Abstract Submission
Call for abstracts: 19 December 2024
Important Dates:
- Call for abstracts: 19 December 2024
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 11 April 2025
- Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 18 April 2025
Call for Papers/Posters
You are invited to submit original contributions for oral and poster presentations related to any of the designated themes. The use of the abstract template is mandatory. Correspondence regarding the abstracts will only be sent to the corresponding author. It is their responsibility to forward the information to all co-authors. Every effort will be made to accommodate the author’s preference for either an oral presentation or a poster, but the organisers reserve the right to make the final decision. At least one of the authors must register for the conference, otherwise the abstract will not be considered by the Scientific Committee.
Themes
- Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Community Perspectives
- Commercialization and Market Dynamics
- Advancements in Methods and Technologies
- Taxonomy, Identification, and Quality Control
- Biological Activities and Medicinal Plant Chemistry
- Conservation, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience
- Essential Oils: Chemistry, Applications, and Sustainable Practices
Presentation Structure
Both PowerPoint and PDF presentations are accepted on USB sticks. The presentation must be copied to the laptop before the session begins.
Oral Presentations
- Keynote presentation – 30 minutes
- Oral presentation – 10 minutes (questions included))
Poster Presentations
- Poster size – A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm)
- Orientation – Portrait
Young Scientist Awards
IPUF will be sponsoring awards for the best oral and poster presentations by young scientists with special priority to post-graduate students. The winners will each receive a certificate and prize money. Entry can be indicated on the abstract submission form.
Young scientists are the only persons eligible for this award and such persons must have specifically pointed out that they wish to be considered for the award.
A young scientist will qualify by conforming to at least one of the following conditions at the start of the meeting:
- Under the age of 30 years at the date of the meeting
- Three or fewer presentations at prestigious scientific meetings, or
- Five or fewer years of work in the respective discipline associated with the presentations
Abstract Submission
The abstract template can be downloaded by clicking the button below. Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the submission form and abstract text (excluding title, authors, and affiliations) must not exceed 250 words. Please ensure that all mandatory fields are completed, and correct information is submitted. An example of an abstract can be found HERE
Please make a note of the format settings used below:
- Font family – Palatino Linotype
- Title – 18 pt – Bold
- Author names – 10 pt – Bold
- Affiliations – 8 pt – Regular
- Abstract – 11 pt – Regular
- Line spacing – 1.15 throughout the whole document