Guidelines for Abstract Submission, Poster Presentation, Oral Presentation

The Organising Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts & Clinical case vignettes for oral or poster sessions. An abstract should be submitted in accordance with the instruction below

Important Dates:

• Deadline of Abstract Submission: April 30, 2025
• Deadline of Poster Notification:  May 15, 2025
• Oral Presentation for young scientist & Free paper Notification: May 15, 2025

Please note that the type of presentation will be ultimately decided at the discretion of the Organising Committee

Rules for Submission

Abstracts without registration will NOT be included in the abstract book. Submission to be sent by email: sleepcon2025@gmail.com.

Applicants must Follow these Guidelines:

• Name, initial and highest diploma of each author must be indicated in the abstract.
• Undertaking
• Organization: Please frame your abstracts with the following headings – Background, Methods, Analysis, Result and Conclusion
• Word limit of your abstract is 300 Words
• File Format: MS word for Windows.
• Language: English
• Paper Size: A4 (210mm X 297mm) within one page
• Fonts Format:

Title: Calibri font 12 and use bold-faced and capitalized font type for the title. The Title should be brief, clearly indicating the nature of the presentation. Please limit the length of your title to 15 words.

Author: Calibri font 10 and use bold-faced, full name of all authors should be listed without degrees and titles, and the presenting author should be underlined. Presenter’s affiliation should be mentioned.

Body: Calibri font 12 and single space. The body of the abstract is limited to 300 words, excluding the title, author name and affiliation.

• Allowed File Size: 1Mb
• Tables, charts, photographs and any other information are not acceptable as part of the abstract.
• Submit an abstract ONLY through email: sleepcon2025@gmail.com
• The presenting author will be required to register before submitting. (If presenting author does not register online, one of the authors must complete registration, otherwise the paper will be cancelled.)

Guidelines for Poster Presentation

Contents:

• General aim and format
• Design and layout specifications
• Lettering
• Visuals
• Text
• Other Suggestions

General aim and format

• A poster is a graphic representation of the research undertaken. In a poster presentation of the research must be in format that shows clearly the background of the study, method used, results obtained as a means for generating active discussion of the research.
• Limit the text to about one-fourth of the poster space, and use “visuals” (graphs, photographs, schematics, maps, etc.) to tell your “story.”

Lettering

• Word-process all text (including captions).
• Text should be readable from five feet away. Use a minimum font size of 18 points.
• Lettering for the title should be large (at least 70-point font). Use all capital letters for the title.

Visuals

• Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather than tables (graphs make trends in the data much more evident)..
• Visuals should be simple and bold.
• Make sure that any visual can “stand alone” (i. e., graph axes are properly labelled, symbols are explained, etc.).
• Use colour to enhance comprehension.
• Make sure that the text and the visuals are integrated. Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they are first mentioned in the text.
  Each visual should have a brief title.

Text

• Keep the text brief. Blocks of text should not exceed three paragraphs. Use text to
  • introduce the study (what hypothesis was tested or what problem was investigated? why was the study worth doing?),
  • explain visuals and direct viewers’ attention to significant data trends and relationships portrayed in the visuals, and
  • state and explain the interpretations that follow from the data. In many cases, conclusions can be summarized in a bullet-point list.
• May include future implications/application of research undertaken.
• Cite reference of any source of information other than your own, just as you would do with a research paper.

Suggestions

• KEEP IT SIMPLE. Keep to the point, and don’t try to cover too many things. Present only enough data to support your conclusions.
• When you begin to make your poster, first create a list of the visuals that you would use if you were describing your project with only the visuals. Write the text after you have created the list of visuals.
• Before the poster session, rehearse a brief summary of your project. Many viewers will be in a hurry and will want a quick “guided tour” of your poster.
• Point out uncertainties in your work; areas where you feel further work is required.