Call for Abstracts

Abstract and Poster Submissions for 33APS have CLOSED.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for 33APS.

We have a great program for the Symposium that includes an array of national and international speakers. The final program can be downloaded HERE.

If you have any questions in relation to your submission or your presentation at the Sympsoium please contact natalie@leishman-associates.com.au

Abstract Submission

All abstract submissions will be subject to review. Authors should ensure that the following criteria are met in their abstract submission:
1. The topic is relevant and important to the chosen theme or sub theme
2. Subject matter is original or innovative
3. Paper adds to the knowledge of delegates

Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the Speaker’s Zone. This can be found under the Quick Links menu on the right hand side of the website.

Abstracts must conform to the requirements outlined below:
- Abstracts should be limited to a one page, including graphics, photos and references
- Accepted abstracts will be printed exactly as submitted
- Abstracts must be submitted in the template format as provided
- Abstracts must be submitted via the speakers portal 2 September 2011
- Abstracts sent by fax or email will not be accepted

Symposium Themes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN POLYMER SYNTHESIS
Living Radical Polymerization, Modeling, Click Chemistry, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers, Complex Polymer Architectures, Polymerization Kinetics, Grafting From Surfaces, Polymerization in Heterogenous Systems, Photopolymerization and other Polymer Synthesis Techniques

LATEST TRENDS IN POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION
Mechanical Properties of Polymers, Rheology, Mass Spectroscopy, Microscopy, NMR

ADVANCED MATERIALS
Self-Assembled Polymers, Supramolecular Polymers, Colloidal Polymers, Nano-Scaled Polymer Composites, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Nano-Structured Polymers

POLYMERS FOR HEALTH
Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Biosensing, Colloids and Surfaces For Biomedical Applications, Hydrogels, Polymers in Food, Natural Polymers for health

POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Green Polymers, Degradable Polymers, Polymer Recycling, Biopolymers

POLYMERS FOR ELECTRONICS AND ENERGY
Conducting Polymers, Luminescent Polymers, Polymers for Photonics, Fuel Cells, Liquid Crystalline Polymers

OTHER POLYMER RELATED AREAS

Presentation Information

Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations will be allocated 15 minutes presentation time which includes 3 minutes for questions and answers to be held at the conclusion of each presentation. If you would like to present an Oral Presentation at the symposium please nominate this request when you submit via the Speakers Portal. Presentations which are not accepted for an oral presentation may be offered a poster presentation.

Poster Presentations
If you would like to submit an abstract for a poster display at the Symposium, please nominate this request when you submit via the Speakers Portal. Posters should not exceed AO size (1189mm high x 841mm wide). These will\ be mounted on a display panel, for the duration of the Symposium. A poster session with refreshments will take place on the evening of Monday 13 February 2011.

The Treloar Prize

The Treloar Prize is awarded for outstanding oral and poster presentations by young polymer scientists at National or International Polymer Division Meetings. The Prize is named in honour of the late Dr Edward (Ted) Treloar who was an enthusiastic supporter of young polymer scientists in Australia. Two prizes are awarded, the Treloar Prize (Poster) for the best poster and the Treloar Prize (Oral) for the best oral presentation.

Applicants must be members of the RACI or NZIC and must be less than 30 years of age or be full time students at the time of the meeting. Applications for the Treloar Prize at the 33APS meeting should be noted at the time of abstract submission.