words should be 3-4 in numbers arranged in alphabetical order

 

Yonezawa Young Surgeon Award

1. Title of Paper

2. Name of Author

3. Corresponding Author

4. Abstract has to be descriptive (does not require sections like Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusion)

5. Abstract should not exceed 350 words excluding Key words, title and authorship

6. Key words should be 3-4 in numbers arranged in alphabetical order

7. Surgeon must be life member of Nepal Orthopaedic Association. He / She is eligible to apply if within 5 years of completion Orthopaedic Surgery

8. He/She must submit full text article in pdf format

 

Guidelines for Poster Presentation

The poster should be prepared in 3 column concepts. The poster should be a visual presentation of your submitted abstract and should meet the following criteria:

TITLE

The title should be the same as in the submitted abstract.

SIZE

The poster must not be bigger than 48-inch x 36 inch. Orientation of your poster must be in Landscape style.

LETTERING

The poster should be easily readable at a distance of two meters. Use UPPER and lower case for general content as the use of all-capital text is difficult to read. Avoid using a mixture of type/font styles.

TITLE

Include the title of your presentation at the top of the poster. Characters should be a minimum of 48 font size. Your name, Institution or Centre should also be displayed on the poster

HEADINGS

48 to 60-point font size is recommended for headings.

CONTENT

24 to 32 font sizes single spaced is recommended. The text should be concise and easy to read. The message that your poster contains should be clear and understandable without the requirement of oral explanation. If relevant, methods should be presented simply and concisely.

After the title, the two most important panels are the Introduction and the Conclusion. On the basis of these two panels, a reader will decide whether to consider the poster details and perhaps talk to the presenter. These panels need to be very simple, concise and visually attractive.

Results should be presented graphically if possible. Avoid large tables of data. Results should be in line with those originally submitted in your abstract.

Use pictures, symbols and colour. Figure legends are essential and should be short but informative. If using graphs, they should have a short heading. For visual effect, we recommend that graphs be no smaller than 12cm x 18cm. Photographs should be no smaller than 12cm x 18cm.

Use the space to attract your audience for discussion, not to present complex details of methods and results.

Posters will be available for viewing for the duration of the conference. An interactive poster review session will be specified in the conference program.

 

NOA BEST PAPER PUBLICATION AWARD

(Vinod Kumar Thapa)

1. Articles published between 31st Dec 2023 to 1st January 2025  will be eligible to participate.

2. Full text Article should be submitted in “pdf” format

 

Rules for NOA best paper publication award

1. Applicant must be NOA member

2. Only research papers will be eligible for nominations

3. A full text article in PDF format has to be submitted within the last date of submission

4. Research has to be conducted in Nepal but can be published anywhere

5. Research papers published within the above date will be eligible

6. NOA member applying for award should be first author

7. Published paper applied for award during previous years will not be accepted

8. All rights to accept or reject the submission will be reserved to executive committee