Call for Abstracts

Current Topic Presentations

Presentation Topics

Technology Briefs are intended to give presenters an opportunity to highlight new products, technologies, extension outreach activities and materials, disease resistant varieties, emerging diseases, new disease management strategies, hot topics, regulations and changes in product registration or food safety regulations.

Presentation Format

Presentations may be in any form the presenter finds effective including but not limited to brief product demonstrations, new technology demonstrations, PowerPoint presentations or poster presentations.

Time slots

Presentations will be assigned a 10-minute time slot. If using PowerPoint, please bring presentation on a USB key.

Research Presentations

Presentation Topics

Topics may cover any aspect of tomato pathogen biology or disease management including disease etiology, pathogen epidemiology, breeding for disease resistance, chemical, cultural, and biological management strategies, disease diagnostics, and food safety of both field and greenhouse tomatoes.

Presentation Format

PowerPoint presentations are requested. Please bring presentation on a USB key.

Time slots

Presentations will be assigned a 15-minute time slot. Please contact Inga Meadows to make arrangements for additional time, if needed. Additional time may be available if the session is not full when the schedule is complete.

Poster Presentations

Presentation Topics

Posters may be either Current Topic or Research Posters as described above. The recommended poster size is 46" wide by 36" high and should not exceed 48" x 48". Tools to hang the posters will be provided.

Abstract Instructions

Authors and Affiliations

Author's names should be written using first initial(s) and full last name.
Presenting authors should be displayed in bold type.
Please include presenting author's email for correspondence.
Reference institutions with superscript numbers and include:

institution name (if applicable)
institution's city
two letter state/province abbreviation
country

Abstract Text

Abstracts may have up to 300 words (one page).
Space will be left at the bottom of each page so that participants can take notes.
Use Arial (Body) font, size 12.
Use 1.15 spacing.
Left margin must be 1.5" inches to allow for program binding and 1" on right, upper, and lower margins.
The link below is an example abstract that is formatted as instructed.

Example abstract in Word

Submit To

Please email abstracts to Inga Meadows at inga_meadows@ncsu.edu

In the subject line, please include: Tomato Disease Workshop Abstract

In the body please let me know what type of presentation (e.g., Current Topic or Research or Poster)

Please submit your abstract by 7 October. All abstracts submitted on time will be included in the program; there is no selection process.

We look forward to seeing you at Kanuga!