Please read the following guidelines before submitting your abstract.

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Types of Sessions

There are two types of session format for you to select from.

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Oral Presentations: Presentations are allocated 30 minutes each, including 20 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions from the audience. A data projector will be available for showing PowerPoint slides or other visual media.

World Café sessions: These sessions are 60 minutes in length. The session should be interactive and include opportunities for group discussion related to research findings, lived experience practice or a hot topic or pressing issue. It is recommended that a brief 10-minute presentation is provided to introduce the topic, followed by 40 minutes of small group discussion or activities. A further 10 minutes could be allocated at the end for summarising and closing the session.
 

Abstract Content and Format

Please ensure you have compiled all the below information in the abstract submission form

• Abstract title of up to 20 words

• Abstract up to 300 words

• All author details, including organisation, job title, country and email address

• Presenter/s 150-word biographical paragraph

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Suggested Abstract Format:

Abstracts should be readable, clear and concise and follow the relevant format below. Unfamiliar terms and acronyms should be defined at first mention. Please check spelling and grammar as accepted abstracts will be included in the symposium programme online.

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Suggested Abstract Format for Presentations (Research focus)

• Study background and aim/s

• Methods

• Results/Findings

• Conclusion

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Suggested Abstract Format for Presentations (Non-research focus)

• Topic introduction and background

• Session aim or objectives

• Session content (outline the key information or ideas to be presented)

• Conclusion (including significance of the presentation content)

 

Suggested Abstract Format for World Café

• Topic introduction and background

• Session aim/s or objectives

• Session plan (outline the interactive activities or discussions participants will engage in)

• Conclusion (including potential significance of the discussion outcomes)

 

Abstract Submission

The closing date for abstract submissions is Monday 31st March 2025.

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All abstracts must be submitted using the abstract submission form. Submit the completed form by email to suas@outlook.co.nz

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Once an abstract has been submitted via email, an acknowledgement email will be sent to the submitting author. If this email is not received, please first check the spam folder, then contact the symposium organisers via email and email to suas@outlook.co.nz

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Abstract Review Criteria

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Abstracts will be reviewed after the closing date, and you will be advised of the status of your abstract on 1st June, 2025.

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The goal for abstract peer review is to assure programme quality, and that all presentations include lived experience expertise and align with the stated themes and subthemes.

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Each abstract is reviewed using standardised criteria, which will enable the committee to evaluate submissions in consistent way. The abstract reviewers will not have access to the author’s name and affiliations. The following criteria will be used to determine suitability.

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1. How relevant is the topic to lived experience expertise and the symposium themes?

2. How well described are the background and objectives for the session?

3. How relevant and well described are the: methodology/methods for research focused presentations OR discussion content for non-research focused sessions?

4. How clear and appropriate are the: results and conclusions for presentations OR format of activities for World Café sessions?

5. How topical and innovative is the submission?

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